Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Entry level courses can be completed on either campus, but degree must be completed on St. Thomas campus.
Required Chemistry Courses
- CHE 151-152 General Chemistry I-II
- CHE 251 Quantitative Analysis
- CHE 252 Instrumental Analysis
- CHE 253-254 Organic Chemistry I-II
- CHE 341-342 Physical Chemistry I-II
- CHE 397, 398 Junior Science Seminar I, II
- CHE 432 Inorganic Chemistry
- CHE 497, 498 Senior Science Seminar I, II
Required Mathematics Courses
- MAT 143-153 Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry
- MAT 241-242 Introduction to Calculus and Analytical Geometry I-II
- MAT 341-342 Intermediate Calculus I-II
Required Physics Courses
- PHY 241-242 General Physics I-II
- PHY 341 Modern Physics
- PHY 351 Modern Physics Laboratory
Science Electives: An additional 21 credits in science, mathematics, engineering, or computer science are required from the following
- Any Biology course
- 300 or 400 level Chemistry courses
- 200, 300 or 400 level Mathematics courses except MAT 232
- Any Computer Science course except CSC 111
- Any 200 level engineering courses
- 300 level physics courses
The following courses are strongly recommended in partial fulfillment of the Science Elective requirement
- CHE 348 Biochemistry
- CHE 465 Selected Topics in Chemistry
- CHE 495 Directed Independent Research
- BIO 245 Principles of Genetics
- MAT 346 Differential Equations
Other Requirements
- Diagnostic of Undergraduate Chemical Knowledge (DUCK) exam is given to graduating seniors