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Chemistry

• Faculty
• Course Work

• Undergraduate Programs in Chemistry
  • Writing-Intensive Requirement
  • B.A. Degree with a Major in Chemistry
    • Sample Schedule for B.A. in Chemistry
  • B.S. Degree with a Major in Chemistry
    • Sample Schedule for B.S. in Chemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry Certificate
  • Premedical, Predental, and Preveterinary Students
  • Chemistry Club
  • Minor in Chemistry
• Graduate Program in Chemistry
  • Chemistry, M.S.
    • Admission Requirements
    • Degree Requirements

Faculty

Associate Professors: Chen, Davies, Davis (Associate Chair), Foster, Honeychuck, Hussam, Roth, Schreifels, Slayden

Assistant Professor: Roberts

Research Affiliate Professor: Godfrey

Course Work

Undergraduate Programs in Chemistry

Writing-Intensive Requirement

B.A. Degree with a Major in Chemistry

1. 37 hours of chemistry courses, including CHEM 211, 212, 313, 314, 315, 318, 320, 321, 331, 332, 336, and 337

2. MATH 113, 114, and 213

3. PHYS 343-346 or PHYS 250, 350-353

Sample Schedule for B.A. in Chemistry
First Semester MATH 113 CHEM 211 ENGL 101 Elective (e.g., BIOL 213) Total Hours	4 4 3 4 15	Second Semester MATH 114 CHEM 212 Literature Elective (e.g., BIOL 303) Total Hours	4 4 3 4 15
Third Semester CHEM 313 CHEM 315 MATH 213 Literature PHYS 343 PHYS 344 Total Hours	3 2 3 3 3 1 15	Fourth Semester CHEM 314 CHEM 318 CHEM 320 ENGL 302 Elective PHYS 345 PHYS 346 Total Hours	3 2 2 3 3 3 1 17
Fifth Semester CHEM 321 CHEM 331 Electives Foreign language Total Hours	4 3 6 3 16	Sixth Semester CHEM 332 CHEM 336 Foreign language Electives Total Hours	3 2 3 6 14
Seventh Semester CHEM elective CHEM 337 Electives Foreign language Total Hours	3 2 6 3 14	Eighth Semester CHEM elective Foreign language Electives Total Hours	3 3 9 15

B.S. Degree with a Major in Chemistry

Minimum course requirements are as follows:

Chemistry....	49
Mathematics....	14
Physics....	8
Other....	49
Total....	120

In addition to the general requirement for the B.S. degree, candidates must complete all those courses for the B.A. degree plus CHEM 422, 423, 441, and 445. Mathematics must include MATH 113, 114, 213, and 214. Physics must include either PHYS 343-346 or PHYS 250, 350, 351, 352, and 353. The latter sequence is recommended for students planning to attend graduate school. In addition, CS 103, 112, or 161 is required. CHEM 500 and 501 are not applicable toward the B.S. degree.

Sample Schedule for B.S. in Chemistry
First Semester MATH 113 CHEM 211 ENGL 101 CS 161 Elective Total Hours	4 4 3 1 3 15	Second Semester MATH 114 Electives CHEM 212 Literature Total Hours	4 4 4 3 15
Third Semester MATH 213 PHYS 343 CHEM 313 CHEM 315 Elective PHYS 344 Total Hours	3 3 3 2 3 1 15	Fourth Semester CHEM 314 CHEM 318 Elective MATH 214 PHYS 345 PHYS 346 Total Hours	3 2 3 3 3 1 15
Fifth Semester CHEM 321 CHEM 331 CHEM 336 Literature Electives Total Hours	4 3 2 3 3 15	Sixth Semester CHEM 321 CHEM 337 CHEM 320 ENGL 302 Elective Total Hours	3 2 2 3 6 16
Seventh Semester CHEM 422 CHEM 441 Chemistry elective Electives Total Hours	3 3 3 6 15	Eighth Semester CHEM 423 CHEM 445 Chemistry elective Electives Total Hours	2 3 3 6 14

Environmental Chemistry Certificate

Premedical, Predental, and Preveterinary Students

Chemistry Club

Minor in Chemistry

Graduate Program in Chemistry

The Chemistry Department offers an M.S. in Chemistry with either a research project or an all course work degree. It also offers the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A.I.S.) in conjunction with other related departments on campus. The Ph.D. programs in chemistry are also interdisciplinary. Programs in all branches of chemistry are available through the Environmental Science and Public Policy program, while a degree in computational chemistry is offered in conjunction with the Institute for Computational Sciences and Informatics.

Chemistry, M.S.

Admission Requirements
To be considered for admission to degree status, a student must have a bachelor's degree in chemistry or a related field from an accredited institution and must meet the general admission requirements for graduate study.

Admission is based on a departmental evaluation of the applicant's background as evidenced by transcripts and letters of recommendation. A resume must be submitted by each applicant who received the bachelor's degree more than five years before the date of application. Acceptable scores on the Graduate Record General and Subject Chemistry Examinations must also be submitted unless this requirement is waived on the basis of the applicant's record and experience.

Each entering student will be required to take placement examinations before registering for the first time. The results of these examinations are used in planning the program of study. A student whose performance on these examinations reveals serious deficiencies will be required to remedy these deficiencies before being allowed to register for a course in those fields of specialization. Each student must present evidence of computer literacy before completing 12 credit hours of graduate work.

Degree Requirements
Two tracks are available. The thesis track is for students planning to continue work for the Ph.D. degree or to begin or continue careers in chemical research. The nonthesis track is for those seeking to go on to professional schools, to teach chemistry in secondary schools, or to pursue other careers in which advanced work in chemistry is necessary or advantageous.

A student in the thesis track is required to complete 30 credit hours of graduate work. The thesis written by a student will be based on a laboratory or nonlaboratory research project, which must be preapproved by the thesis or advisory committee. The student's thesis or advisory committee will be appointed during the first semester of registration in CHEM 799. A student in the nonthesis track is required to complete 32 credit hours of graduate work. For both thesis and nonthesis track students, 12 credit hours must be in core courses in chemistry (physical chemistry and one in each of three different areas chosen from analytical, biological, environmental, inorganic, and organic chemistry). Each thesis-track student will defend the research project at an oral exam after the submission of the first approved draft of the thesis, and will present an exit seminar. Each nonthesis-track student will be required to pass qualifying exams in four areas of chemistry. An outline of minimum credit hours for each track is as follows:

	Thesis Track	Nonthesis Track
Core Curriculum	12	12
Electives in Chemistry	3	9
Electives in Chemistry or Related Fields	6	6
CHEM 670	-	2
CHEM 790	3	3
CHEM 799	6	-
Total Credit Hours	30	32

Core courses (CHEM 513, 521, 614, 624, 633, 646, 651, 663, and 732) may also be taken as electives beyond the 12-credit requirement. Credits obtained for courses CHEM 502-CHEM 510 are applicable toward the M.S. degree only with prior written approval of the department.

CHEM 500 and CHEM 501 are not applicable toward the M.S. degree.