Program: Chemistry - General Concentration, (B.S.Ch.) - University of Memphis

Apr 04, 2025

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

The department offers a program culminating in the professional degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (B.S.Ch.). This program is designed to meet the requirements of the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society, and is undertaken primarily by students who desire to go directly to positions in the chemical industry, or to enroll for postgraduate study in chemistry.

University General Education Program (41 hours)

See Graduation from the University link for the University General Education Program requirements. Note the following specifications for the B.S.Ch. degree: Natural Science - CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 , CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 ; Mathematics - MATH 1910 .

To qualify for the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree, the student must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours with a grade point average of at least 2.0. A minimum of 42 semester hours must be in courses from the upper division.

The Major (52-54 hours)

Core Requirements (38-39 hours):

Completion of

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab (these courses are included in the University General Education Program requirements and must be successfully completed prior to enrolling in the following, credit hours not counted in 52-54 for the major)
CHEM 3111 - Foundations/Inorganic CHEM
CHEM 3201 - Foundation/Analytical CHEM lab
CHEM 3211 - Foundations/Analytical CHEM
CHEM 3301 - Foundations/Organic Chem Lab
CHEM 3310 - Foundations/Organic Chemistry
CHEM 3411 - Foundations/Physical Chemistry
CHEM 3511 - Foundations/Bioorganic CHEM
CHEM 3501 - Foundation/Bioorganic Chem Lab
CHEM 4999 - Senior Survey
PHYS 2110 - Sci/Engr Phys I/Calc**
and
PHYS 2111 - Sci/Engr Phys Lab I
and
PHYS 2120 - Sci/Engr Phys II/Calc**
and
PHYS 2121 - Sci/Engr Phys Lab II (strongly recommended)
or
PHYS 2010 - General Physics I/Trig**
and
PHYS 2011 - General Physics Lab I
and
PHYS 2020 - General Physics II/Trig**
and
PHYS 2021 - Gen Physics Lab II
MATH 1910 - Calculus I ** (this course is included in the University General Education Program requirements)
MATH 1920 - Calculus II**

One of the Following Upper Division Ethics Courses:

Advanced Requirements (17-32 hours)

Nine (9) upper division semester hours in chemistry lecture courses, two upper division chemistry laboratory courses, the undergraduate research course sequence CHEM 4901 /CHEM 4902 /CHEM 4903 , and one of the following courses:

Electives

Electives may 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

In order to graduate with Honors in Chemistry, the student must have an inclusive GPA of at least 3.25 and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 in all science and mathematics courses required for the major.
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.
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.
The student must present his/her research to an audience external to the Department of Chemistry.