Study Plan
Study Plan
The department offers students the opportunity to explore the various areas of current chemistry in an integrated yet diverse program that builds from a solid foundation of the basic elements of inorganic chemistry studies. Students are exposed to modern concepts, state-of-the-art approaches and current methods of experimentation in analytical chemistry within introductory courses. A variety of intermediate courses then provides in-depth exploration of major fields of chemistry. Advanced students may register for graduate-level courses, which are most often given in the specialized areas of faculty research.
The Bachelor of Science program in Chemistry prepares students with the necessary concepts, tools, and techniques to build their abilities to gain substantial depth to deal with the universal and cross-functional chemistry studies needs with the mentality to add value ethically, creatively, realistically, and innovatively.
The intended curriculum provides numerous choices and a variety of courses in the areas of humanities, mathematics, statistics, and sciences. Students will be disciplined with strong cross-functional knowledge links to many other fields, a fact that provides students with a competitive flexibility to pursue allied (or non-allied) interests. The curriculum will arm students with the dynamism to remain current as technologies and systems change.
Chemistry is often labeled the central science because of the instrumental and central roles it plays in the biological and physical sciences, as well as in engineering, agriculture, medicine and allied health disciplines. Bachelor's degree chemists choose from diverse paths for their short-term and lifetime careers, including graduate study in cross-functional programs, rewarding employment in industry or government laboratories, professional consultancy, analytical chemistry research, scientific management, science journalism, forensic science, ecology and environmental science, agriculture, and education, or much-needed teaching in high schools.
To graduate with a BS degree in Chemistry, a student must complete, in addition to the general, mathematics, and sciences requirements mentioned earlier, a minimum of 42 credits distributed as follows:
- CHE205, CHE 205L, CHE210, CHE210L, CHE220, CHE220L, CHE240, CHE240L, CHE250, CHE250L, CHE280, CHE280L,CHE340, CHE340L, CHE420, CHE420L, CHE 460, CHE460L, CHE497, and CHE499.
A total of 06 credits for technical electives selected from the following courses:
- CHE320, CHE440, CHE 450, CHE470, CHE480, CHE490, and CHE492.