Chemistry Major, BS, ACS Certified

The Bachelor of Science degree is available to students who intend to pursue graduate study in chemistry as well as careers in chemistry and the sciences. Students completing the requirements listed below will receive a degree certification from the American Chemical Society.

College Requirements

Arts and Sciences

Prerequisites

Select one sequence:

CHEM 120 - General Chemistry I *
CHEM 130 - General Chemistry II *
or preferably
CHEM 128 - Honors: General Chemistry I *
CHEM 138 - Honors: General Chemistry II *

Select one sequence:

Corequisites

Select one sequence:

Major Requirements

Complete:

All of the Foundation Lecture Courses:

All of the Foundation Laboratory Courses:

In-depth course

CHEM 360 - In-depth Organic Chemistry
or
CHEM 368 - Honors: In-depth Organic Chemistry (prerequisite to CHEM 490 and BCMB 401 )

Two of the following in-depth lecture courses:

One of the following:

Two of the following in-depth Laboratory courses:

Complete:

CHEM 300 - Introductory Research in Chemistry
CHEM 406 - Senior Seminar *
3 additional credit hours from chemistry courses at the 300 or 400 level

Notes:

The curriculum for the Chemistry Major, BS in Chemistry is approved by the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society and will be certified as such upon completion of the required courses. Although not required for the major, certain additional cognitive courses are strongly recommended for students intending to become chemists: MATH 251 - Matrix Algebra I ; BIOL 150 - Organismal and Ecological Biology *; STAT 251 - Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers .

Honors Concentration – Chemistry

Candidates for the honors concentration must fulfill all of the requirements for either the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or the regular Bachelor of Science degree and must satisfy the following stipulations:

Complete MATH 141 *, MATH 142 * (grades of C or better)
Complete PHYS 135 *-PHYS 136 * or PHYS 137 *-PHYS 138 * (grades of C or better)
Complete CHEM 400 and CHEM 408
Complete 12 hours of honors courses
Maintain a 3.25 chemistry GPA
Maintain an overall 3.25 GPA.

* Meets University General Education Requirement .

Undergraduates

Graduate Students

Chemistry Major, BS, ACS Certified

College Requirements

Prerequisites

Select one sequence:

Select one sequence:

Corequisites

Select one sequence:

Major Requirements

Complete:

All of the Foundation Lecture Courses:

All of the Foundation Laboratory Courses:

In-depth course

Two of the following in-depth lecture courses:

One of the following:

Two of the following in-depth Laboratory courses:

Complete:

Notes:

Honors Concentration – Chemistry