Degree Requirements - B.S. in Chemistry

CHEM1201, CHEM1202 General Chemistry I, II and CHEM1203, CHEM1204 General Chemistry Laboratory I, II will be waived for students who achieve a satisfactory score on the Advanced Placement Chemistry Test. These students will register for CHEM2261, CHEM2262 Organic Chemistry I, II and CHEM2263, CHEM2264 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I, II and will elect a two-semester sequence in advanced chemistry electives in their seventh and eighth semesters.

Prerequisites: elementary and intermediate algebra, plane geometry, trigonometry and one unit each of chemistry and physics.

1 HUMANITIES/SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES: Include courses in Social Sciences, History, Philosophy or Foreign Language At an intermediate level or above. (Foreign language is recommended for students intending to go to graduate school.)

2 FREE ELECTIVES: May be chosen from any courses offered at the University after consultation with an advisor, but may include no more than six credits of 1000-level biology courses. (Student may not take BIOL1101 -1102.)

3 ADVANCED MATHEMATICS COURSE: select one course, three credits, from the following:

4 SCIENCE ELECTIVES: Any upper-level (3000 or 4000) undergraduate or graduate science course or
Independent Study.

ETHICAL AND MORAL ANALYSIS: Requirements consist of a three-credit course that is substantially
concerned with ethical theories and questions. This course could be in Philosophy or a course within a major
program.

ORAL COMMUNICATION: Requirements consist of a three-credit course that is substantially concerned with public speaking and oral presentations, typically a course in Speech.

DISTANCE LEARNING REQUIREMENTS: All University students are required to complete one (1) on-line
distance learning course during each academic level (freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year) of
matriculation.

A minimum of 128 credits is required for graduation.