Program: Medicinal Plant Chemistry Major - Northern Michigan University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Jun 01, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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 Credits

General Education 30-40 Credits

Required Courses in Major 83-92 Credits

Chemistry 39 Credits

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

Biology 12-16 Credits

BI 111 - Introductory Biology: Principles [SCII] [LAB] 4 Credits
BI 112 - Introductory Biology: Diversity 4 Credits
BI 330 - Applied Plant Science 4 Credits or
BI 230 - Plant Kingdom 4 Credits and
BI 431 - Plant Physiology 4 Credits

Mathematics 4 Credits

DATA 109 - Introduction to Statistics [QUAR] [MATH] 4 Credits or
BI 412 - Biostatistics 4 Credits

EEGS 8 Credits

GC 100 - Physical Geography [SCII] 4 Credits
GC 202 - Soils 4 Credits

Tracks 20-25 Credits

Choose one track from the following:

Entrepreneurial Track 24 Credits

Required 12 Credits

ACT 230 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting 4 Credits
MGT 215 - Entrepreneurship 4 Credits
MGT 221 - Legal Environment of Business 4 Credits

Electives 12 Credits

Choose three courses from the following:

ACT 240 - Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting 4 Credits
ACT 311 - Cost Accounting 4 Credits
ACT 321 - Federal Income Taxation 4 Credits
CIS 222 - Quantitative Business Problem Solving 4 Credits
FIN 351 - Financial Management I 4 Credits
FIN 413 - New Venture Finance: Capital Formation and Legal Issues 4 Credits
MGT 240 - Organizational Behavior and Management 4 Credits
MGT 414 - Small Enterprise Management 4 Credits
PS 434 - Cannabis Law 4 Credits
MKT 230 - Introduction to Marketing 4 Credits or
MKT 310 - Marketing for Entrepreneurship 4 Credits

Bio-Analytical Track 20-25 Credits

Required 12 Credits

CH 241 - Chemical Equilibrium 3 Credits
CH 437 - Atomic Spectrometry 1 Credits
BI 218 - Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology [SCII] [LAB] 4 Credits
BI 312 - Genetics 4 Credits

Electives 8-13 Credits

Choose three courses from the following:

(Any combination of CH 490 and CH 491 up to a total of 4 credits will count as a single course).

BI 234 - Field Mycology 4 Credits
BI 412 - Biostatistics 4 Credits *
BI 431 - Plant Physiology 4 Credits *
BI 433 - Boreal Flora 3-4 Credits
CH 215 - Chemistry of the Elements 4 Credits
CH 436 - Modern Spectroscopy 3 Credits
CH 452 - Biochemistry II 4 Credits
BI 203 - Medical Microbiology 3-5 Credits or
BI 303 - General Microbiology 5 Credits or
BI 402 - Microbial Ecology 4 Credits
CH 490 - Senior Research and Seminar I 2-4 Credits and/or
CH 491 - Senior Research and Seminar II 2-4 Credits

Notes:

*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.