Chemistry - A.B.

The Bachelor of Arts A.B. degree is designed for those science majors who plan to pursue science-related careers in medicine or an entry-level position in industry. This degree requires 45 hours of coursework, which is met by taking 26 hours in chemistry and 19 hours in required cognate courses.

Standards Required to Enter the Gateway Courses:

CHE-125 is the first course taken in the major. The standards required to take this course are completion of CHE-110 with a grade of "C" or better OR one year of high school chemistry and one of the following acceptable scores: Math SAT (480 or above) or RSAT Math (510 or above); or ACT Math (21 or above).

Requirements (45 credits)

Chemistry (26 credits)

CHE-125	General Chemistry I	5
CHE-126	General Chemistry II	5
CHE-235	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHE-236	Organic Chemistry II	4
CHE-350	Analytical Chemistry	4
CHE-440	Physical Chemistry I	3
-	or
-	an elective approved by department	3
CHE-490	Chemistry Senior Seminar	1

CHE-125: Gateway Course

Cognate (19 credits)

MAT-253	Calculus I	4
PHY-221	University Physics I	4
PHY-222	University Physics II	5
-	Any foreign language	6

Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree are also strongly advised to add additional cognate coursework from the following:

MAT-254	Calculus II	4
BIO-125	Principles of Biology	4

[Note: for the A.B. major CHE-450, CHE-461, CHE-495, and MAT-254 are not required. They are replaced by 6 hours of a foreign language.]