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Chemistry BS
Program overview
The chemistry major prepares students for positions in several fields of chemistry, including professional industrial work in processing and laboratory operations, research and experimental work, supervision of technical projects, and managerial positions. A substantial number of students continue their education and earn advanced degrees in chemistry or pursue careers in pharmacy, medicine, and dentistry.
The chemistry major allows for flexibility in the type and number of chemistry and university-wide elective courses taken by the student. The program also provides students the option of planning an elective concentration in complementary fields such as imaging science, business, graphic arts, psychology, biology, criminal justice, computer science, engineering, environmental science, forensics, mathematics, packaging science, and physics.
Cooperative education
The chemistry major may be completed in four or five years, depending on the amount of cooperative education experience each student elects. Co-op may begin as early as the summer after the first year. Students may elect to complete the BS degree requirements in a traditional four-year program with three summers of co-op work experience. Students who choose to complete co-op requirements during the academic year will be required to extend their program.
Curriculum
Chemistry, BS degree, typical course sequence (semesters), effective fall 2013
| Course | Sem. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| CHEM-130 | Chemical Connections | 3 |
| CHEM-151 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| MATH-181 | LAS Perspective 7A: Project-based Calculus I | 4 |
| LAS Foundation 1: First Year Seminar† | 3 | |
| LAS Perspective 1 | 3 | |
| CHMA-161 | Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
| CHMA-165 | Analytical Methods Lab | 2 |
| CHMO-331 | Comprehensive Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHMO-335 | Comprehensive. Organic Chemistry Lab I | 1 |
| MATH-182 | LAS Perspecitve 7B: Project-based Calculus II | 4 |
| ENGL-150 | LAS Foundation 2: First Year Writing | 3 |
| Wellness Education* | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| CHMA-221 | Instrumental Analysis | 3 |
| CHMO-332 | Comprehensive Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHMO-336 | Comprehensive Organic Chemistry Lab II | 2 |
| CHMI-351 | Inorganic Chemistry I | 3 |
| MATH-219 | Multivariable Calculus | 3 |
| CHMA-222 | Chemical Separations | 3 |
| CHMB-402 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| PHYS-211 | LAS Perspective 5: University Physics I | 4 |
| LAS Perspective 2 | 3 | |
| LAS Immersion 1 | 3 | |
| Third Year | ||
| CHMP-441 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| PHYS-212 | LAS Perspective 6: University Physics II | 4 |
| LAS Perspective 3, 4 | 6 | |
| LAS Elective | 6 | |
| Free Elective | 6 | |
| CHMP-442 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHMP-445 | Experimental Physical Chemistry (WI) | 3 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| CHMI-352 | Inorganic Chemistry II | 3 |
| Advanced Chemistry Electives | 6 | |
| LAS Immersion 2, 3 | 6 | |
| LAS Elective | 6 | |
| Free Elective | 6 | |
| Advanced Chemistry Lab | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 123 | |
Please see New General Education Curriculum–Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for more information.
(WI) Refers to a writing intensive course within the major.
* Please see Wellness Education Requirement for more information.
† The First Year Seminar requirement is replaced by an LAS Elective for the 2013-14 academic year.
Accelerated dual degree option
The BS chemistry major may be combined with the MS in materials science and engineering, allowing undergraduate students to acquire both a bachelor's and a master's degree in a total of five years. This option is designed for students who wish to explore the industrial applications of chemistry in the areas of developing new materials (polymers, plastics, natural product substitutes), new processes for producing those materials, and research into new applications for existing materials.
Chemistry, BS degree/Materials science and engineering, MS degree, typical course sequence (semesters), effective fall 2013
| Course | Sem. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| CHEM-130 | Chemical Connections | 3 |
| CHEM-151 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| MATH-181 | LAS Perspective 7A: Project-Based Calculus I | 4 |
| LAS Foundation 1: First Year Seminar† | 3 | |
| LAS Perspective 1 | 3 | |
| CHMA-161 | Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
| CHMA-165 | Analytical Methods Lab | 2 |
| CHMO-331 | Comprehensive Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHMO-335 | Comprehensive Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| MATH-182 | LAS Perspecitve 7B: Project-Based Calculus II | 4 |
| ENGL-150 | LAS Foundation 2: First Year Writing | 3 |
| Wellness Education* | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| CHMA-221 | Instrumental Analysis | 3 |
| CHMO-332 | Comprehensive Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHMO-336 | Comprehensive Organic Chemistry II Lab | 2 |
| CHMI-351 | Inorganic Chemistry I | 3 |
| MATH-219 | Multivariable Calculus | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| CHMA-222 | Chemical Separations | 3 |
| CHMB-402 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| PHYS-211 | LAS Perspective 5: University Physics I | 4 |
| LAS Perspective 2 | 3 | |
| LAS Immersion 1 | 3 | |
| Third Year | ||
| CHMP-441 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| PHYS-212 | LAS Perspective 6: University Physics II | 4 |
| LAS Perspective 3, 4 | 6 | |
| LAS Elective | 6 | |
| Free Elective | 6 | |
| CHMP-442 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHMP-445 | Experimental Physical Chemistry (WI) | 3 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| CHMI-352 | Inorganic Chemistry II | 3 |
| Advanced Chemistry Electives | 6 | |
| LAS Immersion 2, 3 | 6 | |
| LAS Elective | 6 | |
| Free Elective | 6 | |
| Advanced Chemistry Lab | 3 | |
| MTSE-601 | Introduction to Material Science | 3 |
| MTSE-617 | Material Degradation | 3 |
| MTSE-702 | Introduction to Polymer Science | 3 |
| MTSE-703 | Solid State Science | 3 |
| Fifth Year | ||
| MTSE-790 | Thesis | 9 |
| MTSE-704 | Theoretical Methods | 3 |
| Graduate Electives | 6 | |
| LAS Electives | 6 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 150 | |
Please see New General Education Curriculum–Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for more information.
(WI) Refers to a writing intensive course within the major.
* Please see Wellness Education Requirement for more information.
† The First Year Seminar requirement is replaced by an LAS Elective for the 2013-14 academic year.