Program: Chemistry, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 04, 2025

2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog

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 (36 hours)

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND (4 credit hours may be 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
OR
CHEM 4360 - In-depth Physical Chemistry 5 credit hours AND
CHEM 4361 - Physical Chemistry 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 (1 credit hour)
CHEM 4000 - Medicinal Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHEM 4100 - Organic Spectroscopy 3 credit hours
CHEM 4400 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry Aq: Aqueous and Bio-inorganic Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHEM 4460 - In-Depth Inorganic Chemistry B: Structure, Bonding, Metallic, and Organometallic 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 (20 hours)

MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (3 credit hours may be counted in General Education, 1 credit hour remaining)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology 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

Minor (15-18 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.