B.A. Chemistry
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry should complete ENGL 1101 and a General Education Objective 2 course during the freshman year, and ENGL 1102 no later than the sophomore year. (General Education Objective 1 is satisfied by taking ENGL 1101 AND ENGL 1102. General Education Objective 2 is satisfied by COMM 1101.) The mathematics requirement (Objective 3) should be fulfilled by MATH 1160 and MATH 1170 as early as feasible. Courses satisfying General Education Objectives 4, 6, 9, and either 7 or 8 (see the General Education Requirements described in the Academic Information section of this catalog) are typically completed later in the program.
Students should plan to complete CHEM 1111 and CHEM 1112 in the freshman year, and CHEM 3301 and CHEM 3302 in the sophomore year, and should confer with an advisor in the Chemistry Department to plan the best schedule to complete the remaining science classes below. Because many courses are in structured prerequisite sequences and are not offered every semester, deferring science classes to later years can increase the time required to obtain the degree.
General Education
The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Objective 1- ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102 1 | 6 | |
| Objective 2 | 3 | |
| Objective 3 - MATH 1160 or MATH 1170 | 3-4 | |
| Objective 4 | 6 | |
| Objective 5 - BIOL 1101/BIOL 1101L & CHEM 1111/CHEM 1111L 1 | 9 | |
| Objective 6 | 6 | |
| Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 8 | 3 | |
Objective 7 | ||
Objective 8 | ||
| Objective 9 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 39-40 | |
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“P” courses are equivalent to the original course.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 1170 | Calculus I (Satisfies General Education Objective 3) | 3-4 |
| or MATH 1160 | Survey of Calculus | |
| ENGL 1101 | Writing and Rhetoric I (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 1) | 3 |
| ENGL 1102 | Writing and Rhetoric II (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 1) | 3 |
| Choose one of the following sequences: | 8-10 | |
| General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory and General Physics II and General Physics II Laboratory | ||
| OR | ||
| Engineering Physics I and Engineering Physics I Laboratory and Engineering Physics II and Engineering Physics II Laboratory | ||
| CHEM 2211 | Inorganic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 2213 | Inorganic Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| 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 |
| Choose one of the following: | 6 | |
| Topics in Physical Chemistry I and Topics in Physical Chemistry II | ||
| OR | ||
| Physical Chemistry I and Physical Chemistry II | ||
| CHEM 3391 | Seminar | 1 |
| CHEM 4445 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| or BIOL 4445 | Biochemistry I | |
| Total Credits | 56-59 | |
Electives
Students must take 8 additional upper-division (3000-4000 level) credits in chemistry, approved by the department and not to include CHEM 4491. No more than 2 credits of CHEM 3311 and 2 credits in CHEM 4481-CHEM 4482 may be used to satisfy these electives.
Degree Totals
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Admission Requirements | 0 | |
| General Education | 39-40 | |
| Major Requirements (w/o General Education) | 38-40 | |
| Upper Division Free Electives | 18 | |
| Free Electives | 22-25 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |