Chemistry, B.A.

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The Bachelor of Arts program is primarily for students who have a special interest in chemistry but who intend to pursue careers in such fields as medicine, dentistry, education, or business.

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 111 - College Chemistry 4 credit(s)
CH 226 - Quantitative Analysis 5 credit(s)
CH 230 - Organic Chemistry 4 credit(s)
CH 231 - Organic Chemistry 4 credit(s)
CH 347 - Physical Chemistry 3 credit(s)
CH 348 - Physical Chemistry 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 6 credit(s)

Physics courses

8 credits of physics as follows:

PHY 112 - Calculus-Based Physics I 4 credit(s) AND
PHY 214 - 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)
This requirement also can be fulfilled by taking PHY 112 and PHY 121.

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:

All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade and may not be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.

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