Schools

School of Natural Sciences

Chemistry (Bachelor of Arts)

This degree is recommended for those students wanting to go to pre-professional schools or those interested in working in chemical industries.

The Business Management track is recommended for students who plan to pursue careers in industry, government, law, sales or other areas where business and administrative skills could enhance success in the field. It could also provide the basis for further studies in either the field of chemistry or business. Graduates of this program will have a seamless transition in the business of science and will have completed the required courses for entry into the MBA program.

The track in biochemistry is recommended for those students wanting to go on to medical, dental, pharmacy and other health-related pre-professional occupations, and those interested in working in chemical industries with emphasis in biotechnology and pharmaceutics, which would require a strong background in biochemistry.

Mission/Vision Statement

The Chemistry Department strives to ensure students achieve the requisite level of vocabulary, concepts, problem-solving skills, laboratory techniques and critical thinking to be successful in their post baccalaureate endeavors.

Student Learning Goals

Upon completion of the requisite courses for a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, the students will have:

  1. demonstrated substantive knowledge in the fundamental areas of chemistry
  2. applied laboratory knowledge and hands-on skills
  3. written legible and complete experimental records
  4. communicated chemical information in both written and oral forms
  5. produced research under a chemistry faculty’s supervision (Bachelor's of Science majors)

Major/Department Policies

No grade less than C (2.0) will be accepted in any required School of Natural Science course.

Scholarships/Awards

Students entering the university in pursuit of a chemistry degree compete for the four year renewable Malcom Kochert Scholarship for Physical Sciences. Two chemistry scholarships (Rand and Roy Goode) are available for chemistry junior and seniors and one chemistry scholarship (Brian Hill) is available for seniors.

Degree/Certificate Requirements

Degree Program Admission Requirements

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

CHEM-C

105

Principles of Chemistry I

3

C

CHEM-C

125

Experimental Chemistry I

2

C

 See “General Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees at IU Southeast” and “General Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree.”

 General Education Component

Note: This is not a re-statement of the University’s General Education Requirement but a list of specific General Education courses which are also requirements or pre-requisites for course work in the school/major.

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

ENG-W

234

Technical Report Writing

3

C

Major Specific Requirements

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

CHEM-C

105

Principles of Chemistry I

3

C

CHEM-C

106

Principles of Chemistry II

3

C

CHEM-C105

CHEM-C

125

Experimental Chemistry I

2

C

CHEM-C105

CHEM-C

126

Experimental Chemistry II

2

C

CHEM-C125

CHEM-C

341

Organic Chemistry 1 Lectures

3

C

CHEM-C106

CHEM-C

342

Organic Chemistry 2 Lectures

3

C

CHEM-C341

CHEM-C

343

Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1

2

C

C: CHEM-C341

CHEM-C

344

Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2

2

C

CHEM-C343

Capstone

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

CHEM-C

301 or 302

Chemistry Seminar 1 or

Chemistry Seminar 2

1

C

25 credit hours of chemistry

Chemistry BA

Science and Mathematics Distribution

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

BIOL-L

100

Humans and the Biological World

3

C

MATH-M

215

Calculus I

5

C

MATH-M

216

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II

5

C

PHYS-P

201 or 221

General Physics 1 or

Physics 1

5

C

PHYS-P

202 or 222

General Physics 2 or

Physics 2

5

C

CHEM-C

317

Equilibria and Electrochemistry

3

C

CHEM-C106

CHEM-C

318

Spectroscopy and Separations

3

C

CHEM-C317

CHEM-C

315

Chemical Measurements Lab I

3

C

C: CHEM-C318

CHEM-C

361

Physical Chemistry of Bulk Matter

3

C

CHEM-C106, MATH-M216, P or C: PHYS-P202 or P222

Business Management Track

Science and Mathematics Distribution

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

BIOL-L

100

Humans and the Biological World

3

C

MATH-M

215

Calculus I

5

C

MATH-M

216

Calculus II

5

C

PHYS-P

201 or 221

General Physics 1 or

Physics 1

5

C

PHYS-P

202 or 222

General Physics 2 or

Physics 2

5

C

CHEM-C

317

Equilibria and Electrochemistry

3

C

CHEM-C106

CHEM-C

318

Spectroscopy and Separations

3

C

CHEM-C317

CHEM-C

315

Chemical Measurements Lab I

3

C

C: CHEM-C318

CHEM-C

361

Physical Chemistry of Bulk Matter

3

C

CHEM-C106, MATH-M216, P or C: PHYS-P202 or P222

 

Specific Requirements for Track

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

BUS-A

201

Introduction to Accounting I

3

C

BUS-A

202

Introduction to Accounting II

3

C

BUS-F

301

Financial Management

3

C

CSCI-C106, ECON-E150, BUS-A202

BUS-M

301

Introduction to Marketing Management

3

C

ECON-E200

BUS-K

321

Management of Information Systems

3

C

BUS-K201, ECON-E280

BUS-P

301

Operations Management

3

C

ECON-E280

BUS-Z

302

Managing and Behavior in Organizations

3

C

SPCH-121, PSY-P101

BUS-L

201

Legal Environment of Business

3

C

ECON-E

150

Introduction to Economics

 

 

ECON-E

200

Fundamentals of Economics: An Overview

3

C

ECON-E150

ECON-E

280

Applied Statistics for Business & Economics I

3

C

MATH-M122, BUS-K201

 

Biochemistry Track

Science and Mathematics Distribution

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

MATH-M

119

Brief Survey of Calculus I

3

C

BIOL-L

101

Introduction of Biological Sciences I

5

C

PHYS-P

201 or 221

General Physics 1 or

Physics 1

5

C

 Specific Requirements for Track

Dept.

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

CHEM-C

484

Biomolecules and Catabolism

3

C

CHEM-C342, BIOL-L101

CHEM-C

485

Biosynthesis and Physiology

3

C

CHEM-C484

CHEM-C

486

Biochemistry Laboratory

3

C

CHEM-C484C

 Choose two from the following:

 

 

CHEM-C

317

Equilibria and Electrochemistry

3

C

CHEM-C106

CHEM-C

318

Spectroscopy and Separations

3

C

CHEM-C317

CHEM-C

315

Chemical Measurements Lab I

3

C

C: CHEM-C318

CHEM-C

361

Physical Chemistry of Bulk Matter

3

C

CHEM-C106, MATH-M216, P or C: PHYS-P202 or P222

CHEM-C

362

Physical Chemistry of Molecules  OR

3

 C 

CHEM-C 106, MATH, M-216, P or C: PHYS-P 202 or P222

CHEM-C

364 

Introduction of Basic Measurements  OR 

3

 C 

CHEM-C 361 

CHEM-C

430 

Inorganic Chemistry 

 3 

 C 

CHEM-C 106 

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