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Transferring to CSULB with a major in Chemistry or Biochemistry
The only courses required for admission to CSULB as a transfer student with a major in Chemistry or Biochemistry are the courses required for admission to the university:
- At least 60 units completed.
- At least 30 of the units in courses that could be counted toward General Education.
The recommended courses below can be counted toward this requirement.
- Completion with grades of C or better of the General Education requirements in English Composition, Oral Communication, Critical Thinking, and Mathematics.
The department strongly recommends that you complete the following courses before transferring, so you will be prepared to move into the upper division classes without delay. We recognize that it may not be possible to complete all of the courses for General Education Certification along with the list of courses below. You can easily take the General Education courses here.
Recommended lower division courses for students planning to transfer to CSULB with a major in Chemistry or Biochemistry
There are three degree programs in the department, B.S. in Biochemistry, B.A. in Chemistry, and B.S. in Chemistry. The following lower division courses are required for all three majors:
| General Chemistry |
1 year |
| Quantitative Analysis |
1 semester (See note below) |
| Calculus |
1 year (Calculus III also required for B.S.
Chem) |
| Physics |
Either the algebra-based sequence or the
calculus-based sequence [The Calculus-based sequence (CAN
PHYS SEQ B) is required for the B.S. in Chemistry.] |
| Biology |
Exact requirement varies with degree (see
below.) |
Notes:
Biology courses: For the B.S. in Biochemistry, students must complete the majors= Biology sequence (CAN BIOL SEQ A). It is advisable to complete the entire sequence at the same college, since the material may be divided differently between the individual courses at different colleges. Students who wait to complete these courses after transferring encounter delays or find themselves with extremely heavy class loads when trying to combine the Biology courses with upper division courses for the major.
For the B.S. in Chemistry, one semester of the majors= Biology course is required. For the B.A. in Chemistry, a General Education Biology course is acceptable. However, most students pursuing the B.A. in Chemistry are interested in careers for which the year Biology sequence is needed.
For students pursuing the B.S. in Chemistry (students wishing to be chemists, or to do graduate study in Chemistry) it is urgent that calculus and at least two semesters of Physics be completed by the end of the sophomore year, so you can enroll in Physical Chemistry in the junior year.
If you take Organic Chemistry at the community college, be sure to complete the entire year at the same college. It is especially important to take Quantitative Analysis before transferring to avoid delays in moving on to CHEM 420, Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory. It is important to take CHEM 420 as soon as possible after Organic Chemistry. The longer the interval between courses, the worse you are likely to do in the advanced course. If you have not completed the Quantitative Analysis prerequisite, you cannot enroll promptly in Chem 420.
Not all Community Colleges offer Quantitative Analysis. If it is not offered at your college, you can avoid delays by taking it at another college or at CSULB in the summer before you transfer.
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Last updated 01/26/2006 02:08 PM
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