Chemistry Major, B.A.

General Education Curriculum:

(See General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees .)

Major Courses:

(at least 38 hours of chemistry with a grade of C or better required)

• PSC 111 - General Chemistry I
• PSC 111L - General Chemistry Laboratory
• PSC 112 - General Chemistry II
• PSC 112L - General Chemistry II Laboratory
• PSC 211 - Organic Chemistry I
• PSC 211L - Organic Chemistry Lab I
• PSC 212 - Organic Chemistry II
• PSC 212L - Organic Chemistry Lab II
• PSC 312 - Quantitative Analysis
• PSC 450 - Physical Chemistry I
• PSC 451 - Physical Chemistry II
• PSC 461 - Instrumental Analysis
• PSC 465 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

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• Select one from:

• PSC 466 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
• PSC 467 - Biochemistry
• PSC 490 - Special Topics in Physical Sciences

Additional Requirements:

(grade of C or better required)

• MA 181 - Calculus I
• MA 182 - Calculus II
• MA 283 - Calculus III

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• Select one sequence from the following: (8 semester hours)

• PSP 211 - General Physics with lab
• PSP 212 - General Physics with lab
• PSP 213 - General Physics (Calculus Based) with lab
• PSP 214 - General Physics (Calculus Based) with lab

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• Select one from the following: (3 semester hours)

• SM 125 - Fortran
• SM 135 - Programming in C++
• SM 100 - Science/Mathematics Seminar (Students are required to pass four semesters of SM 100, except for transfer students entering with 60 or more transfer hours who are required to pass three semesters of SM 100.)

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  2.0 Major GPA required

  2.0 Departmental GPA required

  Comprehensive Exit Exam (minimum score required)

  Exit Questionnaire

Additional requirements for a B.A. degree:

Foreign Language (one area – minimum of 6 hours at the 200 level or above)

Notes:

PS 107 and PS 108 cannot be counted toward a major or minor in Chemistry.

Total Hours Required for a B.A. in Chemistry: 124 Semester Hours