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Chemistry, BS - Certified by the American Chemical Society

Degree Requirements

In addition to the requirements stated below, students must complete 34-35 hours of General Education, all requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree, and any additional hours needed to reach the minimum 120 credit hours required for graduation.  Some of the courses below may also fulfill general education or other degree requirements.  Please see your advisor for more information.

Required Courses Inside Department
Introductory
CH 151Fundamentals of Chemistry I5
CH 152Fundamentals of Chemistry II5
Foundation
CH 320Analytical Chemistry3
CH 331Inorganic Chemistry3
CH 340Organic Chemistry I3
CH 350Biochemistry I3
CH 381Physical Chemistry I3
In-Depth
CH 326Instrumental Methods In Forensic Analysis3
CH 371Topics in Materials Chemistry1
CH 382Physical Chemistry II3
CH 3XX300-level or higher Chemistry in-depth lecture courses 1,25
Laboratory
CH 321Analytical Chemistry Lab1
CH 327Instrumental Methods in Forensic Analysis Lab1
CH 342Organic Chemistry Lab I2
Select three credit hours: 3
Inorganic Chemistry Lab
Biochemistry Lab I
Physical Chemistry Lab
Seminar/Capstone
CH 291Professionalism in Science1
Select two credit hours: 2
Chemistry Research
Chemistry Internship
CH 491Chemistry Seminar1
Subtotal48
Required Courses Outside Department
CM XXXComputer programming language course3-4
CN 150Public Speaking3
MA 151
MA 152
Calculus & Analytic Geometry I
and Calculus & Analytic Geometry II
10
PS 281
PS 282
General Physics I
and General Physics II
10
Subtotal26-27
Total Hours74-75
1

Does not include CH 390 Undergraduate Chemical ResearchCH 393 Internship, and CH 491 Chemistry Seminar.

2

In-depth courses are identified in their course descriptions.