Chemistry, BS
The Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemistry has been designed to prepare undergraduate students for graduate and professional schools or employment in the chemical sciences. The chemistry curriculum includes a core of chemistry, physics, and mathematics courses that will provide the students with skills essential for all chemistry-related careers, and will be combined with directed electives in an area of interest. Students will be prepared for the following professional programs: medical school, dental school, pharmacy school, veterinary school, and physical therapy and physician assistant programs. This curriculum is also designed to prepare students for the following graduate programs:
- chemistry,
- biochemistry,
- public health,
- environmental science,
- and forensic science.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of major fields of chemistry.
- Demonstrate a broad range of basic laboratory skills applicable to chemistry, and improved chemical research skills.
- Demonstrate knowledge of technology related to chemistry, including laboratory instrumentation.
- Apply knowledge of physics and mathematics to solve chemical problems.
- Communicate scientific information in a clear and concise manner both orally and in writing.
- Collect, evaluate and interpret scientific data, and employ critical thinking to solve problems in chemistry and supporting fields.
- Collaborate effectively on team-oriented projects.
- Identify and describe the impact of chemistry on society.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core IMPACTS | 42 | |
| All core curriculum recommendations are shown under the Core IMPACTS section of the Undergraduate Graduation Requirements. | ||
| Chemistry Major Program Course Requirements | ||
| Field of Study - Chemistry | 18 | |
| BIOL 1107 & 1107L | Principles of Biology I and Principles of Biology Lab I | 4 |
| BIOL 1108 & 1108L | Principles of Biology II and Principles of Biology Lab II | 4 |
| CHEM 2411 & 2411L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| PHYS 2211 & 2211L | Principles of Physics I and Principles of Physics Lab I | 4 |
| CHEM 2900 | Chemistry Inquiry | 2 |
| Chemistry Program Requirements | 29 | |
| MATH 1501 | Calculus I (1 hour carryover from Core IMPACTS (M)) | 1 |
| PHYS 2212 & 2212L | Principles of Physics II and Principles of Physics Lab II | 4 |
| CHEM 2412 & 2412L | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Lab II | 4 |
| CHEM 3210 | Off-Campus Internship I | 3 |
| or CHEM 3220 | On-Campus Internship I | |
| or CHEM 3230 | Introductory Research I | |
| CHEM 3311 & 3311L | Inorganic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 3411 & 3411L | Physical Chemistry I: Thermodynamics and Kinetics and Physical Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| CHEM 3811 & 3811L | Analytical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 4500 | Senior Chemistry Seminar | 1 |
| CHEM 4811 & 4811L | Instrumental Analysis and Instrumental Analytical Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 4999A | Senior Evaluation | 0 |
| or CHEM 4999B | Senior Evaluation | |
| Upper Division Chemistry Electives | 6 | |
| Choose any courses from the CHEM electives list below 2 | ||
| CHEM 3202 | Introductory Biochemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 3202L | Biochemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| CHEM 3412 | Physical Chemistry II: Quantum Mechanics | 3 |
| CHEM 3412L | Physical Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CHEM 4110 | Environmental Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 4200 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| or CHEM 4202 | Biochemistry I | |
| CHEM 4201 | Advanced Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 4202L | Biochemistry Laboratory | 3 |
| CHEM 4203 | Biochemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 4203L | Biochemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CHEM 4205 | Medicinal Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 4206 | Polymer Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 4207 | Electrochemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 4208 | Food Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 4209 | Color Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 4222 | Chemistry Research Practicum | 3 |
| CHEM 4230 | Chemistry Research Practicum I | 3 |
| CHEM 4231 | Chemistry Research Pract II | 3 |
| CHEM 4232 | Chemistry Research Pract III | 3 |
| CHEM 4301 | Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 4302 | Solid State Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 4311 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 4401L | Advanced Laboratory I: Organic Synthesis | 2 |
| CHEM 4402L | Advanced Laboratory I: Biochemistry | 2 |
| CHEM 4403L | Advanced Laboratory I: Inorganic Synthesis | 2 |
| CHEM 4411 | Biophysical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 4412 | Computational Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 4413 | Qual Assurance & Qual Control | 3 |
| CHEM 4700 | Special Topics in Chemistry | 1-3 |
| CHEM 4701 | Special Topics in Chemistry II | 1-4 |
| CHEM 4702 | Special Topics Chemistry III | 1-4 |
| CHEM 4812 | Spectroscopy | 3 |
| CHEM 4900 | Biocomputing | 3 |
| Upper Division Science Electives | 13 | |
| Any 3xxx-4xxx level courses with CHEM, PHYS, ASTR, BIOL, MATH, ENVS, FOSC and CSCI prefixes 2, 3 | ||
| Free Electives 2 | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
- 1
Course prerequisites that are needed for mathematics requirements will be listed under free electives.
- 2
Students must obtain no less than 39 credits in upper division courses, of which at least 21 credit hours are for upper division chemistry courses.
- 3
Students are allowed up to 12 total credit hours of experiential learning electives across all prefixes.
- 4
If MATH 1401 Elementary Statistics is taken for Core Impacts (M), MATH 1501 Calculus I must be taken in free electives area.