Chemistry, B.S.

General Education

All students must satisfy the University’s General Education requirements , in addition to the requirements for the major. Students completing the B.A. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must also satisfy the University’s foreign language requirement. There is no University requirement for a foreign language for the B.A. degree awarded by other schools of the University or for other bachelor’s degrees such as the B.S. or B.F.A. 

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Chemistry

Required GPA: 2.0
Credits Required for Major: 65
Credits Required to Graduate: 120

• CHE (0106) 111 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4.00
• CHE (0106) 112 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4.00
• CHE (0106) 181 - Safety in Laboratory and Studio Credits: 1.00
• CHE (0106) 193 - Research Seminars in Chemistry Credits: 0.50
• CHE (0106) 194 - Research Seminars in Chemistry Credits: 0.50
• CHE (0106) 251 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3.00
• CHE (0106) 252 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 3.00
• CHE (0106) 253 - Organic Chemistry I Lab Credits: 2.00
• CHE (0106) 254 - Organic Chemistry II Lab Credits: 2.00
• CHE (0106) 265 - Quantitative Analysis Lecture Credits: 3.00
• CHE (0106) 267 - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory Credits: 2.00
• CHE (0106) 293 - Research Seminars in Chemistry Credits: 0.50
• CHE (0106) 294 - Research Seminars in Chemistry Credits: 0.50
• CHE (0106) 311 - Inorganic Chemistry Credits: 3.00
• CHE (0106) 313 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 2.00
• CHE (0106) 321 - Physical Chemistry I Credits: 3.00
• CHE (0106) 323 - Physical Chemistry Lab I Credits: 2.00
• CHE (0106) 393 - Research Seminars in Chemistry Credits: 0.50
• CHE (0106) 394 - Research Seminars in Chemistry Credits: 0.50
• CHE (0106) 471 - Biochemistry I Credits: 3.00
• CHE (0106) 473 - Biochemistry Laboratory Credits: 2.00
• CHE (0106) 493 - Research Seminars in Chemistry I Credits: 1.00
• CHE (0106) 494 - Research Seminars in Chemistry I I Credits: 1.00
• Chemistry Electives Credits: 5.00

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• MTH (0144) 141 - Calculus I Credits: 4.00
• MTH (0144) 142 - Calculus II Credits: 4.00

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• PHY (0156) 113 - Physics For Science Majors I Credits: 4.00
• PHY (0156) 114 - Physics for Science Majors II Credits: 4.00

Chemistry Electives:

Choose five credits:

• CHE (0106) 322 - Physical Chemistry II Credits: 3.00
• CHE (0106) 451 - Advanced Organic Chemistry Lecture Credits: 3.00
• CHE (0106) 462 - Instrumental Methods and Physical Analysis Credits: 4.00
• CHE (0106) 470 - Principles of Toxicology Credits: 3.00
• CHE (0106) 496 - Special Topics Credits: 3.00
• CHE (0106) 497 - Special Topics Credits: 2.00
• CHE (0106) 498 - Guided Research in Chemistry Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
• CHE (0106) 499 - Guided Research in Chemistry: Thesis Credits: 1.00 to 3.00

Semester Sequence