Accelerated B.S. Chemistry

Accelerated BS to MS Program

Students accepted into an accelerated undergraduate program may take departmentally approved graduate coursework during their undergraduate curriculum. Some of these credits will count towards both their BS and MS degrees and can fulfill major requirements, upper-division requirements, and/or free electives. For details on accelerated programs at Idaho State University, please see (Degree Requirements). In Chemistry, Accelerated BS students may replace up to 6 credits of 4400-level CHEM lecture or laboratory requirements or electives with 5500-level analogs of these courses.

Chemistry Accelerated BS Admissions

Students should apply directly to the Chemistry Department. Applicants may be admitted to the program after completing 64 credit hours, including the courses in the table below or their equivalents. Once accepted into the accelerated degree program, students are expected to stay in close communication with their advisors regarding eventual admission to the ISU Graduate School and the MS degree program. Acceptance into an accelerated program during the BS degree program is the first step in the admissions process; a separate application to the Graduate School is necessary for all accelerated programs. For more information regarding application and admission to the Graduate School at Idaho State University, please see the Graduate Admissions section of the graduate catalog (http://coursecat.isu.edu/graduate/graduateadmissions/).

Program Admission Requirements

One year General Chemistry lecture with laboratory (for example General Chemistry I and II with labs (CHEM 1111, CHEM 1111L, CHEM 1112, CHEM 1112L)9
One year Organic Chemistry lecture with laboratory (for example Organic Chemistry I and II with labs (CHEM 3301, CHEM 3303, CHEM 3302, CHEM 3304)8
One year Calculus (for example Calculus I and II (MATH 1170, MATH 1175)8
One year Physics lecture with laboratory (for example Engineering Physics I & II with labs (PHYS 2211, PHYS 2212, PHYS 2213, PHYS 2214)10
Suggested Preparatory Courses
Students are encouraged, but not required, to complete the following courses prior to entering the program. These courses must be completed eventually to satisfy the BS degree requirements and also serve as prerequisites for advanced courses in the BS/MS degree.
BIOL 1101
& 1101L		Biology I
and Biology I Lab		4
CHEM 2211
& CHEM 2213		Inorganic Chemistry I
and Inorganic Chemistry I Laboratory		4
CHEM 2232
& CHEM 2234		Quantitative Analysis
and Quantitative Analysis Laboratory		4
Total Credits47
Including the University General Education Requirements listed elsewhere (8 of the 9 General Education Objectives, a minimum of 36 credits--see the General Education Requirements in the Academic Information section of this catalog), the program of study for the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree totals a minimum of 120 credits as follows:

General Education

The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.

Objective 1 - ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102 16
Objective 23
Objective 3 - MATH 11704
Objective 46
Objective 5 - BIOL 1101/BIOL 1101L & CHEM 1111/CHEM 1111L 19
Objective 66
Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 83
Objective 7
Objective 8
Objective 93
Total Credits40
1

“P” courses are equivalent to the original course.    

Major Requirements

BIOL 1101
& 1101L		Biology I
and Biology I Lab (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5)		4
CHEM 1111
& 1111L		General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I Lab (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5) 1		5
CHEM 1112
& 1112L		General Chemistry II
and General Chemistry II Lab		4
MATH 1170Calculus I (Satisfies General Education Objective 3)4
MATH 1175Calculus II4
PHYS 2211
& PHYS 2213		Engineering Physics I
and Engineering Physics I Laboratory		5
PHYS 2212
& PHYS 2214		Engineering Physics II
and Engineering Physics II Laboratory		5
CHEM 2211Inorganic Chemistry I3
CHEM 2213Inorganic Chemistry I Laboratory1
CHEM 2232
& CHEM 2234		Quantitative Analysis
and Quantitative Analysis Laboratory		4
CHEM 3301
& CHEM 3303		Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I		4
CHEM 3302
& CHEM 3304		Organic Chemistry II
and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II		4
CHEM 3331
& CHEM 3334		Instrumental Analysis
and Instrumental Analysis Laboratory		4
CHEM 3351
& CHEM 3352		Physical Chemistry I
and Physical Chemistry II		6
BIOL 4445
& BIOL 4447		Biochemistry I
and Biochemistry II		6
OR
CHEM 4445
& CHEM 4447
Biochemistry I
and Biochemistry II
OR
CHEM 5545
& CHEM 5547
Biochemistry I
and Biochemistry II
CHEM 4451
& CHEM 4452		Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
and Physical Chemistry Laboratory II		2
CHEM 4465
& CHEM 4466		Synthetic Methods
and Synthetic Methods Laboratory		4
OR
CHEM 5565
& CHEM 5566
Synthetic Methods
and Synthetic Methods Laboratory
CHEM 4485Senior Research6
CHEM 4491Seminar1
Total Credits76

 Suggested Electives Eligible for 5500-level credit*

CHEM 4400/5500Practicum in Physical Science2
CHEM 4407/5507Inorganic Chemistry II2
CHEM 4421/5521Topics in Laboratory Safety1
CHEM 4433/5533Environmental Chemistry2
CHEM 4437/5537Environmental Chemistry Laboratory1
CHEM 4438/5538Experimental Biochemistry1
CHEM 4470/5570Bioorganic Chemistry3
CHEM 4499/5599Experimental Course1-6
*

Up to 6 credits at the 5500-level may simultaneously count toward both BS and MS degree requirements 

 Degree Totals 

Program Admission Requirements
General Education40
Major Requirements (Required General Education credits removed)57
Upper Division Free Electives5
Free Electives18
Total Credits120

ISU Degree Requirements

ISU General Education

Major Academic Plan (MAP)