Chemistry Major
Professional Chemist's Comprehensive Option
Bachelor of Science
- General Studies Program Hours = 45
General Studies coursework required by major = 49
- Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 15 including:
- (Maximum of 1 MATH course will count in this section.)
- MATH 102GS*, College Algebra - 3 hours
- MATH 103GS*, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
- *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level,
reducing the total hours needed to complete the major.
- Portal = 3
- Distribution = 28
- Aesthetics minimum = 3
- Humanities minimum = 6
- Social Sciences minimum = 6
- Natural Sciences minimum = 13 including:
- Take ONE of the following options:
- Take 4 courses:
- OR take 4 courses:
- Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
- Wellness minimum = 0
- Capstone = 3
- BS Science-related course requirements = 10 including:
- Take all of the following:
- MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
- MATH 202, Calculus II with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
- Major Option = 62
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 121
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 4
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Professional Chemist's Comprehensive = 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.
- Introductory Chemistry (5 hours required)
- Take ONE of the following options:
- Take 4 courses:
- OR take 2 courses:
- CHEM 180, Accelerated General Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 180L, Accelerated General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- NOTE: Health sciences students should work carefully with the Health Programs office
and targeted health program schools to ensure the acceptability of this course for their professional school or
clinical programs.
- Chemistry Major Foundation Requirements (23 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- CHEM 269, Sophomore Seminar in Chemistry - 1 hour
- CHEM 301, Analytical Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 301L, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 351L, Biochemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 360, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 360L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 369, Junior Seminar in Chemistry - 1 hour
- CHEM 430, Inorganic Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 430L, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 480, Physical Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 480L, Physical Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- Chemistry In-Depth Courses (19 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- CHEM 352, Biochemistry II - 3 hours
- CHEM 352L, Biochemistry II Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 361, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 361L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 469, Senior Seminar in Chemistry - 1 hour
- CHEM 475, Instrumental Analysis - 3 hours
- CHEM 475L, Instrumental Analysis Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 481, Physical Chemistry II - 3 hours
- CHEM 481L, Physical Chemistry II Laboratory - 1 hour
- Take 1 hour from:
- Professional Chemist's Supporting Course Requirements (12-15 hours required to achieve total major hours of 62)
- Take:
- Take 7-10 hours from:
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