2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog | 20243

Chemistry, B.A. major

Required Credits: 31
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED COURSES

Note: Students enrolled in CHEM 1111 who elect this
major should enroll in CHEM 2212 during the second
semester.

Select one of the following:

• CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
• CHEM 2211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)

Complete the following courses:

• CHEM 2212 Principles of Chemistry II (4 credits)
• CHEM 3100 Journal Club (1 credit)
• CHEM 3110 Laboratory Management and Safety (2 credits)
• CHEM 3311 Organic Chemistry I (3 credits)
• CHEM 3312 Organic Chemistry II (3 credits)
• CHEM 3371 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)
• CHEM 3372 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1 credit)
• CHEM 3507 Analytical Chemistry (3 credits)
• CHEM 3570 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1 credit)

Select one of the following courses:

• CHEM 3811 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry (3 credits)
• CHEM 4411 Biochemistry I (3 credits)

II REQUIRED ELECTIVES

Select 5 semester credits of electives from CHEM 3100
or above. Up to 4 semester credits of research
CHEM 3980 or CHEM 4980 may be used in this area

Program Learning Outcomes | Chemistry, B.A. 

1. Conceptual Topics: Students will use IUPAC nomenclature when naming molecules.

2. Conceptual Topics: Students will use rules of chemical equilibria to predict changes in an chemical reaction or chemical system.

3. Conceptual Topics: Students will the priciples of kinetics to describe the rate of a chemical reaction.

4. Conceptual Topics: Students will use thermodynamics to describe the energetics of a chemical reaction.

5. Conceptual Topics: Students will the periodic table to predict trends in elemental properties.

6. Conceptual Topics: Students will use chemical bonding theories to describe the electron arrangement in molecules.

7. Conceptual Topics: Students will use acid/base theories to describe the behavior of these compounds in solution.

8. Conceptual Topics: Students will be able to describe the basic chemical molecules of living systems, including proteins nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids. (Biochemistry Emphasis Only)

9. Conceptual Topics: Students will demonstrate their ability to perform quantitative measurements and analysis.

10. Conceptual Topics: Students will demonstrate their ability to perform qualitative measurements and analysis.

Suggested Semester Schedule | Chemistry, B.A.

The following is a list of required courses for the Chemistry Major, B.A., arranged by year. This schedule is intended to assist students in planning their academic program and may be altered somewhat to fit the students background and circumstances.

Freshman

• CHEM2211
• CHEM2212
• Core Curriculum requirements
• Electives

Sophomore

• CHEM3311
• CHEM3312
• CHEM3371
• CHEM3372
• CHEM3507
• CHEM3570
• Core Curriculum requirements

Junior/Senior

• CHEM3100
• CHEM3110
• CHEM4411
  or CHEM4811
• Chemistry electives
• Complete Core Curriculum requirements
• Electives