Chemistry, B.S.Ch. (ACS Approved - 6320)

This curriculum is designed to follow the guidelines and recommendations set forth by the American Chemical Society for a professional degree program in chemistry at the undergraduate level. The program is fully accredited by the American Chemical Society (1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036, telephone 202-872-4589). Specific course requirements are outlined below. Students fulfilling these requirements will also satisfy the university-wide general education requirements. No minor is required.

General Education (30-35 Hours)

ENGL 105 - English Composition Credit(s): 3
OR
ENGL 111 - English Composition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 112 - English Composition Credit(s): 3
COMM 230 - Public Speaking Credit(s): 3
Complete 122 or a higher-numbered course in any foreign language excluding culture courses taught in English

Complete Two Courses From (6 Hours)

Complete two courses representing two areas chosen from

ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 202 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
POSC 210 - American Government and Politics Credit(s): 3
PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology Credit(s): 3
SOC 201 - General Sociology Credit(s): 3

Complete Three Courses From (9 Hours)

Complete three courses representing at least two different areas chosen from

ENGL 250 - British Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 251 - British Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 260 - American Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 261 - American Literary Tradition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 270 - World Literature Credit(s): 3
ENGL 271 - World Literature Credit(s): 3
GEOG 151 - Introduction to Regional Geography: North America, Europe and Russia Credit(s): 3
GEOG 152 - Introduction to Regional Geography: Asia, Africa and Latin America Credit(s): 3
GEOG 202 - Introduction to Cultural Geography Credit(s): 3
HIST 121 - Development of World Civilization I Credit(s): 3
HIST 122 - Development of World Civilization II Credit(s): 3
HIST 201 - History of the United States I Credit(s): 3
HIST 202 - History of the United States II Credit(s): 3
PHIL 110 - Adventure of Ideas: Historical Credit(s): 3
PHIL 120 - Adventure of Ideas: Contemporary Credit(s): 3
PHIL 160 - Exploring Ethics Credit(s): 3

Complete One Course Chosen From (3 Hours)

ART 110 - Understanding Visual Art Credit(s): 3
ARTH 210 - The History of Art Credit(s): 3
ARTH 211 - The History of Art Credit(s): 3
MUS 112 - Music in Our Time Credit(s): 3

Chemistry (45-47 Hours)

The CHEM 441 requirement is waived for students who complete CHEM 440 .

CHEM 121 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 4
CHEM 122 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 4
CHEM 320 - Quantitative Analysis Credit(s): 4
CHEM 341 - Organic Chemistry Credit(s): 4
CHEM 342 - Organic Chemistry Credit(s): 4
CHEM 351 - Physical Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 359 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 2
CHEM 410 - Physical Inorganic Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 441 - Introduction to Polymer Chemistry Credit(s): 1
CHEM 470 - Introduction to Research in Chemistry Credit(s): 1
CHEM 490 - Research in Chemistry Credit(s): 1 (three hours total required)
BCHE 411 - Cellular and Comparative Biochemistry Credit(s): 4
BCHE 419 - Biochemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1

Three Additional Courses Selected From

CHEM 343 - Advanced Organic Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 350 - Medicinal Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 352 - Physical Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 420 - Analytical Methods Credit(s): 4
CHEM 422 - Forensic Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 430 - Spectrometric Methods Credit(s): 3
CHEM 440 - Polymer Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 450 - Advanced Physical Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 460 - Advanced Synthesis Credit(s): 3
OR
BCHE 412 - Cellular and Comparative Biochemistry Credit(s): 2

ACS-Certified Degree Course Requirement

In order for the ACS-certified degree to indicate one of the following specializations, the corresponding listed courses are required. The listed chemistry and biochemistry courses may be used in meeting the above requirement for three additional courses.

Biochemistry:

BCHE 412 - Cellular and Comparative Biochemistry Credit(s): 2
MBIO 310 - General Molecular Microbiology Credit(s): 4
BIOL 337 - Cell Biology Credit(s): 3
BIOL 338 - Cell Biology Laboratory Credit(s): 2

Organic Chemistry:

two courses selected from

CHEM 343 - Advanced Organic Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 350 - Medicinal Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 430 - Spectrometric Methods Credit(s): 3
CHEM 440 - Polymer Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 460 - Advanced Synthesis Credit(s): 3

Physics (8 Hours)

PHYS 220 - University Physics Credit(s): 4
PHYS 221 - University Physics Credit(s): 4

Mathematics (8 Hours)

MATH 251 - Calculus I Credit(s): 4
MATH 252 - Calculus II Credit(s): 4

Electives

Student must select sufficient additional elective courses for a minimum 120 hours for the degree.

Minimum Total Hours: 120

A minimum of 120 hours, at least 42 of which must be at the 300 or 400 level, are required for the degree. A maximum of 50 hours of chemistry may be counted toward the minimum 120 hours required for the degree.