Undergraduate Degree

The degree Bachelor of Science with a major in chemistry is designed to provide a thorough foundation in the various fields of chemistry and the related sciences, as well as a proper educational balance in the liberal arts. The program is intended for students planning careers in industry or in governmental laboratories and for those planning graduate study in chemistry.

The Bachelor of Science degree program in chemistry is approved by the American Chemical Society.

The completion of one or more semesters of independent research (Chemistry 400H or 420) is strongly recommended for students in this program.
A detailed description of this program may be obtained from the Department of Chemistry. 
 

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry

1. The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry.
   
   The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Chemistry major is met by completing Chemistry 395, 415, 435, and 495. Those courses are referenced in items 3. b. (3) and 3. b. (4) below.
   
   Students who are enrolled in the College of Natural Science may complete the alternative track to Integrative Studies in Biological and Physical Sciences that is described in item 1. under the heading Graduation Requirements in the College statement.  Certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be used to satisfy the alternative track.
2. The requirements of the College of Natural Science for the Bachelor of Science degree.
   
   The credits earned in certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be counted toward College requirements as appropriate.
3. The following requirements for the major:

   a.	The following courses outside the Department of Chemistry (28 to 33 credits):
   	(1)	One of the following courses (3 or 5 credits):
   		BS	161	Cell and Molecular Biology			3
   		BS	181H	Honors Cell and Molecular Biology			3
   		LB	145	Biology II: Cellular and Molecular Biology			5
   	(2)	One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
   		LB	118	Calculus I			4
   		MTH	132	Calculus I			3
   		MTH	152H	Honors Calculus I			3
   	(3)	One of the following courses (4 credits):
   		LB	119	Calculus II			4
   		MTH	133	Calculus II			4
   		MTH	153H	Honors Calculus II			4
   	(4)	One of the following courses (4 credits):
   		LB	220	Calculus III			4
   		MTH	234	Multivariable Calculus			4
   		MTH	254H	Honors Multivariable Calculus			4
   	(5)	One of the following courses (3 credits):
   		MTH	235	Differential Equations			3
   		MTH	340	Ordinary Differential Equations I			3
   		MTH	347H	Honors Ordinary Differential Equations			3
   	(6)	One of the following groups of courses (8 or 10 credits):
   		(a)	PHY	183	Physics for Scientists and Engineers I		4
   			PHY	184	Physics for Scientists and Engineers II		4
   			PHY	191	Physics Laboratory for Scientists I		1
   			PHY	192	Physics Laboratory for Scientists II		1
   		(b)	PHY	191	Physics Laboratory for Scientists I		1
   			PHY	192	Physics Laboratory for Scientists II		1
   			PHY	193H	Honors Physics I - Mechanics		4
   			PHY	294H	Honors Physics II - Electromagnetism		4
   		(c)	LB	273	Physics I		4
   			LB	274	Physics II		4
   		(d)	PHY	173	Studio Physics for Scientists and Engineers I		5
   			PHY	174	Studio Physics for Scientists and Engineers II		5
   	(7)	The following course (3 credits):
   		BMB	461	Advanced Biochemistry I			3
   b.	The following courses in the Department of Chemistry (46 or 47 credits):
   	(1)	One of the following pairs of courses (7 or 8 credits):
   		(a)	CEM	151	General and Descriptive Chemistry		4
   			CEM	152	Principles of Chemistry		3
   		(b)	CEM	181H	Honors Chemistry I		4
   			CEM	182H	Honors Chemistry II		4
   		(c)	LB	171	Principles of Chemistry I		4
   			LB	172	Principles of Chemistry II		3
   	(2)	One of the following groups of courses (5 credits):
   		(a)	CEM	161	Chemistry Laboratory I		1
   			CEM	162	Chemistry Laboratory II		1
   			CEM	262	Quantitative Analysis		3
   		(b)	CEM	185H	Honors Chemistry Laboratory I		2
   			CEM	262	Quantitative Analysis		3
   		(c)	CEM	262	Quantitative Analysis		3
   			LB	171L	Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I		1
   			LB	172L	Principles of Chemistry II - Reactivity Laboratory		1
   	(3)	All of the following courses (31 credits):
   		CEM	351	Organic Chemistry I			3
   		CEM	352	Organic Chemistry II			3
   		CEM	355	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I			2
   		CEM	356	Organic Laboratory II			2
   		CEM	395	Analytical/Physical Laboratory			2
   		CEM	411	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry			4
   		CEM	434	Advanced Analytical Chemistry			3
   		CEM	435	Analytical Chemistry Laboratory			3
   		CEM	444	Chemical Safety			1
   		CEM	483	Quantum Chemistry			3
   		CEM	484	Molecular Thermodynamics			3
   		CEM	495	Molecular Spectroscopy			2
   	(4)	The following capstone course (3 credits):
   		CEM	415	Advanced Synthesis Laboratory			3