Offered by Department of Chemistry:
Chemistry Major

Professional Chemist's Option
Bachelor of Arts

NSS BA 5204

Minimum General Studies = 45
+ General Studies coursework required by major = 56
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 9
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 9 (Maximum of 6 hours in this section will count toward the 45 hours General Studies requirement.)
MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
MATH 103*, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
CSIS 109GS, FORTRAN Programming - 3 hours
*Students with sufficient mathematics preparation to enter above 102 and 103 would have required General Studies hours reduced to 48 hours.
Natural Sciences minimum = 18 (Maximum of 15 hours in this section will count toward the 45 hours General Studies requirement.)
CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours   (see prerequisites)
CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
Take ONE of the following options:
Take 2 courses:
PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours
OR take 2 courses:
PHYS 275GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5 hours
PHYS 276GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
Personal Development minimum = 2
BA Language requirement = a minimum of 6
The BA requires completion of two intermediate or advanced courses in a single modern language. Students coming to campus having met the admission requirements taking effect in 1997 will typically have a 5-6 hour requirement. Students without two years of high school language study will typically take 10 hours of first year language before completing this requirement for intermediate or advanced courses.
Major Option = 65
Minor or 2nd Major = (Math minor within the major)
A math minor is included within the major. Electing an additional minor will add as many as 24 hours to the major.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 127
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
Minimum total hours required for BA in Professional Chemist's Option = 127
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
A. Professional Chemist's Option Core Requirements (41 hours required)
Take all of the following:
CHEM 230, Inorganic Synthesis - 2 hours
CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 4 hours
CHEM 360, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
CHEM 360L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
CHEM 361, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
CHEM 361L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
CHEM 375, Analytical Chemistry - 5 hours
CHEM 430, Inorganic Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 469, Chemistry Seminar - 1 hour
CHEM 475, Instrumental Analysis - 4 hours
CHEM 480, Physical Chemistry - 4 hours
CHEM 481, Physical Chemistry - 4 hours
CHEM 499, Problems in Chemistry - 1-3 hours
Take 1 course from:
CHEM 451, Advanced Biochemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 470, Advanced Organic Chemistry - 3 hours
B. Professional Chemist's Supporting Course Requirements (21 hours required)
Take all of the following:
MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytical Geometry - 5 hours
MATH 202, Calculus II with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
MATH 260, Calculus III - 5 hours
Take 6 hours from:
MATH 305, Differential Equations - 3 hours
MATH 420, Numerical Analysis - 3 hours
MATH 440, Linear Algebra - 3 hours
C. Professional Chemist's Physics Requirement (3 hours required)
Take 1 course from: PHYS 300-499
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