Curriculum
The Department of Chemistry and Physics offers a baccalaureate degree with a major in chemistry. Students must complete a set of courses that fulfill the general education requirements, a set of courses that comprise the major, a set of courses that comprise the cognate and several hours of elective courses. It is the responsibility of each student to see to it that he/she completes all requirements for the degree. Students will be assisted in course selection by their major advisor.
The cognate is a minimum of 12 hours intended to support the course work in the major, and must be selected with the approval of the advisor. The cognate differs from a minor in that the courses are sophomore level or above and may be distributed over more than one subject area. A student wishing greater depth in an area may choose a minor which will encompass the cognate requirements.
Advisement Options
A chemistry major, in consultation with his/her adviser,
may take appropriate courses in Biology and Geology and thus obtain a
strong background in Environmental Science.
The curriculum of the chemistry degree along with selected courses in Biology will prepare a student for admission to Medical, Dental, or Veterinary School.
A student wishing to become certified to teach chemistry at the secondary school level may select the Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education with certification in Chemistry through the School of Education (see page 124). Upon completion of this degree, the student will also have completed the Bachelor of Science with a major in chemistry.
Bachelor of Science—Major in Chemistry
Requirements for the chemistry major are listed below. For a chemistry
major, a grade of C or higher is required in all chemistry courses counting
towards the degree.
| 1. General Education Requirements | 61-62 | |
| A. Skills and Competencies1 | 32-33 | |
| English 101 and 1022
Composition/Composition and Literature |
6 | |
| Applied Speech Communication3 | 3 | |
| Mathematics (AMTH 141, 142 and 241) |
12 | |
| A computer science course selected from ACSC 102, 145, 204, 205, 206, 207 or equivalent computer science courseemphasizing problem-solving and programming in a procedural language | 3-4 | |
| Foreign Language4 | 8 | |
| B. Methods and History of Disciplines5 | 29 | |
| Natural Sciences (APHY 211 and 212 or APHY 201 and 202) |
8 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences
(at least two areas) Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Geography |
6 | |
| Humanities6 (at least two areas) Philosophy (not logic), History, Literature, Fine Arts History, Foreign Language (200 level and above), Humanities (AHUM acronym), Religion, Communications (last two digits in 50s or 60s) |
9 | |
| History of Civilization (AHST 101 or AHST 102) |
3 | |
| American Political Institutions (APLS 201, AHST 201, or AHST 202) |
3 | |
| 2. Major Requirements7,8 | 40 | |
| ACHM 111, 112,
321, 321L 331, 331L, 332, 332L, 541, 541L, 542, 542L, 511, 511L ,522, 4998 |
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| 3. Cognate9 | 8-12 | |
| 4. Electives10 | 6-11 | |
| Total hours required | 120 | |
1 For undergraduate writing proficiency, see Proficiency Portfolio
in Writing described on page 45.
2 Students must complete English 101 with a grade of C or better in order
to fulfill general education requirements. Students must also complete
AEGL 102 with a grade of C or better in order to fulfill general education
requirements and before taking other English courses.
3 The following are considered Applied Speech Communication courses: ACOM
201, ACOM 241, ACOM 342, and ACOM 440.
4 Two (2) semesters of the same language. See degree program requirements
for Foreign Language study.
5 At least 3 hours must be in non-Western world studies, unless an approved
non-Western world studies course has been completed elsewhere in the student’s
degree program.
6 A grade of C or higher is required in all chemistry courses counting
toward the degree.
7 A maximum of 46 hours of Chemistry courses can be applied toward graduation.
8 Completion of a thesis and seminar on the research project are required
for graduation.
9 APHY 212 can be counted toward a cognate.
10 Developmental courses can not be used toward this degree.
Minor in Chemistry:
| 1. Minor Requirements | ||
| ACHM 331/331L | 4 | |
| ACHM 332/332L | 4 | |
| ACHM 321/321L or ACHM 522 | 4 | |
| ACHM 340/340L or ACHM 541/541L or ACHM 542/542L | 4 | Total hours required | 16 |
