Chemistry - Traditional Track
8 Semester Plan
2026 - 2027 Undergraduate Catalog
| Semester 1 - Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| CHEM 201 – General Chemistry I |
4 |
X |
|
C |
| ENGL 101 – First-Year Composition |
3 |
|
|
CS1 |
| IDIS 150 – First-Year FSU Colloquia |
3 |
|
|
E |
| MATH 236 – Calculus I |
4 |
X |
|
CS3 |
| ORIE 101 – Intro. To Higher Education |
1 |
|
X |
|
| CHEM 191 – Intro. Seminar in Chem. |
1 |
X |
|
|
| Semester Total |
16 |
|
| Semester 2 - Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| CHEM 202 – General Chemistry II |
4 |
X |
|
|
| MATH 237 – Calculus II |
4 |
X |
|
|
| GEP Fine & Performing Arts |
3 |
|
|
A |
| GEP Humanities |
3 |
|
|
B |
| Semester Total |
14 |
|
| Semester 3 - Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| CHEM 311 – Organic Chemistry I |
3 |
X |
|
|
| CHEM 312 – Organic Chemistry Lab I |
1 |
X |
|
|
| CHEM 304* – Computational Tech |
2 |
X |
TF |
|
| MATH 238 – Calculus III |
4 |
X |
|
|
| GEP Humanities |
3 |
|
|
B |
| Semester Total |
13 |
*Fall Only |
| Semester 4 - Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| CHEM 321 – Organic Chemistry II |
3 |
X |
|
|
| CHEM 322 – Organic Chemistry Lab II |
1 |
X |
|
|
| GEP FSU Colloquia II |
3 |
|
|
E |
| GEP Social Science |
3 |
|
|
D |
| GEP Identity & Difference |
3 |
|
|
F |
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
16 |
**Spring Only |
| Semester 5 - Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| CHEM 320* - Quantitative Analytical |
4 |
X |
|
|
| PHYS 215* or PHYS 261* |
4 |
|
|
C |
| GEP Social Science |
3 |
|
|
D |
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
17 |
*Fall Only |
| Semester 6 - Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
|
| ENGL 3xx – Advanced Writing |
3 |
|
|
CS2 |
| PHYS 216** or PHYS 262** |
4 |
|
|
|
| PSES 305** – Research Methods |
1 |
X |
|
|
| CHEM 493 – Adv. Chem. Research |
2 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective |
4 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
17 |
**Spring Only |
| Semester 7 - Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| CHEM 441* - Physical Chemistry I |
3 |
X |
|
|
| CHEM 445* - Physical Chemistry Lab I |
1 |
X |
|
|
| PSES 491 |
1 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
4 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
15 |
*Fall Only |
| Semester 8 - Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| CHEM 4201- Env. Chemical Analysis |
4 |
X |
|
|
| CHEM 442** - Physical Chemistry II |
3 |
X |
|
|
| CHEM 446** - Physical Chemistry Lab II |
1 |
X |
|
|
| PSES 492 – Capstone |
1 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
12 |
**Spring Only
1Spring Even Years Only |
Total Credits: 120
Reviewed or Updated by/date: Dr. Matthew Crawford, Physical and Environmental Sciences, 5/22/26
