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Chemistry B.S.

Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120

This major provides the student with the knowledge, skills, and techniques commensurate with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. The student pursuing this degree may plan a professional or industrial vocation or pursue a graduate degree. The student must complete 36 semester hours of essential studies courses and the chemistry core listed below. The student must maintain a GPA of 2.50 in the core courses. The MSU Bachelor of Science degree requires completion of at least a minor program in a supporting area in conjunction with the major.

Student Learning Outcomes:

  • SLO 1: Students will acquire a content knowledge base commensurate with career goals.
  • SLO 2: Students will communicate scientific information both orally and in writing.
  • SLO 3: Students will apply quantitative or qualitative theories of science to a broad variety of chemical problems (including experiential component).
  • SLO 4: Students will construct and critically analyze scientific arguments.
  • SLO 5: Students will integrate technology into work products.

Requirements

Chemistry majors complete 36 hours of essential studies, including

CHEM 121General Chemistry I

3

CHEM 121LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1

CHEM 122General Chemistry II

3

CHEM 122LGeneral Chemistry II Lab

1

ENGL 110College Composition I

3

ENGL 120College Composition II

3

or

ENGL 125Business and Technical Writing

3

MATH 103College Algebra

3

MATH 165Calculus I

4

These courses are pre-requisite courses to this major.

Core Requirements:

CHEM 330Quantitative Analysis I

3

CHEM 330LQuantitative Analysis Lab I

1

CHEM 341Organic Chemistry I

4

CHEM 341LOrganic Chemistry I Lab

1

CHEM 342Organic Chemistry II

4

CHEM 342LOrganic Chemistry II Lab

1

CHEM 360Elements Of Biochemistry

3

CHEM 360LElements Of Biochemistry Lab

1

CHEM 466Survey of Physical Chemistry

3

CHEM 466LSurvey of Physical Chemistry Lab

1

CHEM 470LIntegrated Lab

1

MATH 323Probability & Statistics

3

SCNC 480Science Comprehensive

1

Total Credit Hours:27