Medicinal Plant Chemistry Major

Only those chemistry courses passed with a grade of “C-” or better apply to the medicinal plant chemistry major.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Chemistry department page.

Total Credits Required

120

General Education

30-40

Required Courses in Major	85-91
Chemistry
CH 111 General Chemistry I [SCII]	5
CH 112 General Chemistry II	5
CH 189 Medicinal Plant Chemistry Seminar I	1
CH 242 Quantitative Analysis	2
CH 289 Medicinal Plant Chemistry Seminar II	1
CH 315 Organic Chemistry I	3
CH 317 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	1
CH 325 Organic Chemistry II	3
CH 327 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II	1
CH 389 Medicinal Plant Chemistry Seminar III	1
CH 420 Medicinal Plant Chemistry I	5
CH 421 Medicinal Plant Chemistry II	5
CH 435 Gas and Liquid Chromatography	2
CH 450 Biochemistry I	4
CH 479 Graduate Assessment for Chemistry	0

Biology
BI 111 Introductory Biology: Principles [SCII]	4
BI 112 Introductory Biology: Diversity	4
BI 330 Applied Plant Science (4 cr.) or	4-8
BI 230 Plant Kingdom (4 cr.) and
BI 431 Plant Physiology (4 cr.)

Mathematics
DATA 109 Introduction to Statistics [QUAR]; or	4
BI 412 Biostatistics (4 cr.)

EEGS
GC 100 Physical Geography [SCII]	4
GC 202 Soils	4

Entrepreneurial Track	24
Required	12
ACT 230 Principles of Accounting I	4
MGT 215 Entrepreneurship	4
MGT 221 Business Law I: Legal Environment of Business	4
Electives	12
Choose three courses from the following:
ACT 240 Principles of Accounting II (4 cr.)
ACT 311 Cost Accounting (4 cr.)
ACT 321 Federal Income Taxation (4 cr.)
CIS 222 Quantitative Business Problem Solving (4 cr.)
FIN 351 Financial Management I (4 cr.)
FIN 413 New Venture Finance: Capital Formation and Legal Issues (4 cr.)
MGT 240 Organizational Behavior and Management (4 cr.)
MGT 414 Small Enterprise Management (4 cr.)
MKT 230 Introduction to Marketing (4 cr.) or
MKT 310 Marketing for Entrepreneurship (4 cr.)
PS 434 Cannabis Law (4 cr.)

Bio-Analytical Track	20-25
Required	12
CH 241 Chemical Equilibrium	3
CH 437 Atomic Spectrometry	1
BI 218 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology [SCII]	4
BI 312 Genetics	4

Electives	8-13
Choose three courses from the following:
(Any combination of CH 490 and CH 491 up to a total of 4 cr. will count as a single course).
BI 203 Medical Microbiology (3 - 5 cr.) or
BI 303 General Microbiology (5 cr.) or
BI 402 Microbial Ecology (4 cr.)
BI 234 Field Mycology (4 cr.)
BI 412 Biostatistics * (4 cr.)
BI 431 Plant Physiology * (4 cr.)
BI 433 Boreal Flora (3 - 4 cr.)
CH 215 Chemistry of the Elements (4 cr.)
CH 436 Modern Spectroscopy (3 cr.)
CH 490 Senior Research and Seminar I (2-4 cr.) and/or
CH 491 Senior Research and Seminar II (2-4 cr.)

*BI 412 and BI 431 can not be counted for elective credit if used for mathematics or biology credit for required course in the major.

This major does not require a minor.

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