Undergraduate Programs

Major Study Requirements

The Bachelor of Arts degree has two options each of which requires a minimum of 24 credit hours earned in chemistry courses beyond CHEM 121, 123L, 122, 124L. The B.A. must also include the following: 253L, 301, 302, 303L, and 304L.

For the degree of Bachelor of Arts: CHEM 121, 123L, 122, 124L, 253L, 301, 302, 303L, 304L, 315, and sufficient hours of electives to bring the total to 31 hours (see approved electives below).  Electives must be selected from the following courses: CHEM 421, 422, 424L, 425, 431, 471, 495-496 (no more then 2 credit hours in 495-496). The B.A. program must also include PHYC 151, 151L, 152, 152L and MATH 162 and 163. Those students who previously majored in a field requiring MATH 180 and 181 and then switched to the B.A. program in Chemistry, may substitute that sequence for MATH 162 and 163 with the permission of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Chairperson. If the substitution is approved, the student must also take an additional 3 hours of Mathematics in a course approved by the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department Chairperson.

For the degree of Bachelor of Science: CHEM 121, 123L, 122, 124L, 253L, 301, 302, 303L, 304L, 311, 312, 411L, 431, 453L, and at least 7 additional hours selected from courses numbered CHEM 325-498 (at least 3 of the 7 credits must be a laboratory course). The program must also include PHYC 160, 160L, 161, 161L, mathematics equivalent to MATH 264 and one course from MATH 311-316. Up to 3 credits of CHEM 495-498 or 2 credits of 495-498 and 1 credit of 325-326 may be counted toward the B.S. degree.

NOTE: CHEM 131L may be substituted for CHEM 121 and 123L and 132L may be substituted for CHEM 122 and 124L.

NOTE: Physics and mathematics courses required for the B.S. or B.A. degree may not be taken on the credit/no credit grade option.

NOTE: If changing from a B.A. to a B.S., students will be required to complete MATH 162 and MATH 163 and PHYC 160, 160L, 161, 161L. Students wishing to have their B.S. degree certified by the American Chemical Society (ACS) must include CHEM 421 and 432L.

NOTE: Physics and mathematics courses required for the B.S. or B.A. degree may not be taken on the CR/NC grade option.

Students wishing to have their B.S. degree certified by the American Chemical Society (ACS) must include CHEM 421 and 3 hours of research in their 6 hours of electives.

No distributed minors are allowed for B.A. majors.

In lieu of a specific minor, a student in the B.S. program may obtain the following distributed minor:

Distributed Minor

Completion of the Chemistry B.S. requirements in addition to taking one additional course from MATH 311, 314 or 316 and ENGL 219.


Minor Study Requirements 

Twenty hours in Chemistry to include: CHEM 121, 122, 123L, 124L, 253L, 301, 302, 303L, 304L.

Departmental Honors

The student enters the program at the beginning of the junior year. At this time the student's grade point average must be at least 3.20 overall and 3.50 in chemistry. This minimum must be maintained throughout the junior and senior years. Course requirements for graduation with honors are as follows: 121, 122, 123L, 124L, or (131L, 132L), 253L, 301, 302, 303L, 304L, 311, 312, 411L, 421, 431, 432L, 453L, and 7 hours of additional courses from 325-498, including at least 3 hours of 497-498. A senior honors thesis will be written based on the senior honors research and submitted to the faculty. An oral presentation will also be made in a departmental or divisional seminar. Honors students will also take the Graduate Record Examination Advanced Test in Chemistry in their senior year and must obtain a satisfactory score.

Any deviation from the requirements prescribed above must be approved in writing.


Courses

CHEM 111 . Elements of General Chemistry. (4)



CHEM 120. Foundations of Chemistry. (3)



CHEM 121. General Chemistry I. (3)



CHEM 122. General Chemistry II. (3)



CHEM 123L. General Chemistry I Laboratory. (1)



CHEM 124L. General Chemistry II Laboratory. (1)



CHEM 131L. Principles of Chemistry. (4)



CHEM 132L. Principles of Chemistry. (4)



CHEM 212. Integrated Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. (4)



CHEM 253L. Quantitative Analysis. (4)



CHEM **301. Organic Chemistry. (3)



CHEM **302. Organic Chemistry. (3)



CHEM 303L. Organic Chemistry Laboratory. (1)



CHEM 304L. Organic Chemistry Laboratory. (1)



CHEM **311. Physical Chemistry. (3)



CHEM **312. Physical Chemistry. (3)



CHEM **315. Introductory Physical Chemistry. (4)



CHEM **325. Special Topics for Undergraduates. (1-3, may be repeated once Δ)



CHEM **326. Special Topics for Undergraduates. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



CHEM **391. Readings in Selected Topics. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



CHEM **392. Readings in Selected Topics. (1-3, may be repeated once Δ)



CHEM 411L. Laboratory Methods In Physical Chemistry . (3)



CHEM 412. Advanced Physical Chemistry. (3)



CHEM 421. Biological Chemistry. (3)



CHEM *422. Molecular Biology of the Gene. (3)



CHEM 424L / 524L. Experimental Chemical Biology. (4)



CHEM 425 / 525 [425]. Organic Chemistry of Biological Pathways. (3)



CHEM *431. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. (3)



CHEM 432L. Advanced Synthetic Chemistry Laboratory . (3)



CHEM *433. Group Theory. (1)



CHEM 442 / 552. Molecular Structure Analysis. (3)



CHEM 453L. Analytical Instrumentation: Theory and Application. (4)



CHEM 457. Environmental Chemistry. (3)



CHEM 471. Advanced Topics in Chemistry. (2-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



CHEM 495. Undergraduate Problems. (1-3)



CHEM 496. Undergraduate Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 4 Δ)



CHEM 497. Senior Honors Research. (1-3 to a maximum of 4 Δ)



CHEM 498. Senior Honors Research. (1-3 to a maximum of 4 Δ)



CHEM *499. Chemistry Seminar–Research. (1 to a maximum of 2 )



CHEM 500. Scientific Teaching in Chemistry. (1-3, no limit Δ)



CHEM 501. Molecular Structure Theory. (3)



CHEM 504. Chemical Dynamics. (3)



CHEM 511. Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry. (3)



CHEM 512. Characterization Methods for Nanostructures. (3)



CHEM 513. Organic Molecular Structure Determination. (3)



CHEM 514. Synthesis in Organic Chemistry. (3)



CHEM 515. Topics in Organic Chemistry. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



CHEM 516. Topics in Organic Chemistry. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



CHEM 521. Biological Chemistry. (3)



CHEM 524L / 424L. Experimental Chemical Biology. (4)



CHEM 525 / 425 . Organic Chemistry of Biological Pathways. (3)



CHEM 536. Synthesis and Mechanism in Inorganic Chemistry. (3)



CHEM 537. Topics in Inorganic Chemistry. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



CHEM 538. Topics in Inorganic Chemistry. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



CHEM 541. Separations. (3)



CHEM 545. Topics in Analytical Chemistry. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



CHEM 546. Topics in Analytical Chemistry. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



CHEM 552 / 442. Molecular Structure Analysis. (3)



CHEM 560. Biophysical Chemistry. (3)



CHEM 565. Kinetics. (3)



CHEM 566. Spectroscopy. (3)



CHEM 567. Topics in Physical Chemistry. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



CHEM 587. Advanced Topics in Biological Chemistry. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



CHEM 599. Master’s Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)



CHEM 623. Research Colloquium. (1 to a maximum of 10 Δ)



CHEM 625. Chemistry Divisional Seminar. (1, no limit Δ)



CHEM 627. Chemistry Instrumentation Seminar. (1 to a maximum of 2 Δ)



CHEM 650. Research/Readings. (2-12, no limit Δ)



CHEM 699. Dissertation. (3-12, no limit Δ)



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