Department Chair: Chad Landrie, 847.376.7439, clandrie@oakton.edu

The following pre-major is recommended for students who are considering completing a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry after transferring to a four-year institution. It is designed for students who have not decided upon a specific four-year college or university. Once a transfer school is selected, students are strongly encouraged to consult the Office of Advising, Transitions, and Student Success and the transfer institution’s catalog to select courses that will meet both Oakton and transfer institution requirements.

For more information on course selection or program-specific advising, contact the department chair. Part time students should also consult the Office of Advising, Transition, and Student Success for part-time pre-major recommendations. General Education courses should be selected from the list of IAI General Education Courses.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Semester OneHours
EGL 101 Composition I 3
CHM 121 General College Chemistry I 4
BIO 121 General College Biology I 4
MAT 250 Calculus I 5
 Hours16
Semester Two
EGL 102 Composition II 3
SPE 103 Effective Speech 3
MAT 251 Calculus II 4
CHM 122 General College Chemistry II 4
Select one Social and Behavioral Sciences course 1 3
 Hours17
Second Year
Semester One
PHY 221 General Physics I 5
Select one of the following: 4-5
Organic Chemistry I 2,3
Organic Chemistry I 4
Select one Social and Behavioral Sciences course from a discipline not taken previously 1 3
Select one Modern Language (2025 or higher) or Humanities course 1 3-4
 Hours15-17
Semester Two
PHY 222 General Physics II 5
Select one of the following: 4-5
Organic Chemistry II 2,3
Organic Chemistry II 4
Select one Fine Arts course 1 3
Select one of the following: 3-4
General College Biology II
Biochemistry
Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Laboratory Research 2
Calculus III
Introduction to Linear Algebra
Ordinary Differential Equations
Introduction to Numerical Methods
and C++ Programming for Engineers
Introduction to Numerical Methods
and FORTRAN Programming for Engineers
Introduction to Numerical Methods
and Java Programming for Engineers
Introduction to Numerical Methods
and Python Programming for Engineers
 Hours15-17
 Total Hours63-67
1

When choosing Social and Behavioral Studies and Humanities/Fine Arts courses, please select at least one course that also satisfies Global Studies requirement and one course that also satisfies the U.S. Diversity requirement. 

2

Students who took CHM 221 Organic Chemistry I and CHM 222 Organic Chemistry II, and choose CHM 240 Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Laboratory Research, may need to take an additional course to meet 60-credit-hour minimum for degree completion. 

3

Typically offered in summer.

4

Typically offered in fall and spring.

5

Transfer institutions may have a language requirement. Any Modern Language Intermediate II course can meet the Humanities and Global Studies requirements.

Note: Pre-major is a recommended sequence and selection of courses. See Associate in Science (A.S.) page for degree requirements.