Chemistry, B.A.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 38+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

Required Courses

Students must complete 8 credit hours from CHEM 111 /CHEM 111L , CHEM 112 /CHEM 112L  OR 5 credit hours from HONS 190 /HONS 190L . 

• CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry I (3)
• CHEM 111L Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
• CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry II (3)
• CHEM 112L Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory (1)
• CHEM 220 Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 220L Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• CHEM 231 Organic Chemistry I (3)
• CHEM 231L Organic Chemistry Laboratory Techniques (1)
• CHEM 232 Organic Chemistry II (3)
• CHEM 232L Organic Synthesis and Analysis (1)

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• CHEM 341 Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics (3)

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• CHEM 342 Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy (3)

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• CHEM 492 Senior Seminar (1)

Additional Laboratory Work

Select 2 courses from:

• CHEM 312L Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (1)
• CHEM 341L Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics Laboratory (1)
• CHEM 342L Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy Laboratory (1)
• CHEM 354L Biochemistry Lab (1)
• CHEM 355 Research Methods in Biochemistry (2)
• CHEM 371 Chemical Synthesis and Characterization (3)
• CHEM 421L Instrumental Lab (1)
• CHEM 422L Environmental Chemistry Laboratory (1)
• CHEM 432 Industrial Chemistry (2)

Additional Chemistry Electives

Select six additional credit hours from these lecture courses:

• CHEM 311 Inorganic Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 341 Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics (3)
• CHEM 342 Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy (3)
• CHEM 351 Biochemistry I -Biological Macromolecules (3)
• CHEM 352 Biochemistry II -Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways (3)
• CHEM 353 Chemical Biology (3)
• CHEM 358 Nucleic Acids in Research, Biotechnology, and Medicine (3)
• CHEM 359 Biochemical Basis of Disease (3)
• CHEM 360 Biophysical Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 421 Instrumental Methods of Analysis (3)
• CHEM 422 Environmental Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 431 Advanced Organic Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 432 Industrial Chemistry (2)
• CHEM 435 Materials and Polymers (2)
• CHEM 483 Advanced Special Topics in Chemistry and Biochemistry (1-3)

Mathematics Requirement

• MATH 120 Introductory Calculus (4)
• MATH 220 Calculus II (4)

Notes:

• All junior and senior chemistry majors are strongly encouraged to attend the scheduled departmental seminars.  
• No more than 4 credit hours from CHEM 381  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 12 credit hours from CHEM 399  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 12 credit hours from CHEM 483  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 12 credit hours from CHEM 483L  may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

All CHEM acronym courses 111 and higher (CHEM 111:499, including HONS 190 /HONS 190L , HONS 192 /HONS 192L , HONS 293 /HONS 293L ) apply toward the major GPA calculation. The following required major courses outside of the CHEM acronym are excluded from the calculation: HONS 115 , HONS 215 , MATH 120 , MATH 220 .