Chemistry, B.S.

A minor is not required with this major.

Requirements

Chemistry Core

CHEM 161	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 162	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 200	Foundations of Analytical Chemistry	3
CHEM 201	Foundations of Analytical Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 210	Organic Chemistry I - Foundations	3
CHEM 211	Organic Chemistry I Laboratory - Foundations	1
CHEM 212	Organic Chemistry II - Synthesis	3
CHEM 213	Organic Chemistry II Laboratory - Synthesis	1
CHEM 238	Introduction to Research	1-6
CHEM 260	Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry	3
CHEM 316	Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds	3
CHEM 332	Chemical Literature	1
CHEM 432	Chemistry Seminar	1
CHEM 438	Undergraduate Research	1-6
Total Credit Hours:		26

BS in Chemistry

A minor is not required for this major.

Chemistry core plus 10 credits selected from the following.

Choose 3 credits from:

CHEM 354	Foundations of Biochemistry	3
CHEM 406	Environmental Chemistry	3
CHEM 456	Toxicology	3
CHEM 485	Topics in Chemistry	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Choose 3 credits from:

CHEM 320	Biophysical Chemistry	3
CHEM 321	Physical Chemistry of Thermodynamics & Kinetics	3
CHEM 322	Physical Chemistry of Quantum & Statistical Mechanics	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Choose 4 credits from:

CHEM 402	Instrumental Methods in Analytical Chemistry	4
	or

Choose 3 credits from:

CHEM 460	Inorganic Symmetry & Spectroscopy	3
	with

1 additional credit from:

CHEM 323	Physical Chemistry Laboratory	1
	or
CHEM 455	Biochemistry Laboratory	1
	or
CHEM 462	Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory	1

Related Requirements

PHYS 121	General Physics I	4
	or
PHYS 125	University Physics I	4
PHYS 122	General Physics II	4
	or
PHYS 126	University Physics II	4
MATH 152	Calculus I	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

BS in Chemistry (American Chemical Society Certified)

This program is designed for students wishing to go on to graduate-level studies in chemistry.

Chemistry Core plus 19 credits as follows:

CHEM 321	Physical Chemistry of Thermodynamics & Kinetics	3
CHEM 322	Physical Chemistry of Quantum & Statistical Mechanics	3
CHEM 323	Physical Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 354	Foundations of Biochemistry	3
CHEM 402	Instrumental Methods in Analytical Chemistry	4
CHEM 455	Biochemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 460	Inorganic Symmetry & Spectroscopy	3
CHEM 462	Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory	1

Related Requirements

PHYS 125	University Physics I	4
PHYS 126	University Physics II	4
MATH 152	Calculus I	4
MATH 221	Calculus II	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

The student must also complete one additional course from the following approved list:

MATH 218	Discrete Mathematics	4
MATH 222	Calculus III	4
MATH 226	Linear Algebra and Probability for Engineers	4
MATH 228	Introduction to Linear Algebra	4
CS 151	Computer Science I	3
Total Credit Hours:		3-4