2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Chemistry Major, 66-69 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required

CIP: 400501

Areas of Emphasis: General and Biochemistry

This degree program is designed to give students the opportunity to study in chemistry with several areas of concentrations (emphasis) that allow students to tailor the major to their individual interests and specific academic needs. While the General emphasis provides students with a broader chemistry background, the Biochemistry emphasis will provide training for a future career and/or graduate-level training in biochemistry, cellular/molecular biology, and biotechnology and also prepares students for admission to professional schools (medicine, optometry, pharmacy, etc.). The core courses are required of all students, and each emphasis area has additional specific requirements.

Core Courses for a Major in Chemistry, 25 hours

Courses

CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3

CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1

CHEM 24116General Chemistry II

4

CHEM 24117General Chemistry II Laboratory

1

CHEM 24135Laboratory Safety

3

CHEM 24322Analytical Chemistry

3

CHEM 24323Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 24342Organic Chemistry I

3

CHEM 24343Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

1

CHEM 24344Organic Chemistry II

3

CHEM 24345Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

1

CHEM 24592Chemistry Seminar

1

Chemistry: General Emphasis, 66-67 hours

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (53-54 hours)

Chemistry Core

25

CHEM 24532Physical Chemistry I

3

CHEM 24533Physical Chemistry I Laboratory

1

CHEM 24534Physical Chemistry II

3

CHEM 24535Physical Chemistry II Laboratory

1

 

CHEM 24552Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

3

OR

CHEM 24522Instrumental Analysis

2

CHEM 24523Instrumental Analysis Laboratory

2

 

MATH 17114General Statistics *

3

MATH 17121Calculus II

5

PHYS 25230Fundamentals of Classical Physics II

4

PHYS 25231Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Laboratory

1

Department approved electives chosen from physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, or computer science

4

Note: CSIS 44130 Computers and Information Technology is a prerequisite for programming courses in computer science.

Collateral Courses (13 hours)

BIOL 04102General Biology *

3

BIOL 04103General Biology Laboratory *

1

OR

BIOL 04106Principles of Biology *

3

BIOL 04107Principles of Biology Laboratory *

1

 

MATH 17120Calculus I

4

PHYS 25120Fundamentals of Classical Physics I *

4

PHYS 25121Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Laboratory *

1

Note: If any courses in this program are also used to fulfill a Northwest Core or Institutional Requirement, the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Free Electives as needed to reach 120 graduation hours

Chemistry: Biochemistry Emphasis, 66-69 hours

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (55-56 hours)

Chemistry Core

25

CHEM 24562General Biochemistry

3

CHEM 24563General Biochemistry Laboratory

1

 

CHEM 24566Macromolecular Structure

3

CHEM 24567Macromolecular Structure Laboratory

1

OR

CHEM 24520Protein Chemistry

4

 

BIOL 04310Cell Biology

4

BIOL 04350Genetics

4

BIOL 04440Molecular Biology

4

 

PHYS 25112General Physics II

3

PHYS 25113General Physics II Laboratory

1

OR

PHYS 25230Fundamentals of Classical Physics II

4

PHYS 25231Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Laboratory

1

 

Approved electives from chemistry or biology at or above 300-level

6

Collateral Courses (11-13 hours)

BIOL 04106Principles of Biology *

3

BIOL 04107Principles of Biology Laboratory *

1

 

MATH 17120Calculus I

4

OR

MATH 17118Precalculus Algebra *

3

 

PHYS 25110General Physics I *

3

PHYS 25111General Physics I Laboratory *

1

OR

PHYS 25120Fundamentals of Classical Physics I *

4

PHYS 25121Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Laboratory *

1

Note: If any courses in this program are also used to fulfill a Northwest Core or Institutional Requirement, the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Free Electives as needed to reach 120 graduation hours