Chemistry Major

Along with completing required courses in secondary education, students electing a major in chemistry must complete the following courses with a minimum grade point average of 2.50 and a minimum grade of C:

Requirements

Biology

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 111	Introductory Biology I	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.

Chemistry

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CHEM 103	General Chemistry I	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
CHEM 104	General Chemistry II	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
CHEM 205	Organic Chemistry I	4	Offered fall and summer.
CHEM 206	Organic Chemistry II	4	Offered spring and summer.
CHEM 310	Biochemistry	3	Offered fall (even years).
CHEM 403	Inorganic Chemistry I	3	Offered fall.
CHEM 404	Analytical Chemistry	4	Offered spring (even years).
CHEM 405	Physical Chemistry I	3	Offered fall.
CHEM 407	Physical Chemistry Laboratory I	1	Offered fall.
CHEM 491-493	Research In Chemistry	1	Offered as needed

Mathematics

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MATH 212	Calculus I	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
MATH 213	Calculus II	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.

Political Science

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PSCI 212	Introduction to Geology	4	Offered fall and summer.
PSCI 357	Historical and Contemporary Contexts of Science	3	Offered as needed.

Physics

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PHYS 200	Mechanics	4	Offered fall.
PHYS 201	Electricity and Magnetism	4	Offered spring.

(In unusual circumstances, PHYS 101 and 102 may be substituted for PHYS 200 and 201, with consent of department chair.)

ONE COURSE from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CHEM 406	Physical Chemistry II	3	Offered spring.
CHEM 412	Inorganic Chemistry II	2	Offered spring.
CHEM 413	Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory	1	Offered spring.
CHEM 414	Instrumental Methods of Analysis	4	Offered spring (odd years).
CHEM 420	Biochemistry of Proteins and Nucleic Acids	3	Offered fall and spring (odd years).
CHEM 422	Biochemistry Laboratory	3	Offered fall (odd years).
CHEM 425	Advanced Organic Chemistry	4	Offered fall (odd years).
CHEM 435	Pharmacology and Toxicology	3	Offered as needed.

Total Credit Hours: 61-62

Note: To enroll in SED 411 and SED 412, students must have completed at least 55 credit hours of required and cognate courses in the major or have the consent of the program advisor. Prior to enrolling in SED 421, students must have completed all requirements in the chemistry major.