Introductory Chemistry I - 3 credits
An introduction to the fundamental principles of chemistry. The main topics to be covered include basic tomic and molecular structure at the level of dot structures and VSEPR geometries, the periodic table, stoichiometry and the balancing of chemical equations, the gas laws, the law of mass action and chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, and elementary chemical thermodynamics. Co-requisite: Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I.

Introductory Chemistry II - 3 credits
A continuation of Introductory Chemistry I with an emphasis on chemical kinetics and chemical bonding. Topics will include the energy levels and wavefunctions for the particle-in-a-box and the hydrogen atom and approximate wavefunctions for molecules including an introduction to hybrid orbitals. Prerequisite: Introductory Chemistry I.

Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I, II - 1 credit each semester
This is a laboratory in the fundamental methods of chemistry with related calculations. Co-requisite for Lab I: Introductory Chemistry I; Co-requisite for Lab II: Introductory Chemistry II.

Introductory Organic Chemistry I - 4 credits
The course covers the fundamental chemistry of the compounds of carbon; methods of structure determination and synthesis; the mechanisms of typical organic reactions; and the relations between physical and chemical properties and structures. Prerequisites: Introductory Chemistry I and II, and Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I.

Introductory Organic Chemistry II - 4 credits
A continuation of Introductory Organic Chemistry. Prerequisite: Introductory Organic Chemistry I.

Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 3 credits
The course covers techniques for the organic chemistry laboratory, including methods of purification, isolation, synthesis, and analysis. Prerequisites: Introductory Chemistry I and II, and Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I. Co-requisite: Introductory Organic Chemistry I or II.

General Physics I, II - 4 credits each semester
This is a one-year course in general physics covering mechanics, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, optics, and atomic physics. Prerequisites or co-requisites: Calculus I and II.

General Physics Laboratory I, II - 1 credit each semester
Experiments are chosen from both physical and biological sciences and are designed to give students background in experimental techniques as well as to reinforce physical principles. Co-requisites: Physics I, II.

General Biology I with Laboratory - 5 credits
Overview of biosphere, ecosystems, and evolution. Cellular and molecular basis of life, bioenergetics, biochemistry, gene expression, cellular metabolism, inheritance and evolution.

General Biology II with Laboratory - 5 credits
A continuation of General Biology I. The primary foci of this course will be on the diversity of life and on the anatomy, physiology, and evolution of plants and animals. There will be a special emphasis on human biology.

Calculus I, II - 4 credits each semester
Must be taken by students who have not completed calculus in their previous education. These courses cover differential and integral calculus, including analytic geometry, functions, limits, integrals and derivatives, polar coordinates, Taylor's theorem and applications, infinite sequences and series, and an introduction to differential equations. Some applications to the biological and social sciences will be discussed.

Biochemistry Laboratory – 2 credits
This course will reinforce the topics presented in Biochemistry through laboratory exercises.

Cell Biology – 4 credits
How the molecules of living systems are organized into organelles, cells, tissues, and organisms will be explored, as well as how the activities of all of these are orchestrated and regulated to produce "life"--a phenomenon greater than the sum of its parts. Considerable emphasis is placed on experimental approaches to answering these questions. Topics covered include biological membranes, cytoskeletal elements, cell locomotion, membrane and protein traffic, the nucleus, second messengers, signal transduction, cell growth, the cell cycle, the extracellular matrix, cell contacts and adhesion, intercellular communication, epithelial structure and function, and the cell biology of early development and organ function.

Cell Biology Laboratory – 2 credits
This course will reinforce the topics presented in Cell Biology through laboratory exercises which use visible and fluorescence microscopy to study chromosomes, cell organelles, cell surface receptors, contractile proteins, and microfilaments.