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GER Common Courses: six courses

GER University Distribution: fourteen courses, including
Language: German recommended, but not required
Mathematics: MAT 1351-1361 Calculus I-II
Natural Science: PHY 1051-1061 University Physics PHY 1052-1062 University Physics Laboratory GER Electives: any six courses

Major Concentration

  • CHM 1011-1021 - General Chemistry
  • CHM 1112-1122 - General Chemistry Laboratory
  • CHM 2311-2321 - Organic Chemistry
  • CHM 2312-2322 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory
  • CHM 2211-2221 - Analytical Chemistry
  • CHM 2212-2222 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
  • CHM 2411-2421 - Physical Chemistry
  • CHM 2511 - Inorganic Chemistry
  • CHM 2611 - Biochemistry

    General Chemistry Track
  • includes the major concentration courses, plus
    • CHM 2412-2422 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory
    • CHM 2512 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
    • CHM 2612 - Biochemistry Laboratory
    • MAT 1371 - Calculus III

      plus two chemistry electives chosen from:
    • CHM 2261 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry
    • CHM 2431 - Advanced Physical Chemistry
    • CHM 2521 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
    • CHM 2351 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
    • CHM 2621 - Advanced Biochemistry
    • CHM 2961 - Senior Research

    Biochemistry Track
  • includes the major concentration courses, plus
    • BIO 1011 - Biology I: Cells
    • BIO 1021 - Biology II: Genetics
    • CHM 2211-2221 - Analytical Chemistry
    • CHM 2412-2422 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory
    • CHM 2512 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
    • CHM 2612 - Biochemistry Laboratory
    • CHM 2621 - Advanced Biochemistry
    • MAT 1371 - Calculus III

    Environmental Chemistry Track
  • includes the major concentration courses, plus
    • CHM 2414-2422 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory
    • CHM 2512 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
    • CHM 2612 - Biochemistry Laboratory
    • CHM 2711 - Environmental Chemistry
    • CHM 2731 - Aquatic Chemistry
    • CHM 2731 - Geochemistry
    • ENV 2721 - Environmental Geology
    • MAT 1371 - Calculus III

    Chemistry Education Track
  • includes the major concentration courses, plus
    • CHM 2711 - Environmental Chemistiry
    • EDU 1011-1012 - Schools in Society
    • EDU 2031-2032 - Educational Psychology
    • EDU 2311 - Reading in the Content Areas
    • EDU 2361-2362 - Instructional Techniques Science
    • EDU 2911 - Secondary School Student Teaching
    • SPE 2111 - Education of the Special Learner

For all tracks, enrollment in CHM 2811 Chemistry Seminar is required each semester for junior and senior chemistry majors. Students planning to go into industry or attend graduate school should take two semesters of research. The first semester of research may be counted as one of the chemistry electives. All students who meet the above requirements satisfactorily will be certified by the American Chemical Society.

Minor in Chemistry

The following courses constitute the minor in chemistry:

CHM 1011-1021 - General Chemistry
CHM 1112-1122 - General Chemistry Laboratory
CHM 2311-2321 - Organic Chemistry
CHM 2312-2322 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CHM 2411-2421 - Physical Chemistry
CHM 2412-2422 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory