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MAJOR

CHEMISTRY MAJOR - Bachelor of Science (BS)
A total of 53 semester hours with grades of "C" or better is required.  Courses may not be taken on a pass/fail basis for this major.  Students who anticipate applying for professional schools (medicine, pharmacy, veterinary, etc) should not take courses as pass/fail, as most schools require a letter grade for applications.

Required courses:                                Offered:
CHM211 Principles of Chemistry I (4)         Every Fall
CHM212 Principles of Chemistry II (4)        Every Spring
CHM301 Organic Chemistry I (4)               Every Fall
CHM302 Organic Chemistry II (4)              Every Spring
CHM304 Quantitative Analysis (4)              Fall 2012, 2014
CHM305 Instrumental Analysis (4)             Spring 2013, 2015
CHM401 Physical Chemistry I (4)               Fall 2013, 2015
CHM402 Physical Chemistry II (3)              Spring 2012, 2014
CHM410 Inorganic Chemistry (4)               Every Spring
CHM495 Research Participation (2)*          Every Semester
MTH171 Calculus I (4)                            
MTH172 Calculus II (4)                            
PHY201 Fundamentals of Physics I (4)       Every Fall
PHY202 Fundamentals of Physics II (4)      Every Spring

*
Two consecutive semesters of CHM495 (at least 1 credit hour each semester) during the senior year.

 

MINOR

CHEMISTRY MINOR
A total of 24 hours is required.

Required courses:
CHM211 Principles of Chemistry I (4)
CHM212 Principles of Chemistry II (4)
CHM301 Organic Chemistry I (4)
CHM302 Organic Chemistry II (4)

Required: 8 hours from the following.
BIO408 Biochemistry/Cell Biology (4)
CHM304 Quantitative Analysis (4)
CHM305 Instrumental Analysis (4)
CHM410 Inorganic Chemistry (4)