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 Curriculum (Areas A-E) | 42 | |
Core Curriculum requirements for the Chemistry degree are adopted from Core Curriculum in the Graduation Requirements section of the Undergraduate Catalog. | ||
Area A1 | 6 | |
ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 |
ENGL 1102 | English Composition II | 3 |
Area A2 | 3 | |
MATH 1113 | Pre-Calculus 1 | 3 |
or MATH 1112 | Trigonometry & Analytic Geom | |
or MATH 1501 | Calculus I | |
Area B1 | 3 | |
CRIT 1101 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
Area B2 | 3 | |
COMM 1001 | Presentational Speaking | 1 |
or COMM 1002 | Presentation Applications | |
or COMM 1110 | Public Speaking | |
Area C | 6 | |
Any courses from the list in the University Catalog for areas C1 and C2 | ||
Area D1 | 8 | |
CHEM 1211 & 1211L | Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
CHEM 1212 & 1212L | Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II | 4 |
Area D2 | 3 | |
MATH 1501 | Calculus I (3 credit hours are used in area D2) | 3 |
or MATH 2502 | Calculus II | |
Area E | 12 | |
Any courses from the list in the University Catalog for areas E1, E2, E3 and E4 | ||
Chemistry Major Program Course Requirements | ||
Lower Division Major Requirements (Area F) | 18 | |
CHEM 2411 & 2411L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
CHEM 2412 & 2412L | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Lab II | 4 |
MATH 1501 | Calculus I (1 credit hour is used for area F) | 1 |
or MATH 2502 | Calculus II | |
PHYS 2211 | Principles of Physics I | 3 |
PHYS 2212 | Principles of Physics II | 3 |
CHEM 2811 | Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
Upper Division Core Requirements | 22 | |
CHEM 1500 | Freshman Chemistry Seminar | 1 |
CHEM 2500 | Sophomore Chemistry Seminar | 1 |
CHEM 2811L | Quantitative Analysis Lab | 1 |
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 3500 | Junior Chemistry Seminar | 1 |
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 | |
PHYS 2211L | Principles of Physics Lab I | 1 |
PHYS 2212L | Principles of Physics Lab II | 1 |
Upper Division Chemistry Electives | 4-6 | |
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 4201 | Advanced Organic Chemistry | 3 |
CHEM 4202 | Biochemistry I | 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 |
or CHEM 4230 | Chemistry Research Practicum I | |
or CHEM 4231 | Chemistry Research Pract II | |
or CHEM 4232 | Chemistry Research Pract III | |
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 |
or CHEM 4701 | Special Topics in Chemistry II | |
or CHEM 4702 | Special Topics Chemistry III | |
CHEM 4812 | Spectroscopy | 3 |
CHEM 4900 | Biocomputing | 3 |
Upper Division Science Electives | 14-16 | |
Any 3xxx-4xxx level courses with CHEM, PHYS, ASTR, BIOL, MATH, ENVS, FOSC and CSCI prefixes 2, 3 | ||
Free Electives 2 | 18 | |
Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Footnotes: | ||
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. |
A direct link to the Core Curriculum in the Graduation Requirements Section of the University Catalog