Sep 28, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Chemistry, B.S.

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Through close student/faculty engagement and hands-on experience with cutting edge instrumentation, a student majoring in Chemistry will be prepared for employment in a variety of scientific fields. Chemistry majors may also emerge ready to enroll in graduate or professional schools. Our Chemistry curriculum adheres closely to the guidelines suggested by the American Chemical Society.

Degree Requirements

Institutional Degree Requirements

Program-Specific Degree Requirements: To be eligible for graduation, students majoring in Chemistry must earn a 2.0 or greater in all major courses.

General Education Requirement

First Year Seminar

FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours

Foundations Requirements

Communication course:

FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours

Advanced Communication course:

FCO 215 Technical and Scientific Communication 3 credit hours

Quantitative Fluency course:

Satisfied by major (MAT 171 )

Choose 3 credits of the following American Citizenship courses:

ECO 201 Principles of Economics (Micro) 3 credit hours
HIS 111 American History from Colonization to Civil War 3 credit hours
HIS 112 American History from Civil War to Global Power 3 credit hours
PS 101 American Government and Citizenship 3 credit hours

Choose 3 credits of the following Global Citizenship courses or students have the option to complete this requirement by successfully completing 6 credits of the same foreign language:

ECO 200 Principles of Economics (Macro) 3 credit hours
G 100 World Regional Geography 3 credit hours
HIS 102 The West in the World 3 credit hours
PS 102 Contemporary Global Issues 3 credit hours

Disciplinary Perspectives Requirements

Natural and Physical Sciences course:

Satisfied by major (CHM 134 and CHM 135 , and CHM 338 and CHM 339 )

Constellation Requirement

The Constellation requirement is met when a student completes four courses from a minimum of three disciplines within the Constellation requirements. Students who transfer in 60 credits or more at the time of admission to the college will be waived from the Constellation requirement, except for Education majors. The waiver applies to the requirement for graduation but does not waive the credits to graduate; students need to meet the overall bachelor’s degree credit requirement.

Required Courses

Required Major Courses

CHM 100 Chemistry Seminar Series 0.5 credit hour
CHM 102 Chemistry Seminar Series 0.5 credit hour
CHM 134 General Chemistry I 4 credit hours
CHM 135 General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
CHM 136 General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHM 137 General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHM 146 Advanced Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHM 147 Advanced Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHM 190 Chemistry Seminar Series 0.5 credit hour
CHM 192 Chemistry Seminar Series 0.5 credit hour
CHM 200 Chemistry Seminar Series 0.5 credit hour
CHM 212 Chemistry Seminar Series 0.5 credit hour
CHM 234 Organic Chemistry I 4 credit hours
CHM 235 Organic Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
CHM 236 Organic Chemistry II 4 credit hours
CHM 237 Organic Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHM 290 Chemistry Seminar Series 0.5 credit hour
CHM 300 Senior Chemistry Seminar 0.5 credit hour
CHM 322 Inorganic Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHM 324 Physical Chemistry for Biosciences 3 credit hours
CHM 330 Introduction to Chemical Research 2 credit hours
CHM 336 Quantitative Analytical Chemistry 4 credit hours
CHM 337 Quantitative Analytical Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours
CHM 338 Instrumental Analytical Chemistry 4 credit hours
CHM 339 Instrumental Analytical Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours
CHM 348 Advanced Physical Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHM 355 Computational Chemistry Laboratory 2 credit hours
CHM 455 Professional Practice in Chemistry and Forensic Chemistry 2 credit hours
MAT 171 Calculus I 4 credit hours
MAT 172 Calculus II 4 credit hours
MAT 272 Differential Equations 4 credit hours
PHY 110 General Physics I 4 credit hours
PHY 111 General Physics I Lab 0 credit hours
PHY 112 General Physics II 4 credit hours
PHY 113 General Physics II Lab 0 credit hours

Major Elective Course

Students must complete a minimum of 3 credits of the following:

BIO 350 Biochemistry I 4 credit hours AND
BIO 351 Biochemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
CHM 370 Bioinorganic Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHM 372 Introduction to Toxicology 3 credit hours
CHM 434 Advanced Organic Chemistry 3 credit hours

Experiential Learning Courses

Students must complete a minimum of 4 credits of the following:

CHM 461 Chemistry Research 2 credit hours
CHM 462 Chemistry Research 2 credit hours
CHM 463 Chemistry Research 2 credit hours
CHM 464 Chemistry Research 2 credit hours
CHM 490 Chemistry Internship 3 credit hours

General Elective Courses

Students must complete 14 credits of free elective courses.

Suggested Course Sequence

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (15.5 credit hours)
CHM 100 Chemistry Seminar Series 0.5 credit hour
CHM 134 General Chemistry I 4 credit hours
CHM 135 General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours
MAT 171 Calculus I 4 credit hours
PHY 110 General Physics I 4 credit hours
PHY 111 General Physics I Lab 0 credit hours
Spring Semester (15.5 credit hours)
CHM 102 Chemistry Seminar Series 0.5 credit hour
CHM 136 General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHM 137 General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHM 146 Advanced Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHM 147 Advanced Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours
MAT 172 Calculus II 4 credit hours
PHY 112 General Physics II 4 credit hours
PHY 113 General Physics II Lab 0 credit hours

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (14.5 credit hours)
CHM 190 Chemistry Seminar Series 0.5 credit hour
CHM 234 Organic Chemistry I 4 credit hours
CHM 235 Organic Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
MAT 272 Differential Equations 4 credit hours
Foundations - American Citizenship course 3 credit hours
Foundations - Global Citizenship course 3 credit hours
Spring Semester (13.5 credit hours)
CHM 192 Chemistry Seminar Series 0.5 credit hour
CHM 236 Organic Chemistry II 4 credit hours
CHM 237 Organic Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
FCO 215 Technical and Scientific Communication 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives courses 6 credit hours

Junior Year

Fall Semester (15.5 credit hours)
CHM 200 Chemistry Seminar Series 0.5 credit hour
CHM 324 Physical Chemistry for Biosciences 3 credit hours
CHM 330 Introduction to Chemical Research 2 credit hours
CHM 336 Quantitative Analytical Chemistry 4 credit hours
CHM 337 Quantitative Analytical Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives course 3 credit hours
Constellation courses 3 credit hours
Spring Semester (15.5 credit hours)
CHM 212 Chemistry Seminar Series 0.5 credit hour
CHM 322 Inorganic Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHM 338 Instrumental Analytical Chemistry 4 credit hours
CHM 339 Instrumental Analytical Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours
CHM 355 Computational Chemistry Laboratory 2 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
CHM 348 Advanced Physical Chemistry 3 credit hours
OR
Constellation course 3 credit hours

Senior Year

Fall Semester (16.5-17.5 credit hours)
CHM 290 Chemistry Seminar Series 0.5 credit hour
Experiential Learning course 2 credit hours
Elective courses 11-12 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
Spring Semester (13.5-14.5 credit hours)
CHM 300 Senior Chemistry Seminar 0.5 credit hour
CHM 455 Professional Practice in Chemistry and Forensic Chemistry 2 credit hours
Experiential Learning course 2 credit hours
Elective course 3-4 credit hours
Major Elective course 3 credit hours
CHM 348 Advanced Physical Chemistry 3 credit hours
OR
Constellation course 3 credit hours