University of the Cumberlands | Department of Chemistry

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH A MAJOR IN CHEMISTRY—36 semester hours as follows:

OPTION I: This option is recommended for students planning to attend graduate school in chemistry or those going directly into employment as an industrial chemist.

CHEM 142 General College Chemistry, I
CHEM 111 Laboratory for General College I
CHEM 242 General College Chemistry, II
CHEM 211 Laboratory for General College II
CHEM 331 Organic Chemistry, I
CHEM 311 Laboratory for Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 332 Organic Chemistry, II
CHEM 312 Laboratory for Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 336 Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 328 Laboratory for Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 431 Physical Chemistry, I
CHEM 411 Laboratory for Physical Chemistry I
CHEM 432 Physical Chemistry, II
CHEM 412 Laboratory for Physical Chemistry II
CHEM 434 Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 490 Senior Studies, Capstone in Chemistry (2 hours required)

Students choosing Option I are strongly encouraged to take other advanced courses, especially Instrumental Analysis. Other elective courses include: Biochemistry, and special topics such as those listed under course description of CHEM 491.

The elective courses should be selected from upper level chemistry courses as noted above with the guidance and approval of the academic advisor. See individual course descriptions for prerequisites such as calculus and physics.

OPTION II: This option is recommended for students entering a “blended” area such as pre- professional medically related areas (medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, etc.), chemistry/business, chemistry/biology, chemistry/secondary education.

CHEM 142 General College Chemistry, I
CHEM 111 Laboratory for General College I
CHEM 242 General College Chemistry, II
CHEM 211 Laboratory for General College II
CHEM 331 Organic Chemistry, I
CHEM 311 Laboratory for Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 336 Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 328 Laboratory for Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 345 Survey of Physical Chemistry*
CHEM 434 Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 490 Senior Studies, Capstone in Chemistry (2 hours required)
CHEM Electives minimum of 8 hours**

(*CHEM 431, Physical Chemistry I and CHEM 411, Laboratory for Physical Chemistry I may be substituted for the CHEM 345, Survey of Physical Chemistry, course to meet the four- hour physical chemistry requirement.)

**Elective courses available but not limited to are: Instrumental Analysis, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry II, Laboratory for Organic Chemistry II, and special topics such as those listed under course description of CHEM 491.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS— includes the requirements for the B.S. plus a foreign language through the intermediate level.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE CERTIFICATION -54 HOURS REQUIRED

Chemistry— 36 hours as follows:
CHEM 111 Chemistry Lab I 1 hour
CHEM 142 General Chemistry I 4 hours
CHEM 211 Chemistry Lab II 1 hour
CHEM 242 General Chemistry II 4 hours
CHEM 331 Organic Chemistry 3 hours
CHEM 311 Organic Chemistry Lab 1 hour
CHEM 336 Analytical Chemistry 3 hours
CHEM 328 Analytical Chemistry Lab 2 hours
CHEM 345 Survey of Physical Chemistry 4 hours
CHEM 434 Inorganic Chemistry 3 hours
CHEM 490 Senior Studies Capstone in Chemistry 2 hours
CHEM Electives 8 hours

Physics—18 hours as follows:

PHYS 241 Physics I 4 hours
PHYS 242 Physics II 4 hours
PHYS 117 Physical Science Lab 1 hour
PHYS 137 Physical Science 3 hours
PHYS 130 Astronomy 3 hours
GEOG 230 Atmospheric Science 3 hours

Plus 33 hours of professional education courses

REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-PROFESSIONAL: MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, OPTOMETRY, PHARMACY, PRE-NURSING AND OTHER MEDICALLY RELATED FIELDS

Appropriate curriculum provided by pre-professional advisor for specific fields. All prerequisites must be passed with a minimum grade of C.

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