Course Requirements to enter the Graduate Program
General Education Requirements (43 credits)
| Course | Credits | Description |
| ARTE | 3 | 3 Arte de Educación General |
| CIBI/CIFI 4XXX_1 | 3 | Cursos de Ciencias Naturales de nivel 4000. Estos pueden ser: CIBI 4105, CIBI 4006, CIFI 4005, CIFI
4075 y CIFI 4995 |
| CIBI/CIFI 4XXX_2 | 3 | |
| CISO 3121 | 3 | Ciencias Sociales Básico-1 |
| CISO3122 | 3 | Ciencias Sociales Básico-2 |
| ESPA XXXX_1 | 3 | Español de primer año-1 |
| ESPA XXX_2 | 3 | Español de primer año-2 |
| HUMA XXXX_1 | 3 | Humanidades Educ. General-1 |
| HUMA XXXX_2 | 3 | Humanidades Educ. General-2 |
| INGL XXXX_1 | 3 | Inglés de primer año-1 |
| INGL XXXX_2 | 3 | Inglés de primer año-2 |
| LITERATURA_1 | 3 | Literatura Educ. General-1 |
| LITERATURA_2 | 3 | Literatura Educ. General-2 |
| MATE 3151 | 3 | Calculo 1 (como requisito de Educ General) |
Faculty Requirements (23 credits)
| Curso | Créditos | Descripción |
| BIOL 3101 | 4 | Biología General-1 |
| FISI 3011 | 3 | Física Universitaria-1 |
| FISI 3012 | 3 | Física Universitaria-2 |
| FISI 3013 | 1 | Laboratorio de Física-1 |
| FISI 3014 | 1 | Laboratorio de Física-2 |
| MATE 3152 | 4 | Calculo 2 |
| MATE 3163 | 4 | Métodos Matemáticos para Química Física |
| REDACCION | 3 | Curso de redacción en español o inglés |
Concentration Requirements (46 credits, including directed electives)
| Curso | Créditos | Descripción | SECUENCIA |
| QUIM 3001 | 4 | Química General-1 | 1 |
| QUIM 3001 | 4 | Química General-2 | 2 |
| QUIM 3451 | 4 | Química Orgánica-1 | 3 |
| QUIM 3452 | 4 | Química Orgánica-2 | 4 |
| QUIM 3255 | 4 | Química Analítica | 5 |
| QUIM 4015 | 4 | Análisis Instrumental | 6 |
| QUIM 4055 | 3 | Bioquímica | 5 |
| QUIM 4000 | 3 | Química Inorgánica | 8 |
| QUIM 4041 | 3 | Química Física-1 | 7 |
| QUIM 4042 | 3 | Química Física-2 | 8 |
| QUIM 4043 | 2 | Laboratorio Intermedio-1 | 7 |
| QUIM 4044 | 2 | Laboratorio Intermedio-2 | 8 |
Courses accepted by the Department of Chemistry to meet the Writing requirement
INGL 3236: DRAFTING OF SCIENTIFIC MATERIAL [MOST RECOMMENDED]
RECOMMENDED FOR STUDENTS OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND STUDENTS RELATED TO SCIENTIFIC MATERIAL INSTEAD OF SECOND YEAR ENGLISH.
PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH 3103-3104. A WIDE RANGE OF SCIENTIFIC READINGS ON DIFFERENT THEMES. TRIALS ON THESE MATERIALS WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE COMPOSITION AND DRAFTING OF DESCRIPTIVE AND ANALYTICAL REPORTS AND THEORETICAL TRIALS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SYNTHESIZING THE DATA PROVIDED BY SCIENTIFIC MATERIALS OF VARIOUS AUTHORS.
INGL 3231: ADVANCED COMPOSITION
COMPOSITIONS, NOTES, SUMMARIES, DISCUSSION REVIEWS, BOOK REPORTS. RESEARCH WORK DURING THE SECOND SEMESTER. INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES WITH THE INSTRUCTOR.
INGL3286: DRAFTING OF FICTION
PREREQUISITES: ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. ENGLISH 3103-04 OR ENGLISH 3011-12 OR 2. LEVEL 5 IN THE DEPARTMENT LOCATION TEST. OF ENGLISH OR 3. LEVEL 3 OR MORE IN THE TEST OF ADVANCED LOCATION IN ENGLISH, (AP) OF THE COLLEGE BOARD (CEEB). INTENSIVE INDIVIDUAL WORK AND GROUP DISCUSSION OF THE DRAFTING OF FICTION. (C)
INGL3237: INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISTIC DRAFTING
PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH 3103-3104 OR MORE ADVANCED COURSE. METHODS OF OBTAINING AND REPORTING THE NEWS. PRACTICES IN THE DRAFTING OF FUND ARTICLES, EDITORIALS, LITERARY AND SPORTS CRITICISM. EMPHASIS IN THE DRAFTING OF NEWS. (C)
ENGLISH 3238: INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY CREATION PREREQUISITE: TEACHER’S PERMISSION. INTRODUCTORY COURSE OF LITERARY CREATION IN THE VARIOUS LITERARY GENES -FICTION, ESSAY, POETRY, DRAMA- WITH INTENSIVE INDIVIDUAL WORK IN AT LEAST ONE OF THESE GENES. (C)
ESGE 3038: DRAFTING IN ENGLISH: REFLECTION AND REASONING
PREREQUISITE: BASIC ENGLISH OR ITS EQUIVALENT
COURSE REQUIREMENT FOR THE COMPONENT OF CONCENTRATION OF THE BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN GENERAL STUDIES. USING THE DRAFTING METHOD AS A PROCESS (WRITING AS A PROCESS APPROACH, WPA IN ENGLISH), THIS COURSE IS CRITICALLY ABOUT THE DOMINANT DISCOUNTS, THE USES OF LANGUAGE AND PRACTICES THAT ARE IDEOLOGICAL LEADERSHIP AND CONSTITUTE POWERFUL LAWS REALITY, WITH THE PURPOSE OF DISCOVERING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANGUAGE, THOUGHT AND SOCIAL PRACTICES. IT IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE THAT INTEGRATES LITERATURE, LANGUAGE, COGNOSCITIVE SCIENCES AND OTHER AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE TO PROBLEM TO SPEECH. WPA LEADS STUDENTS TO REFLECT ON HOW THE DRAFTING HELPS YOU REFINE YOUR THOUGHTS THROUGH ANALYSIS OF YOUR WRITTEN WORK.
ESGE 3130: DRAFTING AS A REASONING PROCESS
PREREQUISITE: ESPA 3001-3002. PROCESS OF REASONING AND LINGUISTIC CONSTRUCTION IN THE PRODUCTION OF ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL WRITINGS; PRINCIPLES OF THEORY OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION; THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PLANNING, LIMITATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF GOVERNING IDEAS; COHERENT STRUCTURING AND REVIEW OF EXPOSURE WRITINGS.
ESPA 3208: DRAFTING AND STYLE
PREREQUISITE: ESPA 3211-3212 OR CONCURRENTLY. IT IS A PRACTICAL COURSE OF DRAFTING AND COMPOSITION THAT COVER FROM THE DRAFTING OF SIMPLE PRAYER TO THAT OF THE COMPLETE TRIAL. EMPHASIS WILL BE PUT ON THE FOLLOWING QUALITIES OF THE STYLE: CLARITY, PRECISION, COHERENCE, CORRECTION AND SOBRIETY AND THE ENRICHMENT OF THE VOCABULARY WILL BE TREATED.
PREH 4655: ADVANCED EDITING SKILLS IN ENGLISH
PREREQUISITE: ENGLISH PROFICIENCY ADVANCED EDITING SKILLS IN ENGLISH, WHICH EMPHASIZES THE CONSCIOUS AND DELIBERATED USE OF THEM TO ACHIEVE DEFINED EDITING OBJECTIVES.