Bachelor of Science - Chemistry Major

The program leading to the Bachelor of Science with a major in chemistry includes a diversity of fundamental and advanced courses in organic, inorganic, analytical, and physical chemistry.

Chemistry Major Requirements:

In addition to completing the university�s lower division general education requirements and upper division general education requirements, a chemistry major must complete the following courses.

 

Chemistry Courses		Hrs
CHEM 115N-116N	Foundations of Chemistry I & II	8
CHEM 211-213	Organic Chemistry Lecture I & II	6
CHEM 212-214	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I & II	4
CHEM 321	Analytical Chemistry Lecture	3
CHEM 322	Analytical Chemistry Laboratory	2
CHEM 331-333	Physical Chemistry Lecture I & II	6
CHEM 332W-334	Physical Chemistry Laboratory I & II	4
CHEM 423	Spectroscopic Methods	2
CHEM 424	Electrochemical Methods	2
CHEM 425	Separations	2
CHEM 441	Introductory Biochemistry	3
CHEM 451	Advanced Inorganic	3
CHEM 452	Advanced Inorganic Laboratory	2
CHEM 485	Chemistry Seminar	1

Other Required Courses

Requirements for graduation include a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 overall and in the major, 120 credit hours, passage of the Exit Examination of Writing Proficiency, and completion of Senior Assessment. Additional hours may be required to meet the foreign language requirement. Chemistry majors may not use the biochemistry minor to fulfill upper-division general education requirements.

Accelerated Track Program:

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offers an accelerated track program to provide outstanding students the chance to complete both the B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemistry in five years. This accelerated program includes tracks in environmental sciences and in marine sciences/oceanography (see the environmental sciences and marine sciences/oceanography track descriptions for the M.S. program). Students accepted into this program will work towards the B.S. in chemistry by taking a full schedule of courses each semester and summer. Graduate courses will begin in the summer following the third year and continue through the summer of the fifth year. When they are near completion of their undergraduate curriculum, accelerated track students can move into the M.S. chemistry program, in either the environmental sciences track or the marine sciences track, or they may enter the M.S.-oceanography program to study chemical oceanography. Both the environmental sciences and the marine sciences/oceanography programs take a holistic approach to studying environmental and marine research problems by emphasizing the relationships between biological, chemical, and geological systems in the global environment.

Contact the departmental office for more details at (757) 683-4078.