Department of Chemistry Bachelor of Arts Degree Program

At the undergraduate level, the Department offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts with a major in chemistry, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Recipients of the BS in Chemistry, and in some cases the BA, are certified by the American Chemical Society (ACS) as meeting the requirements for professional training of chemists. Courses required for ACS certification may be obtained from the department's Undergraduate Affairs Committee.

The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in chemistry is designed for students who want a technical degree with liberal arts orientation; for those who want minors in such areas as business administration, economics and education with teacher certification; and for students interested in life and health sciences.

A total credit of 128 semester hours required, of which 42 must be advanced (Junior or Senior level).

CHEMISTRY (31 hours)
General Chemistry (1410, 1420; and labs: 1430, 1440)
or Honors General (1413, 1423; and labs: 1430, 1440)
Organic (2370, 2380; and labs: 3210, 3220)
Quantitative Analysis (3450) (Fall only)

PLUS Options I, II, or III

Option I (recommeded for those planning to pursue advanced studies in chemistry)
Physical Chemistry (3510, 3520; and labs: 3230, 3240) (3510 -Fall, 3520-Spring)
Additional 3 hours at senior level (4xxx) or BIOC 3620 (4)

Option II (recommended for those planning career in chemical industry)
Physical Chemistry (3510 and lab 3230)
Additional hours at senior level (4xxx) (which may include BIOC 3620)

Option III (recommended for professional health majors)
Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences (3530)
Additional hours at senior level (4xxx) (which may include BIOC 3620)

MATHEMATICS (7 hours)
Introductory to calculus
Calculus I (1710 - 4 credit hours)
Calculus II (1720 - 3 credit hours)

PHYSICS (8 hours)
Choose either:
General (1410, 1420; and labs: 1430, 1440)
or General Technical (1710, 2220; and labs: 1730 and 2240)

MINOR (10-20 hours, 6 must be adanced)
A minor area requires 18-20 credit hours of which at least 6 are advanced (see department undergraduate advisor for individual requirements).

ADVANCED SCIENCE (3 hours) - See undergraduate advisor for requirements

NATURAL SCIENCE AND LIFE SCIENCES (4 hours)
Choose either:
Archaeology, - ARCH 2800 - Archaeological Sciences

or Biology choose from:
BIOL 2700/ANTH 2700 - Intro Phys Anth
1110 - Animal & Human Biology; 1115 - Lab Sequence for 1110
1120 - Plant Biology; 1125 - Lab Sequence for Plant Biology
1130 - Environmental Science; 1135 - Lab Sequence for 1130
1710 - Principles of Biology I; 1730 - Principles of Biology I Lab
1720 - Principles of Biology II; 1740 - Principles of Biology II Lab

orGeology
GEOL - 1610 - Physical Geology
GEOG - 1710 - Earth Science

ENGLISH COMPOSITION AND THETORIC (6 hours)
College Writing I (1310)
or Honors College Writing I (1313) and
College Writing II (1320)
or Honors College Writing II (1323)
orTechnical Writing (2700) may be substituted for ENGL 1320

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 hours) choose from:
ART 1300 - Art Apprecation
ART 2360 - Art History Survey II
DANC 1200 - Apprecation of Dance as a Contemporary Art Form
MUMH 1600 - Music in Human Imagination
MUMH 2040 - Music Apprecation
MUMH 3000 - Nineteeneth-Centry Music
MUMH 3010 - Twentieth-Century Music
RTVF 3450 - Art of the Film
RTVF 3460 - History of the Film
THEA 1340 - Aesthetics of the Theater
THEA 1375 - The Actor and the Text
THEA 2340 - Theater Appreciation

HUMANITIES (3 Hours) chose from:
AGER 2250 - Images of Aging in Film and Literature
ENGL 2210 - World Literature I
ENGL 2211 - Honors World Literature I
ENGL 2220 - World Literature II
ENGL 2221 - Honors World Literature II
ENGL 2352 - Literature for International Students I
ENGL 2362 - Literature for International Students II
PHIL 1050 - Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 1400 - Introduction to Contemporary Moral Issues
PHIL 2050 - Introduction to Logic
PHIL 2310 - Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 2330 - Introduction to Modern Philosophy
PHIL 2500 - Introduction to Contemporary Environmental Issues

U.S. HISTORY (6 hours)
HIST 2610 - United States History to 1865 or Advanced U.S. History
HIST 2620 - United States History from 1865 or Advanced U.S. History
HIST 2675 - Honors US History to 1865
HIST 2685 - Honors US History from 1865

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT (6 hours)
PSCI 1040 - American Government
PSCI 1041 - Honors American Government
PSCI 1050 - American Government
PSCI 1051 - Honors American Government
PSCI 1060 - American Government: Topics
NOTE: Transfer courses must be approved by an advisor.

SOCIAL AND BEHAVORIAL SCIENCES (3 hours) choose from:
Choose one course from 13 courses in the following departments: ANTH, BEHF, CJUS, DFEC, ECON, GEOG, GNET, PSCI, PSY, RHAB and SOCI. See undergraduate catalog for exact course listings.

WELLNESS - PHED (2-3 hours) choose from:
Choose courses from 6 courses in the following departments: BIOL, DANC, PHED, PSYC, SMHM, WMST. See undergraduate catalog for exact course listings.

CROSS CULTURAL, DIVERSITY, AND GLOBAL STUDIES
Choose one class from 57 courses in the following departments: AGER, ANTH, ART, ATTD, BUSI, CJUS, COMM, DANC, DFEC, EDSP, EDUC, ENGL, GEOG, HIST, HLTH, JOUR, KINE, MKTG, MUET, PADM, PHIL, PSI, RECR, RTVF, SMHM, SOCI, SOWK, THEA, WMST. See undergraduate catalog for exact course listings.

LITERATURE (6 hours)
ENGL 2210 - World Literature I
ENGL 2220 - World Literature II
or any 3000/4000 level English Literature - choose one

ORAL/ADVANCED WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (3 hours) choose from:
COMM 1010 - Introduction to Communication
COMM 1440 - Honors Clasical Argument
COMM 2020 - Interpersonal Communications
COMM 2040 - Public Speaking
COMM 2060 - Performance of Literature
JOUR 2310 - News Reporting and Writing I
SPHS 1020 - Speech for International Students

FOREIGN LANGUAGE (0-6 hours)
LANG 2040, 2050
(Students can use French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian or Spanish)
NOTE: Without sufficient language competence, students will have to complete LANG 1010, 1020

Plus hours required for a TOTAL of 128 hours

These course requirements are effective Fall, 2002

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