Departments & Programs
Chemistry
Major in Chemistry—B.S.
Purpose
The B.S. in Chemistry is designed for students planning to seek employment in industry, to pursue graduate work in chemistry, or to attend medical or dental school.
Required Courses
Students must complete the following Foundations, Intensive Writing, Foreign Language, Breadth of Inquiry, and Public Oral Communication requirements:
- Writing, same as B.A. degree (English Composition, Intensive Writing).
- Foreign language, 3 credit hours of any foreign language at the second-year level.
- Arts and humanities, two courses.
- Social and historical studies, two courses.
- Natural and mathematical sciences, fulfilled by major.
- One Critical Approaches to the Arts and Sciences course.
- One Public Oral Communication course.
Major Requirements
Students must complete the following course work with a minimum grade of C– in each course:
- 45 credit hours of Chemistry course work which must include: C117-C127 (or C105-C125), A315, C317-C318, N330, C341, C342, S343, C361, C362, P364, and either C483 or C484. The following courses may not be counted in the 45 credit hours required for the major: C103, C107, G201, G207, C240, C243, G307, G407, and G499.
- At least 6 of the remaining credit hours must be in lecture courses at the 300–400 level or above.
- At least 4 of the remaining credit hours must be in laboratory courses.
- Mathematics M211 and M212, and one of M303 or M311 or M343.
- Physics P221 and P222.
- Biology L112.
Students must also complete the degree requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences.