Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry
Graduates from the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Chemistry will receive an excellent preparation for securing entrance to a professional program (i.e., medical, veterinary, dentistry, or pharmacy), to graduate school in Chemistry or Biochemistry, and for employment in the academic, private, or public sector as chemists, biochemists, forensic scientists, and materials scientists.
The Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry is designed to provide a broad preparation in the chemical sciences. Required courses prepare students in four of the five traditional sub-disciplines of Chemistry: analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. The Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry can also serve as the depth of study necessary for securing a Single Subject Credential in Science for teaching at the high school and middle school level. Additional courses in geology, astronomy, and biology are recommended to meet the breadth requirements for this credential.
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Four-Year Plan to Graduation: Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry
First Year
FALL
- CHEM 121 General Chemistry I (4) (or CHEM 105)
- CHEM 123 General Chemistry Problem Solving I (1) (recommended)
- MATH 150 Calculus I (4) (or MATH 105)
- ENGL 105 Composition I (3) (GE A2)
- General Education Course (3)
SPRING
- CHEM 122 General Chemistry II (4)
- CHEM 124 General Chemistry Problem Solving II (1) (recommended)
- MATH 151 Calculus II (4)
- CHEM 150 Critical Thinking (3) (GE A1)
- General Education Course (3)
Second Year
FALL
- CHEM 250 Quantitative Analysis (3) (can take this in Spring with lab)
- CHEM 251 Quantitative Analysis Laboratory (1)
- CHEM 311 Organic Chemistry I (3)
- CHEM 312 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
- PHYS 200 General Physics I (4) (or PHYS 100)
- General Education Course (3) (or independent research)
SPRING
- CHEM 314 Organic Chemistry II (3)
- CHEM 315 Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (1)
- PHYS 201 General Physics II (4) (or PHYS 101)
- General Education Course (3) (or independent research)
- General Education Course (3) (or elective course)
Third Year
FALL
- CHEM 305 Computer Applications in Chemistry (1)
- CHEM 371 Physical Chemistry I (3)
- CHEM 372 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
- General Education Course (3) (can be UDIGE course)
- General Education Course (3) (or independent research)
SPRING
- Chemistry Elective (3-4)
- Chemistry Elective (3-4)
- CHEM 494 Research (1-3) (recommended)
- General Education Course (3) (can be UDIGE course)
- General Education Course (3) (or elective course)
Fourth Year
FALL
- CHEM 494 Research (1-3) (recommended)
- Chemistry Elective (3-4)
- General Education Course (3) (can be UDIGE course)
- General Education Course (3)
- General Education Course (3)
SPRING
- CHEM 499 Chemistry Capstone (2)
- Chemistry Elective (3-4)
- General Education Course (3) (or elective course)
- General Education Course (3) (or elective course)
- General Education Course (3)
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