Major Requirements

Summary of Requirements

Requirements for a Major in Chemistry with a B.A. Degree

This option prepares the student for graduate study in chemistry and for most entry-level positions as chemists in industry and government. 

For continuation in the major, the student must maintain a cumulative degree average of 2.0 or better in chemistry courses numbered 300 and above.

Required pre-major courses 8 hours

CHE 107 General Chemistry I (3)
CHE 108 General Chemistry II (3)
CHE 109 General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
CHE 110 General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)

Required chemistry courses 26 hours

CHE 211 Organic Chemistry I (4)
CHE 212 Organic Chemistry II (4)
CHE 307 Analytical Chemistry I (3)
CHE 308 Analytical Chemistry II (3)
CHE 309 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory I (2)
CHE 310 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory II (2)
CHE 331 Physical Chemistry I (4)
CHE 332 Physical Chemistry II (4)

Elective chemistry courses 4 hours

Choose four hours:
CHE 315 Organic Spectroscopy (3)
CHE 322 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3)
CHE 325 Biochemistry: Proteins and DNA (3)
CHE 326 Biochemistry: Nutrients and Metabolism (3)
CHE 327 Biochemistry Laboratory I (1)
CHE 328 Biochemistry Laboratory II (1)
CHE 341 Advanced Organic Chemistry I (2)
CHE 342 Advanced Organic Chemistry II (2)
CHE 495 Special Topics (1-3)

Required related courses 20 hours*

MAT 130 Precalculus (4)*
MAT 150 Calculus I (4)
MAT 205 Calculus II (4)
PHY 107 General Physics I (3)
PHY 108 General Physics II (3)
PHY 109 General Physics Laboratory I (1)
PHY 110 General Physics Laboratory II (1)

*Three hours count toward the general studies requirement, replacing GSR 104.

Recommended courses

CSC 100 Computer Literacy (3)
CSC 130 Computer Programming I (3)
MAT 206 Calculus III (4)

and one of the following languages:
FRE 111 Basic French I (4)
FRE 112 Basic French II (4)
or
GER 111 Basic German I (4)
GER 112 Basic German II (4)