Chemistry B.S. - Environmental Chemistry

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry; Environmental Chemistry Concentration

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 92

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2020-21

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary

Lower-Division Core Courses		54
General Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physics
Mathematics
Geology
Biology
Upper-Division Core Courses		30
Analytical Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Biochemistry
Statistics
Geology
Advanced Electives		8
Total Hours		92

Lower-Division Core Courses

General Chemistry

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
CHMY 141N & CHMY 142N	College Chemistry I and College Chemistry I Lab	5
CHMY 143N & CHMY 144N	College Chemistry II and College Chemistry II Lab	5
Total Hours		10

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Organic Chemistry

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
CHMY 221 & CHMY 222	Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab	5
CHMY 223 & CHMY 224	Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab	5
Total Hours		10

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Physics

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
PHSX 215N & PHSX 216N	Fund of Physics w/Calc I and Physics Laboratory I w/Calc	5
PHSX 217N & PHSX 218N	Fund of Physics w/Calc II and Physics Laboratory II w/Calc	5
Total Hours		10

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Mathematics

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
M 171	Calculus I	4
M 172	Calculus II	4
Total Hours		8

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Geology

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
GEO 101N	Introduction to Physical Geology	3
GEO 102N	Introduction to Physical Geology Lab	1
Total Hours		4

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Biology

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
BIOB 160N	Principles of Living Systems	3
BIOB 161N	Prncpls of Living Systems Lab	1
BIOB 260	Cellular and Molecular Biology	4
BIOB 272	Genetics and Evolution	4
Total Hours		12

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Core Courses

Analytical Chemistry

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
CHMY 311	Analytical Chem-Quant Analysis	4
CHMY 421	Advanced Instrument Analysis	4
Total Hours		8

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Physical Chemistry

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
CHMY 373	Phys Chem-Kntcs & Thrmdynmcs	4
Total Hours		4

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Inorganic Chemistry

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
CHMY 401	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry	3
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Biochemistry

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
BCH 480	Advanced Biochemistry I	3
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Statistics

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
STAT 451	Statistical Methods I	3
STAT 457	Computer Data Analysis I	1
Total Hours		4

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Geology

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
GEO 320	Global Water	4
GEO 327	Geochemistry	4
Total Hours		8

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Advanced Electives

Note: A maximum of 3 credits each of CHMY 492, BIOB 492, and GEO 492 be applied to meet the advanced electives requirement. In addition, a maximum of 5 credits of a language may be applied to meet the advanced electives requirement.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 8 credits from the following courses:		8
BIOB 490	Adv Undergrad Research
BIOB 492	Independent Study
BIOE 370	General Ecology
BIOE 439	Stream Ecology
BIOE 453	Lake Ecology
BIOM 360	General Microbiology (equiv to BIOM 260)
CHMY 373	Phys Chem-Kntcs & Thrmdynmcs
CHMY 391	Special Topics/Expmntl Crse
CHMY 402	Advanced Inorganic Chem Lab
CHMY 403	Descriptive Inorganic Chem
CHMY 442	Aquatic Chemistry
CHMY 465	Organic Spectroscopy
CHMY 466	FT-NMR Optn for Undrgrd Rsrch
CHMY 491	Special Topics/Expmntl Crse
CHMY 492	Independent Study
GEO 320	Global Water
GEO 420	Hydrogeology
GEO 492	Independent Study
STAT 452	Statistical Methods II
Total Hours		8

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Advanced College Writing Requirement

Rule: To complete the Advanced College Writing Requirement, Chemistry students may take the following courses or any other stand-alone advanced writing course.

Code	Title	Hours
BCH 482	Advanced Biochemistry II	3
BCH 486	Biochemistry Research Lab	3

Minimum Required Grade: C-