CHEMISTRY (B.S.CHEM.)
Semester Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

Semester Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
    Areas A B C D E 42 hours
    Area F 18 hours
Major Requirements 60 hours
College-wide requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major

TOTAL DEGREE HOURS      120

Area A - Essential Skills (9 hours)
Area A is satisfied by students completing nine hours from the following list. Students must take ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 and will select a three-hour math course in consultation with an academic advisor.
ENGL 1101 MATH 1113
ENGL 1102

Area B - Institutional Options (4-5 hours)
Area B is satisfied by electives selected by the student with approval of an academic advisor.

Area C - Humanities/Fine Arts (6 hours)
Area C is satisfied by completing two of the following courses. Students may select one course from the Fine Arts list and one from the Humanities list, or students may select two courses from different departments in the Humanities list.
Fine Arts
ARHI 2100 DANC 2010 DRAM 2130 MUSI 2060
ARTS 2000 DRAM 2000 MUSI 2020 MUSI 2080
ARTS 2050 DRAM 2120 MUSI 2040
Humanities
CLAS 1000 CMLT 2500 LAND 2510 RELI 1003
CLAS 1010 CMLT(AFAM) 2600 LAND 2520 RELI 1006
CLAS 1020 ENGL 2310 LING 2100 RELI(NAMS) 2004
CLAS(LING) 2010 ENGL 2320 PHIL 1000 RELI(AFAM) 2005
CMLT 2111 ENGL 2330 PHIL 1500 ROML 2550
CMLT 2210 ENGL 2340 PHIL 2200 RUSS 2050
CMLT 2212 ENGL 2400 PHIL 2400 SPCM 1100
CMLT 2220 GRMN 2300 RELI 1001 SPCM 1500
CMLT 2400 ITAL 2500 RELI 1002 Foreign language courses

Area D - Science, Mathematics, and Technology (10-11 hours)
PREFERRED COURSES: (CHEM 1211, CHEM 1211L) and MATH 2200 (take these courses under general electives if not taken in Area D).
Area D for Science Majors -- ten or eleven hours
  • Select two courses from the four-hour science course list.
  • Select one course from the mathematics, science, or technology course list.
Area D -- Four-hour science course with laboratory
ASTR 1010 CHEM 1211 CHEM 2212L GEOL 1250-1250L
ASTR 1010L CHEM 1211L CSCI 1301-1301L GEOL 1260-1260L
ASTR 1020 CHEM 1212 ECOL 1000-1000L MARS 1010-1010L
ASTR 1020L CHEM 1212L GEOG 1111 MARS 1020-1020L
ASTR 2030L CHEM 1411 GEOG 1111L PBIO 1210
BIOL 1103 CHEM 1411L GEOG 1112 PBIO 1210L
BIOL 1103L CHEM 1412 GEOG 1112L PBIO 1220
BIOL 1104 CHEM 1412L GEOG 1113 PBIO 1220L
BIOL 1104L CHEM 2100 GEOG 1113L PHYS 1111-1111L
BIOL 1107-1107L CHEM 2100L GEOL 1121 PHYS 1112-1112L
BIOL 1108-1108L CHEM 2211 GEOL 1121L PHYS 1211-1211L
CHEM 1110 CHEM 2211L GEOL 1122 PHYS 1212-1212L
CHEM 1110L CHEM 2212 GEOL 1122L  
       
Area D -- Three or four-hour mathematics, science, or technology courses
BIOL 1108-1108L CSCI 1301-1301L MATH 2210L PHIL 2500
CHEM 1212 MATH 1060 MATH 2250 PHYS 1111-1111L
CHEM 1212L MATH 1113 MATH 2260 PHYS 1112-1112L
CSCI 1100-1100L MATH 2200 PBIO 1220 STAT 2000
CSCI 1210 MATH 2210 PBIO 1220L  

Area E - Social Sciences (12 hours)
Students will select four courses from at least two departments from the list below:   (Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101.)

(A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2112. Examinations are given to freshmen during orientation and twice each semester by the History Department. Reexamination is permitted. Examination dates are announced in the Schedule of Classes.)

AAEC 2580 ECON 2200 HIST 2222 POLS 1101
AFAM 2000 GEOG 1101 HIST 2301 PSYC 1101
ANTH 1102 GEOG 1103 HIST 2302 SOCI 1101
CLAS(ANTH) 2000 GEOG 1125 HIST(AFST) 2501 SOCI(AFAM) 2020
CLAS 2110 HIST 2051 HIST 2502 SOCI 2600
CLAS 2113 HIST(AFST) 2052 HIST 2600 SOCI(AFAM) 2820
ECON 2100 HIST 2111 HIST 2701 SPCM 1010
ECON 2105 HIST 2112 HIST 2702 WMST 1110
ECON 2106 HIST 2221 LAND 1500 WMST 2010
 

Area F - Courses Related to Major (18 hours)
CHEM 1212 or CHEM 1312H or CHEM 1412
CHEM 1212L or CHEM 1312L or CHEM 1412L
MATH 2210
MATH 2210L
PHYS 1211-1211L or PHYS 1111-1111L
PHYS 1212-1212L or PHYS 1112-1112L

Choose one course with lab from the following:
(CHEM 2211, CHEM 2211L) or (CHEM 2311H, CHEM 2311L) or (CHEM 2411, CHEM 2411L)
(CHEM 2212, CHEM 2212L) or (CHEM 2312H, CHEM 2312L) or (CHEM 2412, CHEM 2412L)
(CHEM 2300, CHEM 2300L)


Entrance Requirements
Completion of Core Areas A-E. GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Required Courses - 28 or 29 hours
(All major courses must be passed with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better.)
BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100
CHEM 3211
CHEM 3212
CHEM 3300
CHEM 3400
CHEM 3511-3511L
CHEM 3512-3512L

Choose one course from the following:
CHEM 3600
CHEM 4600
CHEM 4960H
CHEM 4970H
CHEM 4980H
CHEM 4990H

Choose one course from the following:
CHEM 4100
CHEM 4120
CHEM(BCMB) 4190/6190
CHEM 4200
CHEM 4300
CHEM 4400
CHEM 4500

Major Electives - 8 hours
Choose two courses with lab from the following:
(CHEM 2211, CHEM 2211L) or (CHEM 2311H, CHEM 2311L) or (CHEM 2411, CHEM 2411L)
(CHEM 2212, CHEM 2212L) or (CHEM 2312H, CHEM 2312L) or (CHEM 2412, CHEM 2412L)
(CHEM 2300, CHEM 2300L)

General Electives - 23 or 24 hours
(Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting general electives.)
Upper division (10 hours)
Any level (13 hours)

Total hours required     120

(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)