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Nov 07, 2024
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2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Chemistry, B.S.
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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.
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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 (36 hours)
CHEM Upper-division Electives (7 hours)
Chosen from:
Supporting Courses (20 hours)
Electives (10-14 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.
Junior
- CHEM elective (upper division) 3 credit hours
- Minor course 3 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
- Elective (upper division) 3 credit hours
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