University General Education Program (41 hours)

See Graduation from the University  for the University General Education Program requirements.

Note: The following requirements are general education courses that are required for the Chemistry, B.S. Major:

The Major (46-47 hours)

General Education (11-12 hours)

• Mathematics:

• MATH 1830 Elementary Calculus**  ** Credit Hours: (3)

or

• MATH 1910 - Calculus I ** Credit Hours: (4)

• Natural Science:

• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: (3)
• CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab Credit Hours: (1)
• CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: (3)
• CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab Credit Hours: (1)

General Concentration (15-16 hours)

Choose eight (8) additional upper division semester hours in chemistry, not to include more than three (3) hours total from the following experiential learning courses

• CHEM 4901 - Chemical Research I Credit Hours: (1)
• CHEM 4902 - Chemical Research II Credit Hours: (1)
• CHEM 4903 - Chemical Research III Credit Hours: (1)
• CHEM 4916 - Teaching Chemistry Credit Hours: (1-3)
• CHEM 4918 - Chemistry Practicum Credit Hours: (1-3)

• and

• MATH 1920 - Calculus II** Credit Hours: (4)

NOTE:

Students must earn a grade of at least “C-” in all CHEM courses applied toward the major or minor, and in all required BIOL, PHYS, and MATH courses. Students must earn a grade of at least “C-” in CHEM 1110 and CHEM 1120 before enrolling in any upper-division CHEM course, and in CHEM 1111 and CHEM 1121 before enrolling in any upper-division CHEM laboratory course.

Any CHEM (or cross-listed) course may be repeated once at the student’s option to earn a minimum grade of “C-.” To repeat a CHEM (or cross-listed) course a second time, a student may apply for and receive special permission from the Chemistry Department. Application information is available in the Chemistry Department Office, Room 213, J.M. Smith Chemistry Building. No student may take a CHEM (or cross-listed) course more than three times in order to earn a minimum grade of “C-” without extraordinary departmental permission.

Electives

Electives must be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 120.

Graduating with Honors in Chemistry

Applies to both the B.S.Ch. and the B.S. with a major in Chemistry

1. In order to graduate with Honors in Chemistry, the student must have an overall GPA of 3.25 and a GPA of 3.25 in all science and mathematics courses required for the major.
2. The student must earn honors credit in a minimum of three 3-credit hour upper-division chemistry lecture courses if honors have not been previously earned in CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1120 , or in a minimum of two 3-credit hour upper-division chemistry lecture courses if honors have been previously earned in CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1120 . Honors may be contracted in courses not offering a formal Honors section. A minimum grade of B is required in order to earn honors credit.
3. The student must successfully complete CHEM 4901 /CHEM 4902 /CHEM 4903  with a formal paper required in CHEM 4903  serving as the equivalent of an honors thesis.
4. The student must present his/her research to an audience external to the Department of Chemistry.

Typical 4-Year Chemistry (B.S.) Sequence, General Concentration

Total Hours: 120

Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120

*Must satisfy University General Education Program Requirement

**Courses offered only online or both online and on-ground

^PSWith permission of the Chair of the Chemistry Department, PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 and PHYS 2020 /PHYS 2021  may be substituted for this sequence.