Chemistry, B.A.

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General Education Requirements (A&S)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (A&S) .
For Transfer students, see General Education Requirements for Transfer Students (A&S) .

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.

Requirements for the Major

Required credits: 58

Chemistry courses

39 credits of chemistry, including

CH 110 - College Chemistry 4 credit(s)
CH 111P - College Chemistry 4 credit(s)
CH 226P - Quantitative Analysis 5 credit(s)
CH 230 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credit(s)
CH 231 - Organic Chemistry II 4 credit(s)
CH 347 - Physical Chemistry I 3 credit(s)
CH 348 - Physical Chemistry II 3 credit(s)
CH 349W - Physical Chemistry Laboratory 3 credit(s)
CH 450 - Inorganic Structure and Bonding 3 credit(s)

Chemistry electives

6 credits of advanced chemistry electives (300 or 400 level) 6 credit(s)

Physics courses

8 credits of physics as follows:

PHY 112 - Calculus-Based Physics I 4 credit(s) AND
PHY 214P - Calculus-Based Physics III 4 credit(s)
OR
PHY 120 - Algebra-Based Physics I 4 credit(s) AND
PHY 121 - Algebra-Based Physics II 4 credit(s)
OR
PHY 112 - Calculus-Based Physics I 4 credit(s) AND
PHY 121 - Algebra-Based Physics II 4 credit(s)

Mathematics courses

8 credits of mathematics as follows:

M 144 - Calculus I 4 credit(s)
M 145 - Calculus II 4 credit(s)

Computer Science course

3 credits of computer science as follows:

CS 111 - Programming Foundations 3 credit(s)

Additional Information:

In order to complete the B.A. program in four years it is essential that students enroll in CH 110 -CH 111P in their first year.