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is integrated into both the HASS Requirement and the requirements of each major; see details below.</p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="sc_sctable tbl_girs" summary="General Institute Requirements"> <colgroup> <col class="column0"/> <col class="column1"/> </colgroup> <thead> <tr class="sctablehead"> <th class="column0">Summary of Subject Requirements</th> <th class="column1">Subjects</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="even firstrow"> <td class="column0 girscience">Science Requirement</td> <td class="column1">6</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="column0 girhumanities">Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Requirement; at least two of these subjects must be designated as communication-intensive (CI-H) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.</td> <td class="column1">8</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="column0 girelectives">Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement [two subjects can be satisfied by <a href="/search/?P=5.07" title="5.07[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.07');">5.07[J]</a> (if taken under joint number <a href="/search/?P=20.507" title="20.507[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '20.507');">20.507[J]</a>) and <a href="/search/?P=5.12" title="5.12" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.12');">5.12</a>, <a href="/search/?P=5.601" title="5.601" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.601');">5.601</a>/<a href="/search/?P=5.602" title="5.602" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.602');">5.602</a>, or <a href="/search/?P=5.611" title="5.611" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.611');">5.611</a>/<a href="/search/?P=5.612" title="5.612" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.612');">5.612</a> in the Departmental Program]</td> <td class="column1">2</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="column0 girlab">Laboratory Requirement (12 units) [can be satisfied from among <a href="/search/?P=5.351" title="5.351" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.351');">5.351</a>, <a href="/search/?P=5.352" title="5.352" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.352');">5.352</a>, <a href="/search/?P=5.353" title="5.353" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.353');">5.353</a>, and <a href="/search/?P=5.363" title="5.363" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.363');">5.363</a> in the Departmental Program]</td> <td class="column1">1</td> </tr> <tr class="even lastrow"> <td class="column0"><strong>Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree</strong></td> <td class="column1"><strong>17</strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a name="physedrequirement"></a> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="sc_sctable tbl_girs" summary="Physical Education Requirements"> <colgroup> <col class="column0"/> <col class="column1"/> </colgroup> <thead> <tr class="sctablehead"> <th class="column0">Physical Education Requirement</th> <th class="column1"></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="even firstrow"> <td class="column0 gircih">Swimming requirement, plus four physical education courses for eight points.</td> <td class="column1"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a name="plusdepartmentalprogram"></a> <h3>Departmental Program</h3> <p>Choose at least two subjects in the major that are designated as communication-intensive (CI-M) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.</p> </gir><table class="sc_courselist" width="100%"><colgroup><col class="codecol"/><col class="titlecol"/><col align="char" char="." class="hourscol"/></colgroup><tbody><tr class="even areaheader firstrow"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Required Subjects</span></td><td align="right"><strong>Units</strong></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.03" title="5.03" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.03');">5.03</a></td><td>Principles of Inorganic Chemistry I</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.07" title="5.07[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.07');">5.07[J]</a></td><td>Introduction to Biological Chemistry</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.12" title="5.12" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.12');">5.12</a></td><td>Organic Chemistry I</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.13" title="5.13" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.13');">5.13</a></td><td>Organic Chemistry II</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.601" title="5.601" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.601');">5.601</a></td><td>Thermodynamics I</td><td class="hourscol">6</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.602" title="5.602" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.602');">5.602</a></td><td>Thermodynamics II and Kinetics</td><td class="hourscol">6</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.611" title="5.611" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.611');">5.611</a></td><td>Introduction to Spectroscopy</td><td class="hourscol">6</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.612" title="5.612" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.612');">5.612</a></td><td>Electronic Structure of Molecules</td><td class="hourscol">6</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areasubheader"><i>Select two of the following:</i></span></td><td class="hourscol">24</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=5.04" title="5.04" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.04');">5.04</a></div></td><td>Principles of Inorganic Chemistry II</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=5.08" title="5.08[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.08');">5.08[J]</a></div></td><td>Fundamentals of Chemical Biology</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=5.43" title="5.43" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.43');">5.43</a></div></td><td>Advanced Organic Chemistry</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=5.62" title="5.62" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.62');">5.62</a></div></td><td>Physical Chemistry</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even areaheader"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Departmental Laboratory Requirement</span></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.351" title="5.351" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.351');">5.351</a></td><td>Fundamentals of Spectroscopy</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.352" title="5.352" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.352');">5.352</a></td><td>Synthesis of Coordination Compounds and Kinetics (CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol">5</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.353" title="5.353" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.353');">5.353</a></td><td>Macromolecular Prodrugs</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.361" title="5.361" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.361');">5.361</a></td><td>Recombinant DNA Technology</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment">Select three additional modules from the list of Laboratory Restricted Electives.</span> <sup>1</sup></td><td class="hourscol">12-14</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areasubheader"><i>Choose one of the following options:</i></span></td><td class="hourscol">20-22</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><span class="courselistcomment commentindent">Option 1</span></div></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td colspan="2"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><span class="courselistcomment commentindent">Select all remaining URIECA Modules from the list of Laboratory Restricted Electives</span> <sup>1</sup></div></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><span class="courselistcomment commentindent">Option 2</span></div></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=5.39" title="5.39" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.39');">5.39</a></div></td><td>Research and Communication in Chemistry (CI-M) <sup>2</sup></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd areaheader"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Units in Major</span></td><td class="hourscol">147</td></tr> <tr class="even areaheader lastrow"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Unrestricted Electives</span></td><td class="hourscol">57-69</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">Units in Major That Also Satisfy the GIRs</td><td class="hourscol">(24-36)</td></tr><tr class="listsum"><td colspan="2">Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree</td><td class="hourscol">180</td></tr></tbody></table><node> <p>The units for any subject that counts as one of the 17 GIR subjects cannot also be counted as units required beyond the GIRs.</p></node> <table border="0" width="100%" class="sc_footnotes"><tr><td valign="top" class="symcol"><em><sup>1</sup></em></td><td class="notecol"><em><p>Laboratory Restricted Electives cannot be double-counted within the program.</p></em></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="symcol"><em><sup>2</sup></em></td><td class="notecol"><em><p>Before enrolling in <span class="sc_courseinline"><a href="/search/?P=5.39" title="5.39" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.39');">5.39</a></span>, students must have completed an approved 12-unit UROP or non-credit research experience.</p></em></td></tr></table> <h3>Laboratory Restricted Electives</h3> <table class="sc_courselist" width="100%"><colgroup><col class="codecol"/><col class="titlecol"/><col align="char" char="." class="hourscol"/></colgroup><tbody><tr class="even firstrow"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.362" title="5.362" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.362');">5.362</a></td><td>Cancer Drug Efficacy (CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol">5</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.363" title="5.363" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.363');">5.363</a></td><td>Organic Structure Determination</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.371" title="5.371" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.371');">5.371</a></td><td>Continuous Flow Chemistry: Sustainable Conversion of Reclaimed Vegetable Oil into Biodiesel</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.372" title="5.372" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.372');">5.372</a></td><td>Chemistry of Renewable Energy</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.373" title="5.373" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.373');">5.373</a></td><td>Synthesis of Boron Heterocycles</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.381" title="5.381" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.381');">5.381</a></td><td>Quantum Dots</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.382" title="5.382" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.382');">5.382</a></td><td>Time- and Frequency-resolved Spectroscopy of Photosynthesis (CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol">5</td></tr> <tr class="odd lastrow"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.383" title="5.383" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.383');">5.383</a></td><td>Fast-flow Peptide and Protein Synthesis</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div id="flexibleoptiontextcontainer" class="page_content tab_content" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="flexibleoptiontexttab" > <a name="flexibleoptiontext"></a><p><a href="/schools/science/chemistry/#undergraduatetext">Department of Chemistry</a></p> <h2>Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Flexible Option)</h2> <gir><h3>General Institute Requirements (GIRs)</h3> <p>The General Institute Requirements include a Communication Requirement that is integrated into both the HASS Requirement and the requirements of each major; see details below.</p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="sc_sctable tbl_girs" summary="General Institute Requirements"> <colgroup> <col class="column0"/> <col class="column1"/> </colgroup> <thead> <tr class="sctablehead"> <th class="column0">Summary of Subject Requirements</th> <th class="column1">Subjects</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="even firstrow"> <td class="column0 girscience">Science Requirement</td> <td class="column1">6</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="column0 girhumanities">Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Requirement; at least two of these subjects must be designated as communication-intensive (CI-H) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.</td> <td class="column1">8</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="column0 girelectives">Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement [two subjects can be satisfied by <a href="/search/?P=5.07" title="5.07[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.07');">5.07[J]</a> (if taken under joint number <a href="/search/?P=20.507" title="20.507[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '20.507');">20.507[J]</a>) and <a href="/search/?P=5.12" title="5.12" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.12');">5.12</a> in the Departmental Program]</td> <td class="column1">2</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="column0 girlab">Laboratory Requirement (12 units) [can be satisfied from among <a href="/search/?P=5.351" title="5.351" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.351');">5.351</a>, <a href="/search/?P=5.352" title="5.352" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.352');">5.352</a>, <a href="/search/?P=5.353" title="5.353" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.353');">5.353</a>, and <a href="/search/?P=5.363" title="5.363" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.363');">5.363</a> in the Departmental Program]</td> <td class="column1">1</td> </tr> <tr class="even lastrow"> <td class="column0"><strong>Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree</strong></td> <td class="column1"><strong>17</strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a name="physedrequirement"></a> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="sc_sctable tbl_girs" summary="Physical Education Requirements"> <colgroup> <col class="column0"/> <col class="column1"/> </colgroup> <thead> <tr class="sctablehead"> <th class="column0">Physical Education Requirement</th> <th class="column1"></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="even firstrow"> <td class="column0 gircih">Swimming requirement, plus four physical education courses for eight points.</td> <td class="column1"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a name="plusdepartmentalprogram"></a> <h3>Departmental Program</h3> <p>Choose at least two subjects in the major that are designated as communication-intensive (CI-M) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.</p> </gir><table class="sc_courselist" width="100%"><colgroup><col class="codecol"/><col class="titlecol"/><col align="char" char="." class="hourscol"/></colgroup><tbody><tr class="even areaheader firstrow"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Required Subjects</span></td><td align="right"><strong>Units</strong></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.03" title="5.03" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.03');">5.03</a></td><td>Principles of Inorganic Chemistry I</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.07" title="5.07[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.07');">5.07[J]</a></td><td>Introduction to Biological Chemistry</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.12" title="5.12" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.12');">5.12</a></td><td>Organic Chemistry I</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.601" title="5.601" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.601');">5.601</a></td><td>Thermodynamics I</td><td class="hourscol">6</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.611" title="5.611" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.611');">5.611</a></td><td>Introduction to Spectroscopy</td><td class="hourscol">6</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areasubheader"><i>Select 24 units of the following:</i></span></td><td class="hourscol">24</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=5.04" title="5.04" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.04');">5.04</a></div></td><td>Principles of Inorganic Chemistry II</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=5.08" title="5.08[J]" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.08');">5.08[J]</a></div></td><td>Fundamentals of Chemical Biology</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=5.13" title="5.13" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.13');">5.13</a></div></td><td>Organic Chemistry II</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=5.43" title="5.43" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.43');">5.43</a></div></td><td>Advanced Organic Chemistry</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=5.602" title="5.602" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.602');">5.602</a></div></td><td>Thermodynamics II and Kinetics</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=5.612" title="5.612" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.612');">5.612</a></div></td><td>Electronic Structure of Molecules</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=5.62" title="5.62" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.62');">5.62</a></div></td><td>Physical Chemistry</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even areaheader"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Elective Focus</span></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment">Select a minimum of 36 units of coursework forming an intellectually coherent unit in some area, subject to the approval of the department</span> <sup>1</sup></td><td class="hourscol">36</td></tr> <tr class="even areaheader"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Departmental Laboratory Requirement</span></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.351" title="5.351" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.351');">5.351</a></td><td>Fundamentals of Spectroscopy</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.352" title="5.352" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.352');">5.352</a></td><td>Synthesis of Coordination Compounds and Kinetics (CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol">5</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.353" title="5.353" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.353');">5.353</a></td><td>Macromolecular Prodrugs</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.361" title="5.361" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.361');">5.361</a></td><td>Recombinant DNA Technology</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areasubheader"><i>Choose one of the following options:</i></span></td><td class="hourscol">20</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td colspan="2"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><span class="courselistcomment commentindent">Option 1</span></div></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><span class="courselistcomment commentindent">Select at least 20 units from the list of Laboratory Restricted Electives</span> <sup>2</sup></div></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td colspan="2"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><span class="courselistcomment commentindent">Option 2</span></div></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=5.39" title="5.39" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.39');">5.39</a></div></td><td>Research and Communication in Chemistry (CI-M) <sup>3</sup></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td colspan="2"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><span class="courselistcomment commentindent">Option 3</span></div></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><span class="courselistcomment commentindent">A set of laboratory subjects of similar extent, subject to the approval of the department</span></div></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even areaheader"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Units in Major</span></td><td class="hourscol">145</td></tr> <tr class="odd areaheader lastrow"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Unrestricted Electives</span></td><td class="hourscol">59-71</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">Units in Major That Also Satisfy the GIRs</td><td class="hourscol">(24-36)</td></tr><tr class="listsum"><td colspan="2">Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree</td><td class="hourscol">180</td></tr></tbody></table><node> <p>The units for any subject that counts as one of the 17 GIR subjects cannot also be counted as units required beyond the GIRs.</p></node> <table border="0" width="100%" class="sc_footnotes"><tr><td valign="top" class="symcol"><em><sup>1</sup></em></td><td class="notecol"><em><p>With approval by the faculty advisor, subjects outside the Department of Chemistry may be used.</p></em></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="symcol"><em><sup>2</sup></em></td><td class="notecol"><em><p>Laboratory Restricted Electives cannot be double-counted within the program.</p></em></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="symcol"><em><sup>3</sup></em></td><td class="notecol"><em><p>Before enrolling in <span class="sc_courseinline"><a href="/search/?P=5.39" title="5.39" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.39');">5.39</a></span>, students must have completed an approved 12-unit UROP or non-credit research experience.</p></em></td></tr></table> <h3>Laboratory Restricted Electives</h3> <table class="sc_courselist" width="100%"><colgroup><col class="codecol"/><col class="titlecol"/><col align="char" char="." class="hourscol"/></colgroup><tbody><tr class="even firstrow"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.362" title="5.362" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.362');">5.362</a></td><td>Cancer Drug Efficacy (CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol">5</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.363" title="5.363" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.363');">5.363</a></td><td>Organic Structure Determination</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.371" title="5.371" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.371');">5.371</a></td><td>Continuous Flow Chemistry: Sustainable Conversion of Reclaimed Vegetable Oil into Biodiesel</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.372" title="5.372" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.372');">5.372</a></td><td>Chemistry of Renewable Energy</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.373" title="5.373" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '5.373');">5.373</a></td><td>Synthesis of Boron Heterocycles</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=5.381" 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