Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry
About This Program
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry is suitable preparation for students who desire certification with a teaching field in chemistry without entering the UTeach pathway.
Competencies
- Students will gain knowledge of an essential core of knowledge in chemistry, including organic, inorganic, physical, and biochemistry.
- Students will communicate, both orally and in writing, chemical topics relevant to their field of interest.
- Students will be able to read and analyze scientific papers in their area of interest.
- Students will obtain standard laboratory skills and techniques that are relevant to the study of all areas of chemistry.
- Students will gain fundamental knowledge of theory and operation of modern chemical instrumentation.
Curriculum
| Foundations | ||
| General Core Requirements | 42 | |
| Students must complete specific courses in certain core areas. | ||
| For Communication select: | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I and RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II | ||
| For Mathematics select: | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| CALCULUS II | ||
| For Life and Physical Sciences select: | ||
| GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS II | ||
| For U.S. History select: | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1865 | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1865 TO PRESENT | ||
| Chemistry Foundations | ||
| Additional hours in required core courses. | 4 | |
| CHEM 1101 | SUCCESS IN CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY | 1 |
| Select 14 hours in a single modern/classical language or eight hours in a language plus six advanced hours from one liberal arts area cluster to be chosen with the guidance of the undergraduate advisor 1 | 14 | |
| Select two Biology or Geology for science majors courses. 2 | 8 | |
| Chemistry Specialization | ||
| CHEM 1341 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| CHEM 1181 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY FOR ADVANCED CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES | 1 |
| CHEM 1342 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | 3 |
| CHEM 1182 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY FOR ADVANCED CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES | 1 |
| CHEM 2321 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| CHEM 2322 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 3 |
| CHEM 2335 | QUANTITATIVE CHEMISTRY 3 | 3 |
| CHEM 2283 | SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS LABORATORY I | 2 |
| CHEM 2284 | SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS LABORATORY II | 2 |
| CHEM 3315 | INTRODUCTION TO BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CHEM 3175 | BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 1 |
| CHEM 3317 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CHEM 4101 | SEMINAR IN CHEMISTRY | 1 |
| CHEM 4311 | BIOCHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| Select one from the following: | 2 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO POLYMER CHEMISTRY | ||
| LABORATORY TECHNIQUES IN BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY II | ||
| INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| ADVANCED SYNTHETIC METHODS | ||
| Select 3000/4000 level courses sufficient to meet the 36 advanced hours requirement. | 17 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
The minimum biology requirement for premedical students is BIOL 1441 CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY and three additional courses. Specifically, BIOL 2444 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY and BIOL 3442 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY are recommended plus three additional hours.
Suggested Course Sequence
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CHEM 1341 | 3 | CHEM 1342 | 3 |
| CHEM 1181 | 1 | CHEM 1182 | 1 |
| MATH 1426 | 4 | MATH 2425 | 4 |
| BIOL 1441 or GEOL 13011C | 4 | BIOL 1442 or GEOL 13021C | 4 |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| CHEM 1101 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CHEM 2321 | 3 | CHEM 2322 | 3 |
| CHEM 2283 | 2 | CHEM 2335 | 3 |
| PHYS 1441 | 4 | CHEM 2284 | 2 |
| Language, Philosophy, and Culture | 3 | PHYS 1442 | 4 |
| Modern/Classical Language1 | 4 | Modern/Classical Language1 | 4 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CHEM 3315 | 3 | CHEM 4311 | 3 |
| CHEM 3175 | 1 | POLS 2312 | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | 3 | Modern/Classical Language1 | 3 |
| Modern/Classical Language1 | 3 | Creative Arts | 3 |
| Advanced Elective | 6 | Advanced Elective | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CHEM 3317 | 3 | CHEM 3000 level or above (can be up to 3 hrs) | 2 |
| CHEM 4101 | 1 | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | 3 | Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| Foundational Component Area | 3 | Advanced Electives | 3 |
| Advanced Electives | 5 | ||
| 15 | 11 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
- 1
Liberal arts course approved by advisor.
- 2
Student may take GEOL 1301 and 1302 to meet degree requirement. This will affect the number of electives needed to reach 120 hours.
- 3
Completion of CHEM 2335 with the grade of "C" or above will satisfy the computer proficiency requirement.
Program Completion
Oral Communication and Computer Competency Requirements
For all chemistry degree programs except the UTeach certification degree programs, the university computer competency requirement will be met by: completion of CHEM 2335 QUANTITATIVE CHEMISTRY with the grade of "C" or above or taking CSE 1301 or by passing the University computer proficiency examination. For the UTeach certification degree programs, completion of EDUC 4331 KNOWING AND LEARNING IN MATH AND SCIENCE fulfills the requirement.
The University oral communication competency requirement may be satisfied by taking CHEM 4101 (required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, the Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry, and the combined BS-MS degree in Chemistry) or by taking CHEM 4313 or CHEM 4314 (required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and the Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Chemistry). For the UTeach certification degree programs, completion ofSCIE 1201 or SCIE 1334 (required for the UTeach programs) fulfills the requirement.
Students should refer to the specific degree plans and the chemistry undergraduate advisor for details regarding these requirements.