Chemistry Major
Professional Chemist's Comprehensive Option
Bachelor of Science
NSS BS 5204
- Minimum General Studies = 45
+ General Studies coursework required by major = 51
- 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.)
- CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 3 hours
- MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
- MATH 103*, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
- *Students with sufficient mathematics preparation to enter above 102 and 103 would
have required General Studies hours reduced.
- Natural Sciences minimum = 13
- Take ONE of the following options:
- Take 2 courses:
- OR take 2 courses:
- Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
- Personal Development minimum = 2
- BS Science-related course requirements = 8
- Major Option = 52
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 111
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 14
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Professional Chemist's Major = 125
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.
- Professional Chemist's Major Core Requirements (36 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- 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 430, Inorganic Chemistry - 4 hours (Prereq: CHEM 161GS, CHEM 161LGS, CHEM 480, MATH 202, PHYS 205GS)
- CHEM 469, Chemistry Seminar - 1 hour
- CHEM 475, Instrumental Analysis - 5 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 352, Biochemistry II - 4 hours
- CHEM 470, Advanced Organic Chemistry - 3 hours
- Professional Chemist's Supporting Course Requirements (15 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
- MATH 202, Calculus II with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
- MATH 260, Calculus III - 5 hours
- Professional Chemist's Physics Requirement (1 hour required)
- Additional Recommended Courses (0 hours required)
- MATH 305, Differential Equations - 3 hours
- MATH 440, Linear Algebra - 3 hours
- PHYS 410, Mathematical Techniques in Physics - 4 hours
10 Oct 2007
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