These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2025-2026. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2025 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.

Bachelor of Science Requirements

Summary of Requirements for the Degree

1. University Requirements (123 total s.h.)
   • Students must complete all University requirements including those listed below.
   • All undergraduate students must complete at least two writing-intensive courses for a total of at least six credits at Temple as part of their major. The specific writing-intensive course options for this major are:

     Course List

     Code	Title	Credit Hours
     CHEM 2096	Communicating in Chemistry	2
     CHEM 3398	Physical Chemistry Laboratory II	2
     CHEM 4196	Instrumental Analysis	5

   • Students must complete the General Education (GenEd) requirements.
     • See the General Education section of the Undergraduate Bulletin for the GenEd curriculum.
     • Students who complete CST majors receive a waiver for 2 Science & Technology (GS) and 1 Quantitative Literacy (GQ) GenEd courses.
   • Students must satisfy general Temple University residency requirements.
2. College Requirements
   • A minimum of 90 total credits within the College of Science & Technology (CST), the College of Liberal Arts (CLA), and/or the College of Engineering (ENG).
     • A minimum of 45 of these credits must be upper-level (courses numbered 2000 and above).
     • A minimum of 6 of these credits must be upper-level (courses numbered 2000 and above) CLA credits.
   • Successful completion or waiver from the second level of a foreign language.
   • Complete a one-credit first-year or transfer seminar.
     • SCTC 1001 CST First-Year Seminar for every entering first-year CST student.
     • SCTC 2001 CST Transfer Seminar for every entering transfer CST student.
3. Major Requirements for Bachelor of Science (70-73 s.h.)
   At least 7 courses required for the major must be completed at Temple. At least 5 Chemistry courses must be completed at Temple.

   Course List

   Code	Title	Credit Hours
   Chemistry
   Select one of the following:		4
   CHEM 1031 & CHEM 1033	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I
   CHEM 1951 & CHEM 1953	Honors General Chemical Science I and Honors Chemical Science Laboratory I (F)
   Select one of the following:		4
   CHEM 1032 & CHEM 1034	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II
   CHEM 1952 & CHEM 1954	Honors General Chemical Science II and Honors Chemical Science Laboratory II (S)
   Select one of the following:		4
   CHEM 2201 & CHEM 2203	Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
   CHEM 2211 & CHEM 2213	Organic Chemistry for Majors I and Organic Majors Laboratory I (F)
   CHEM 2921 & CHEM 2923	Organic Chemistry for Honors I and Organic Honors Laboratory I (F)
   Select one of the following:		4
   CHEM 2202 & CHEM 2204	Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
   CHEM 2212 & CHEM 2214	Organic Chemistry for Majors II and Organic Majors Laboratory II (S)
   CHEM 2922 & CHEM 2924	Organic Chemistry for Honors II and Organic Honors Laboratory II (S)
   CHEM 3102	Data Analysis and Evidence	2
   CHEM 3103 & CHEM 3105	Analytical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry Lab 1	4
   Select one of the following:		3-4
   CHEM 3881	Cooperative Research
   CHEM 3891	Undergraduate Research
   CHEM 4108	Investigative Chemistry (S)	3
   CHEM 4196	Instrumental Analysis (WI)	5
   CHEM 4401	Biochemistry I	3
   One Advanced Chemistry course - select from the following: 2		2-4
   CHEM 3001	Inorganic Chemistry
   CHEM 3301	Physical Chemistry Lecture I 3,4
   CHEM 3302	Physical Chemistry Lecture II 1,3,4
   CHEM 3303	Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
   CHEM 3405	Physical Chemistry of Biomolecules 3
   All other Chemistry courses numbered 4002 and above 3
   Biology
   BIOL 1111	Introduction to Organismal Biology	4
   or BIOL 1911	Honors Introduction to Organismal Biology
   Select one of the following:		4
   BIOL 1112	Introduction to Biomolecules, Cells and Genomes
   or BIOL 1912	Honors Introduction to Biomolecules, Cells and Genomes
   BIOL 2112	Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology
   or BIOL 2912	Honors Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology
   Criminal Justice
   CJ 1001	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
   or CJ 1901	Honors Introduction to Criminal Justice
   CJ 2501	Introduction to Criminal Law	3
   Mathematics
   MATH 1041	Calculus I	4
   or MATH 1941	Honors Calculus I
   MATH 1044	Introduction to Probability and Statistics for the Life Sciences	4
   Physics
   Select one of the following: 4		4
   PHYS 1021	Introduction to General Physics I
   PHYS 1061	Elementary Classical Physics I
   or PHYS 1961	Honors Elementary Classical Physics I
   PHYS 2021	General Physics I (F)
   or PHYS 2921	Honors General Physics I
   Select one of the following: 4		4
   PHYS 1022	Introduction to General Physics II
   PHYS 1062	Elementary Classical Physics II
   or PHYS 1962	Honors Elementary Classical Physics II
   PHYS 2022	General Physics II (S)
   or PHYS 2922	Honors General Physics II
   Writing Intensive (Additional)
   Select one of the following:		2
   CHEM 2096	Communicating in Chemistry
   CHEM 3398	Physical Chemistry Laboratory II (WI) 1,4
   Total Credit Hours		70-73

   Course List

   Code	Title	Credit Hours
   (F) - Fall only course
   (S) - Spring only course

   ¹

   CHEM 3103, CHEM 3105, and CHEM 3302 are prerequisites for CHEM 3398.

   ²

   CHEM 4881 and CHEM 4891 will not fulfill an Advanced Chemistry elective for the Forensic Chemistry BS degree.

   ³

   CHEM 3301, CHEM 3302, CHEM 3405, and some advanced chemistry courses numbered 4002 and above have additional math prerequisites and co-requisites.

   ⁴

   If interested in taking CHEM 3301, CHEM 3302, or CHEM 3398, you should plan on taking a calculus-based physics sequence (PHYS 1061 or PHYS 1961 or PHYS 2021 or PHYS 2921 and PHYS 1062 or PHYS 1962 or PHYS 2022 or PHYS 2922).