Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry

The Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry provides opportunities for preparation for careers in industry, governmental agencies, environmental studies, preprofessional programs, and medical technology, and for graduate study in chemistry or other related fields. The degree plan, as described below, for the Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry meets the minimum requirements for professional chemists as defined by the American Chemical Society and recipients receive a certificate from the American Chemical Society.

The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree, including the Core Curriculum requirements, is 126. All major and support work courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner of other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 9-13 of this catalog.

Degree Requirements

A. 52 semester credit hours of required courses in chemistry:

CHE 1103 General Chemistry I
CHE 1303 General Chemistry II
CHE 1312 General Chemistry II Laboratory
CHE 2203 Organic Chemistry I
CHE 2242 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
CHE 2251 Organic Chemistry I Workshop
CHE 2303 Organic Chemistry II
CHE 2342 Organic Chemistry II Laboratory
CHE 3103 Analytical Chemistry
CHE 3204 Physical Chemistry I
CHE 3212 Physical Chemistry Laboratory
CHE 3224 Physical Chemistry II
CHE 3264 Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry
CHE 4103 Instrumental Analysis
CHE 4243 Organic Chemistry III
CHE 4253 Physical Chemistry III
CHE 4263 Inorganic Chemistry

CHE 4923 Special Project in Chemistry
or
CHE 4913 Independent Study

CHE 4971 Proseminar

B. 9 additional semester credit hours of approved upper-division chemistry electives, 3 hours of which must be an organized course in chemistry, at the senior level or above; no more than 3 semester credit hours may be from CHE 4913 Independent Study or CHE 4923 Special Project in Chemistry.

C. 20 semester credit hours of support work in science and mathematics:

1. 17 semester credit hours of required courses:

MAT 1214 Calculus I
MAT 1223 Calculus II
PHY 1904, 1911 Technical Physics I and Laboratory
PHY 1924, 1931 Technical Physics II and Laboratory

2. 3 additional semester credit hours of elective work from the College of Sciences, as approved by the advisor.
D. 3 semester credit hours in computer science:

CS 1033 Microcomputer Applications

E. 9 semester credit hours of electives