Nov 26, 2024

2016-17 Undergraduate Catalog

2016-17 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Chemistry, B.S.

Department of Chemistry
615-898-2954
Norma Dunlap, program coordinator
Norma.Dunlap@mtsu.edu

The Chemistry program includes traditional areas-analytical, biochemistry, organic, inorganic, and physical-as well as computational, polymer, medicinal, and environmental chemistry.

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.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Chemistry, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following General Education courses are required for this major:

MATH 1730 (Math)
BIOL 1110/1111 (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1110/1111 (Nat Sci)

Major Requirements (32 hours)

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND (4 credit hours counted in General Education)
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 2230 - Quantitative Analysis 5 credit hours AND
CHEM 2231 - Quantitative Analysis Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 3020 - Organic Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 3021 - Organic Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 4330 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4331 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 4340 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4341 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals II Lab 0 credit hours

CHEM Upper-division Electives (7 hours)

Chosen from:

CHEM 3000 - Careers in Chemistry and Biochemistry 1 credit hour
CHEM 3530 - Principles of Biochemistry 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 3531 - Principles of Biochemistry Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 4500 - Biochemistry I 3 credit hours
CHEM 3880 - Undergraduate Research II 1 to 4 credit hours (No more than 4 credit hours)
CHEM 3890 - Chemistry Instruction Internship 1 to 3 credit hours
CHEM 4000 - Medicinal Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHEM 4100 - Organic Spectroscopy 3 credit hours
CHEM 4360 - In-depth Physical Chemistry 5 credit hours AND
CHEM 4361 - Physical Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 4400 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry Aq: Aqueous and Bio-inorganic Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHEM 4510 - Biochemistry II 3 credit hours
CHEM 4530 - Biochemical Techniques 2 credit hours
CHEM 4600 - Introduction to Environmental Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHEM 4610 - Environmental Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHEM 4700 - Polymers, an Introduction 3 credit hours
CHEM 4780 - Polymer and Materials Chemistry Laboratory 2 credit hours
CHEM 4880 - Research 4 credit hours (No more than 4 credit hours)
CHEM 4230 - Instrumental Analysis 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4231 - Instrumental Analysis Lab 0 credit hours
PSCI 4080 - Problems in Physical Science 4 credit hours
NOTE: Electives must be taken at MTSU.

Supporting Courses (17 hours)

MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (3 credit hours counted in General Education, 1 credit hour remaining)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours
BIOL 1120 - General Biology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology Lab 0 credit hours
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (12-15 hours)

Sufficient upper-division credit must be taken to equal 42 credit hours

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Chemistry

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 1110 - General Biology 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
BIOL 1120 - General Biology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology Lab 0 credit hours
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (Math)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

CHEM 2230 - Quantitative Analysis 5 credit hours AND
CHEM 2231 - Quantitative Analysis Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 3020 - Organic Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 3021 - Organic Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Minor 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

CHEM electives (upper division) 3 credit hours
Minor courses 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
Electives (upper division) 3 credit hours

CHEM 4330 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4331 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 4340 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4341 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals II Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 4360 - In-depth Physical Chemistry 5 credit hours AND
CHEM 4361 - Physical Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours

Subtotal: 29-30 Hours

Senior

Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
CHEM elective (upper division ) 4 credit hours
Minor course (upper division) 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
Elective (upper division) 7 credit hours
Minor or elective courses (upper division ) 8 credit hours

Chemistry, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (32 hours)

CHEM Upper-division Electives (7 hours)

Supporting Courses (17 hours)

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (12-15 hours)

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Chemistry

Freshman

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 29-30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 31 Hours