2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Chemistry, B.S.: Chemical Instrumentation (ACS Certified) Option

This option is designed for students who plan to enter professional careers in analytical chemistry immediately after graduation or who plan to undertake graduate study in analytical chemistry. The curriculum for this option is based upon the guidelines required by the American Chemical Society (ACS) for professional training that includes a series of advanced courses. Students completing this program are certified by the ACS and may become members of the ACS immediately upon graduation. Students desiring to complete the expanded option should consult the program coordinator.

General Education Requirements 32

Foundation Requirements 13

See prerequisites and equivalencies.

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

COMM 1402COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030, all Major courses, and the Capstone require a grade of C or better.

MATH 1000: Students whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 may take that course instead. In that case, MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 will count as the General Education requirement and the student may take another 3 or 6 credits in Free Electives to total 124 S.H.

Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE required course

Select one course from below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Foreign Language: Credit granted upon completion of elementary or intermediate foreign language. Three credits can be applied to Humanities and 3 credits can be applied to Free Electives.

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: GE required course

Select one course from below:
Economics or Geography

3

Political Science

3

Psychology

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 7

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

PHYS 2095PHYSICS I

4

MATH 1054: GE required course

MATH 1054: Students whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 may take that course instead. In that case, MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 will count as the General Education requirement and the student may take another 3 or 6 credits in Free Electives to total 124 S.H.

Additional Requirements 28

Additional Requirements 28

BIO 1300GENERAL BIOLOGY I: CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

4

BIO 1400GENERAL BIOLOGY II: EVOLUTION, BIODIV- ERSITY AND ECOLOGY

4

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

MATH 2416CALCULUS II

4

MATH 3415CALCULUS III

4

PHYS 2096PHYSICS II

4

PHYS 2097PHYSICS III

4

MATH 2415: Students whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 may take that course instead. In that case, MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 will count as the General Education requirement and the student may take another 3 or 6 credits in Free Electives to total 124 S.H.

Major and Capstone Requirements 60-61

Required Courses

CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

CHEM 1084CHEMISTRY II

4

CHEM 2283QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

4

CHEM 2491INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

3

CHEM 2493DESC. INORG CHEM LAB

2

CHEM 2581ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

3

CHEM 2582ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

3

CHEM 2583ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY AND RECITATION I

2

CHEM 2584ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY AND RECITATION II

2

CHEM 3284INSTRUMENTAL METH ANALYSIS

4

CHEM 3381PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I

3

CHEM 3382PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II

3

CHEM 3383PHYSICAL CHEM LAB/RECITATION I

2

CHEM 3384PHYSICAL CHEM LAB/RECITATN II

2

CHEM 3581Biochemistry

3

CHEM 3583BIOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES

3

 

CHEM 3902INDEP CHEMISTRY RESEARCH II

2

OR

CHEM 4284EXP ANALTICAL PROB SOLVING

3

 

CHEM 4150SPECTROSCOPIC IDENTIFICATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

3

CHEM 4285CHEMICAL SEPARATION METHODS

3

CHEM 4481ADV INORG CHEMISTRY

3

CHEM 2583, CHEM 3284: WE

CHEM 3902: 2 semesters

Major/GE Capstone Course

CHEM 4908SEMINAR IN CHEMISTRY

3

CHEM 4908: ENG 1030, all Major courses, and the Capstone require a grade of C or better.

Free Electives4 3-4

(50% of free electives must be taken at the 3000-4000 level)

Students whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 may take that course instead. In that case, MATH 1054 or MATH 2415 will count as the General Education requirement and the student may take another 3 or 6 credits in Free Electives to total 124 S.H.

Total Credit Hours: 124