University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Chemistry:

Professional Chemist's Major - Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 5204
General Studies = 48
General Studies required by major:
MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
MATH 103*, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
CSIS 109GS, FORTRAN Programming - 3 hours (Recommended co-requisite: CSIS 100.B VM/CMS)
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
*Students with sufficient mathematics preparation to enter above 102 and 103 would have required general studies hours reduced to 45 hours.
BS Science-related course requirements = 8
CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
Major = 73
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 = 129
Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BS in Professional Chemist's Major = 129
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 Major Core Requirements
Take 12 hours from the following:
CHEM 430, Inorganic Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 460, Organic Qualitative Analysis - 4 hours
CHEM 451, Advanced Biochemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 470, Theoretical Organic Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 475, Analytical Chemistry II - 3 hours
CHEM 499, Problems in Chemistry - 1-3 hours
Take all of the following:
CHEM 230, Inorganic Synthesis - 2 hours
CHEM 469, Chemistry Seminar - 1 hour
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 I - 5 hours
CHEM 430, Inorganic Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 475, Analytical Chemistry II - 3 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 460, Advanced Biochemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 470, Theoretical Organic Chemistry - 3 hours

B. Professional Chemist's Supporting Course Requirements
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
Take 1 course from: PHYS 300-499
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