Chemistry, BS

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Students with this degree have entered graduate or professional programs in medicine, dentistry, chemistry, biochemistry, environmental chemistry, wood products chemistry, genetic counseling, materials science, chemical life sciences, and others. Graduates have embarked on professional careers in industries related to health care, clinical analysis, pharmaceuticals, biochemistry, environmental chemistry, biotechnology, nutrition, and biochemical informatics, to name a few.

Requirements

In order to earn the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Chemistry, students must complete a minimum of 180 quarter credits with a cumulative and major/department grade point average of 2.00, including the following:

I. Core Curriculum Requirements

II. Major Requirements

63 to 64 credits in chemistry, including:

CHEM 1500 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours
CHEM 1501 - General Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit hour
CHEM 1510 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours
CHEM 1511 - General Chemistry Laboratory II - H2O Chemistry: Global Impact 2 credit hours
CHEM 1520 - General Chemistry III 4 credit hours or CHEM 1590 - Research Focused General Chemistry III
CHEM 2100 - Fundamental Inorganic Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHEM 2500 - Organic Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity 4 credit hours
CHEM 2501 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory: Techniques 2 credit hours
CHEM 2510 - Organic Chemistry: Functional Group Interconversions 4 credit hours
CHEM 2511 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory: Applications 2 credit hours
CHEM 2520 - Organic Chemistry: Reactions of Pi-Systems 3 credit hours
CHEM 2521 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory: Projects 1 credit hour
CHEM 3000 - Quantitative Analysis 5 credit hours
CHEM 3500 - Physical Chemistry: Quantum Theory, Spectroscopy and Molecular Bonding 4 credit hours
(or PHYS 2080 - Introduction to Quantum Physics )
CHEM 3501 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory: Methods and Applications 1 credit hour
CHEM 3510 - Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics 3 credit hours
CHEM 3511 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory: Techniques and Analysis 2 credit hours
CHEM 3520 - Physical Chemistry: Photochemistry, Mixtures and Statistical Thermodynamics 3 credit hours
CHEM 4000 - Instrumental Analysis 5 credit hours
CHEM Electives (CHEM 3600 or 4000 level) (3 credits)
CHEM 4985 - Senior Synthesis Seminar I 1 credit hour
CHEM 4995 - Senior Synthesis Seminar II 1 credit hour
CHEM 4990 - Undergraduate Research 1 to 6 credit hours or CHEM 4950 - Internship (1 credit required)

III. Other Major Department Requirements

33 credits, including:

MATH 1334 - Calculus I 5 credit hours
MATH 1335 - Calculus II 5 credit hours
MATH 1336 - Calculus III 5 credit hours
MATH 2330 - Multivariable Calculus 3 credit hours
PHYS 1210 - Mechanics 4 credit hours
PHYS 1211 - Mechanics Lab 1 credit hour
PHYS 1220 - Electricity and Magnetism 4 credit hours
PHYS 1221 - Electricity and Magnetism Lab 1 credit hour
PHYS 1230 - Waves, Optics, and Heat 4 credit hours
PHYS 1231 - Waves, Optics, and Heat Lab 1 credit hour

NOTES:

For the American Chemical Society certified degree option, 400 hours of lab beyond CHEM 1501 and CHEM 1511 are required. Additionally, the 3-credit elective, above under II, becomes 6 credits and these must include CHEM 3600 .
For students planning graduate work, any of the courses, MATH 2320 , MATH 2340 , CHEM 3600 , CHEM 4600 , CHEM 4610 , CHEM 4700 , CHEM 4701 , CHEM 4820 , and CHEM 4830 are strongly recommended as electives.
CHEM 4950 is limited to a maximum of 2 credits. Credit not applied towards the major may count as general elective.

Chemistry, BS

Requirements

I. Core Curriculum Requirements

Module I: Engaging Academic Inquiry

Module II: Engaging Jesuit Traditions

Module III: Engaging the World

II. Major Requirements

III. Other Major Department Requirements

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