2020-2021 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

 
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: Requires a grade of C or better.

Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 19

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area 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

 

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Psychology

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

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 Required Courses 24

Additional Required Courses 24

BIO 1300GENERAL BIOLOGY I: CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

4

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

MATH 2416CALCULUS II

4

MATH 3415CALCULUS III

4

PHYS 2196PHYSICS II

4

PHYS 2197PHYSICS III

4

 

Academic Major 64

All Major courses require a grade of C or better.

Major Required Courses 47

CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

CHEM 1084CHEMISTRY II

4

CHEM 2283QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

4

CHEM 2581ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

3

CHEM 2582ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

3

CHEM 2581LORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY AND RECITATION I

1

CHEM 2582LORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II

1

CHEM 2491INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

3

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

BCHM 4115BIOCHEMISTRY

3

BCHM 4115LBIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY

1

CHEM 4285CHEMICAL SEPARATION METHODS

3

CHEM 4481ADV INORG CHEMISTRY

3

CHEM 2581L and CHEM 3284: Writing Emphasis (WE) courses.

Major Elective Courses 14

Choose 14 credits from the courses below:

Note: Optional CHEM 1996 Introduction to Chemistry Research and the CHEM 3291, CHEM 3292 or CHEM 3293 Co-Op Internship courses can be applied to fulfill a Major Elective Course.

CHEM 2493DESC. INORG CHEM LAB

2

CHEM 3901INDEP CHEMISTRY RESEARCH I

1

CHEM 3902INDEP CHEMISTRY RESEARCH II

2

CHEM 4150SPECTROSCOPIC IDENTIFICATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

3

CHEM 4190MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

3

CHEM 4182ADVANCED ORGANIC PREPARATIONS

3

CHEM 4284EXP ANALTICAL PROB SOLVING

3

CHEM 4483INORG CHEM LAB

3

CHEM 4905SENIOR HONORS RESEARCH I

3

CHEM 4906SENIOR HONORS RESEARCH II

3

Major Capstone Course 3

CHEM 4908SEMINAR IN CHEMISTRY

3

 

Total Credit Hours: 120