2024-2025 Catalog

 

Chemistry - B.S.

The Bachelor of Science B.S. degree in Chemistry is designed for majors who plan to pursue graduate level work in chemistry, biochemistry, medicine, or related interdisciplinary areas. This degree requires 52 hours of coursework, which is met by taking a minimum of 35 hours in chemistry and 17 hours of cognate (prerequisite) courses listed below. The following courses in chemistry must be included in the major:

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 (56 credits)

Chemistry (39 credits)

CHE-125General Chemistry I

5

CHE-125LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

0

CHE-126General Chemistry II

5

CHE-126LGeneral Chemistry II Lab

0

CHE-235Organic Chemistry I

4

CHE-235LOrganic Chemistry I Lab

0

CHE-236Organic Chemistry II

4

CHE-236LOrganic Chemistry II Lab

0

CHE-330Inorganic Chemistry

3

CHE-350Analytical Chemistry

4

CHE-350LAnalytical Chemistry Lab

0

CHE-370Analytical Instrumentation

4

CHE-370LAnalytical Instrumentation Lab

0

CHE-440Physical Chemistry I

3

CHE-450Physical Chemistry II

3

CHE-461Physical Chemistry Lab

1

CHE-490Chemistry Senior Seminar

1

CHE-495Research in Chemistry

1 to 4

CHE-125: Gateway Course

CHE-495: only two credits maximum apply toward major (B.S.; A.B.) or minor

Cognate (17 credits)

MAT-253Calculus I

4

MAT-254Calculus II

4

PHY-221University Physics I

4

PHY-222University Physics II

5

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

MAT-255Calculus III

4

MAT-353Differential Equations

3

BIO-125Principles of Biology

4

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