Department of Chemistry
615-898-2954
Norma Dunlap, program coordinator
Norma.Dunlap@mtsu.edu
The Chemistry major consists of 36 semester hours in chemistry including CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 *, CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 , CHEM 2230 /CHEM 2231 , CHEM 3010 /CHEM 3011 , CHEM 3020 /CHEM 3021 , CHEM 4330 /CHEM 4331 , CHEM 4340 /CHEM 4341 , (or CHEM 4360 /CHEM 4361 ), and at least 7 hours from among the upper-division electives: (CHEM 3530 /CHEM 3531 or CHEM 4500 ),CHEM 3000 , CHEM 3880 , CHEM 3890 , CHEM 4000 , CHEM 4100 , (CHEM 4230 /CHEM 4231 or CHEM 4630 /CHEM 4631 ), CHEM 4400 , CHEM 4510 , CHEM 4530 , CHEM 4600 , CHEM 4610 , CHEM 4700 , CHEM 4780 , CHEM 4880 , and PSCI 4080 . Also required are MATH 1910 ; PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 , PHYS 2020 /PHYS 2021 ; BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 , BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 ; and fulfillment of University General Education requirements. A minimum of 12 upper-division hours in the Chemistry major must be taken at MTSU.
*Students with a weak background in Chemistry should take CHEM 1011 /CHEM 1010 before taking CHEM 1110/CHEM 1111.
NOTE: Students who wish to get jobs as chemists are strongly encouraged to take additional upper-division courses, especially CHEM 4230 /CHEM 4231 , follow the plan for the professional major or take more advanced chemistry courses upon graduation. The Chemistry major requires one minor of at least 18 hours. Students who plan to graduate with no more than 120 hours should consult their advisors to be sure 42 upper-division hours are included in their curriculum.
