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Degrees & Certificates

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

The Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (B.S.C.) program helps you prepare for graduate study in chemistry and chemistry-related careers in industry or government. Providing the best preparation for any career involving chemical research, this program fulfills recommendations of the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society, and graduates are certified to the ACS as having fulfilled its requirements.

To earn the B.S.C., students must fulfill all requirements for the B.S. with a major in chemistry (listed above) and complete the additional courses listed below.

Course Number and Title

Credits

CHM 343: Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHM 533: Introductory Biochemistry

3

MA 351: Elementary Linear Algebra

3

MA 363: Differential Equations

3

PHYS 342-343: Modern Physics and Laboratory

4

 

Additional credits from the following:

3

CHM courses numbered 300 and above

 

PHYS 550: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

 

CS 384: Numerical Analysis

 

or other departmentally approved advanced courses in chemical engineering, computer science, geochemistry, surface chemistry, mathematics, molecular biology, physics, and other allied fields

 

Additional Credits

17