Requirements for a Major in Chemistry (American Chemistry Society Certified)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Forty-seven or forty-nine semester hours including the following:
Required Courses
CHE 1301 & CHE 1101	Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I	4
CHE 1302 & CHE 1102	Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II	4
CHE 2416	Laboratory Measurements and Techniques	4
CHE 3331	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHE 3332	Organic Chemistry II	3
CHE 3238	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	2
CHE 4001	Exit Examination	0
CHE 4227	Physical Chemistry Laboratory I	2
CHE 4228	Physical Chemistry Laboratory II	2
CHE 4151	Undergraduate Seminar I	1
CHE 4302	Modern Inorganic Chemistry I	3
CHE 4316	Instrumental Analysis	3
CHE 4321	Physical Chemistry I	3
CHE 4322	Physical Chemistry II	3
CHE 4341	General Biochemistry	3
Concentrations
Select one of the following concentrations:		7-9
Chemistry Concentration
CHE 4307	Modern Inorganic Chemistry II
Select six semester hours from the following:
CHE 4207	Preparative Inorganic Chemistry
CHE 4207	Preparative Inorganic Chemistry
CHE 4237	Advanced Organic Laboratory
CHE 4199 & CHE 4V98	Senior Thesis and Senior Research Problems
Biochemistry Concentration 1
CHE 4141	Modern Biochemistry Laboratory
CHE 4142	Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory
CHE 4342	Topics in Human Biochemistry
Select two semester hours from the following:
CHE 4217	Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
CHE 4237	Advanced Organic Laboratory
CHE 4207	Preparative Inorganic Chemistry
CHE 4199 & CHE 4V98	Senior Thesis and Senior Research Problems
Subtotal		47-49
Required Courses in Other Fields
PHY 1420 & PHY 1430	General Physics I and General Physics II	8
MTH 1321	Calculus I	3
MTH 1322	Calculus II	3
MTH 2321	Calculus III	3
Select one of the following:		3
MTH 3325	Ordinary Differential Equations 1
STA 2381	Introductory Statistical Methods
STA 3381	Probability and Statistics
For students pursuing a concentration in Biochemistry, the following is required: 2		8
BIO 1305 & BIO 1105	Modern Concepts of Bioscience and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory
or BIO 1405	Investigations of Modern Biology Concepts I
BIO 1306 & BIO 1106	Modern Concepts of Bioscience, continued and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory
or BIO 1406	Investigations of Modern Biology Concepts II

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MTH 3325 Ordinary Differential Equations is recommended unless the student is pre-health.

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BIO 4306 Molecular Genetics and Genomics is recommended as a general elective.