Chemistry
As a Chemistry major, you are challenged to develop your critical thinking and technical skills as you relate theory to real situations. That’s why our faculty is committed to stretching the borders of students’ minds and thoughts – all to challenge and understand the very elements of the world around us.
- Small class sizes
- State-of-the-art laboratory facilities
- Summer internships and research projects
- Rigorous, interesting classes in an informal setting
- Courses and labs taught by faculty, not graduate students
- A liberal arts tradition to enhance a strong science background
SETTING STUDENTS UP FOR SUCCESS
Our Chemistry program helps prepare you for a career in industry or government, or for continuing studies in graduate school.
Gain real-life experience – all before you graduate.
Lab Work
Engage in research, on or off campus, by designing and conducting project-oriented experiments in our state-of-the art labs.
Internships
Obtain work experience and make informed career choices through supervised internships of a semester or more in length.
Employment Options
- Agricultural Technician
- Soil Scientist
- Occupational Safety and Health Inspector
- Geneticist
- Chemist
- Chemical Engineer
COURSEWORK
Course |
Title (credits) |
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|---|---|---|
| Chem | 133 | General Chemistry I (4) |
| Chem | 134 | General Chemistry II (4) |
| Math | 151 | Calculus I (4) |
| Math | 152 | Calculus II (4) |
| Phys | 203 | Physics I (5) |
| Phys | 204 | Physics II (5) |
| Math or Math or Math or Math |
205 253 315 352 |
Statistics (3) Calculus III (4) Linear Algebra (3) Ordinary Differential Equations (3) |
| Chem | 343 | Organic Chemistry I (4) |
| Chem | 344 | Organic Chemistry II (4) |
| Chem | 353 | Chemical Methods of Analysis (3) |
| Chem | 354 | Instrumental Methods of Analysis (3) |
Course |
Title (credits) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Chem | 373 | Inorganic Chemistry I (3) |
| Chem | 374 | Inorganic Chemistry II (3) |
| Chem | 390 | Special Topics (2) |
| Chem | 413 | Biochemistry I (3) |
| Chem | 423 | Chemical Thermodynamics (3) |
| Chem | 424 | Chemical Dynamics & Quantum Mechanics (3) |
| Chem | 493 | Seminar I (1) |
| Chem | 494 | Seminar II (1) |
Plus 3 of the following courses: |
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| Chem | 431 | Advanced Lab I (1) |
| Chem | 432 | Advanced Lab II (1) |
| Chem | 433 | Advanced Lab III (1) |
| Chem | 434 | Advanced Lab IV (1) |
Total Semester Credits Required: 64 to 66 |
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