60 credit hours
Graduates completing these requirements are approved by the American Chemical Society. The Chemistry Department strongly recommends that students preparing for graduate study in chemistry complete the ACS Approved Chemistry Major.
All CHEM courses require students to have earned a C- or better grade for each/any CHEM course prerequisites.
Required Courses: 44 credit hours
| CHEM 117 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
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| CHEM 120 | Accelerated General Chemistry (NS) | 4 |
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| CHEM 201 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 202 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 222 | Inorganic Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 242 | Analysis | 4 |
| CHEM 301 | Chemical Thermodynamics, Equilibrium and Kinetics (SI) | 4 |
| CHEM 302 | Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, and Spectroscopy | 4 |
| CHEM 305 | Biochemistry (W) | 4 |
| CHEM | Three Elective courses at the 300-level | 12 |
An advanced course in PHYS, MATH, or BIOL may substitute for an advanced CHEM course on prior approval of the Chemistry Department Chair. CHEM 395 and CHEM 399 do not count toward the 300-level elective.
Required Supportive Courses: 16 credit hours
Chemistry (ACS) Sample Plan of Study
Following is one possible way to complete the major.
Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim. Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.
Chemistry Sample Plan of Study [This will open a Google Sheet, which you can view as well as make and save a copy of.]