Apr 23, 2024

2012-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

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Chemistry Major — Education Concentration

Objectives of the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chemistry:

Graduates shall be able to demonstrate technical competency in the performance of basic laboratory operations, including solution preparation and standardization, common synthetic procedures, standard qualitative and quantitative analysis procedures, and operation of standard laboratory equipment.
Graduates shall understand the concepts underlying the theoretical basis of chemistry, as well as areas of application of chemical principles.
Graduates shall be capable of critical analysis and, under supervision, shall be able to apply the scientific method to a chemical problem.
Graduates must be well versed in the language of chemistry, should be capable of accessing chemical information in its various forms, and should be capable of effectively communicating chemical knowledge in both written and oral forms.
Graduates earning this degree are qualified to teach Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science, and Physical Science.

Degree Requirements

Fulfilled by Major Requirements

Humanities and Fine Arts - Total Credits: 9

(see note 3 below)

It is strongly recommended that students take SCI 101 to satisfy the First Year Seminar requirement.
The sequence PHYS 180-180L, 181-181L, and 182-182L is an acceptable replacement for PHYS 151,152; any two-course combination from PHYS 180, 181, and 182 is not an acceptable replacement.
Every student must complete a three-credit multicultural course and a three-credit international course. Courses satisfying other requirements may simultaneously satisfy the multicultural and international requirements except one course cannot satisfy both the multicultural and the international requirements.
At least 40 credits must be earned at the upper-division level (300 and above).