Chemistry, Professional Concentration (Biomolecular Track)

Department of Chemistry
615-898-2071
Andrienne Friedli, program coordinator
Andrienne.Friedli@mtsu.edu

This curriculum is approved by the American Chemical Society. With this degree students are more likely to be hired as practicing chemists or gain admission to professional programs or graduate schools.

Students who wish to double major in Chemistry and another subject area, such as Biology, or who are not prepared to begin calculus in their freshman year should consider the regular Chemistry major, which has fewer prescribed chemistry courses. The Professional Chemistry curriculum offers a choice of two tracks–one with a biomolecular emphasis and one with a materials science emphasis–that differ starting in the junior year. Some courses are offered only one semester each year, and others are offered in alternative years, so please consult early and often with your advisor to plan your schedule. With either Chemistry major, students may substitute University Physics (PHYS 2110 /PHYS 2111 , PHYS 2120 /PHYS 2121 ) for College Physics (PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 , PHYS 2020 /PHYS 2021 ).

Academic Map

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

Chemistry, Professional (Biomolecular), 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 recommended for this major:

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

Major Requirements (43 hour)

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (4 credit hours may be counted in General Education)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 2230 - Quantitative Analysis 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 2231 - Quantitative Analysis Lab 2 credit hours
CHEM 3000 - Careers in Chemistry and Biochemistry 1 credit hour
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 3880 - Undergraduate Research II 1 to 4 credit hours (1 credit hour required)
CHEM 4330 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4331 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I Lab 0 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 OR
CHEM 4410 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry B: Structure, Bonding, Metallic, and Organometallic Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHEM 4500 - Biochemistry I 3 credit hours
CHEM 4510 - Biochemistry II 3 credit hours
CHEM 4530 - Biochemical Techniques 2 credit hours

Supporting Courses (27 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
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
CSCI 1150 - Computer Orientation 3 credit hours OR
Approved CSCI elective 3 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
OR
PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2111 - Calculus-Based Physics 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
OR
PHYS 2120 - Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2121 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory II 4 credit hours

Electives (16 hours)

12 credit hours must be taken at 3000/4000 level

Total hours in program: 120

Recommended Curriculum: Chemistry, Professional (Biomolecular Track)

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 I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology II 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 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 2231 - Quantitative Analysis Lab 2 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
MATH 1920 - Calculus 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)

Subtotal: 28 Hours

Junior

CHEM 4500 - Biochemistry I 3 credit hours
CHEM 4510 - Biochemistry II 3 credit hours
CHEM 4530 - Biochemical Techniques 2 credit hours
CHEM 3000 - Careers in Chemistry and Biochemistry 1 credit hour
CSCI 1150 - Computer Orientation 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
Electives (upper division) 6 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

CHEM 4330 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4331 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I Lab 0 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 OR
CHEM 4410 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry B: Structure, Bonding, Metallic, and Organometallic Chemistry 3 credit hours
CHEM 3880 - Undergraduate Research II 1 to 4 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Electives (upper division) 6 credit hours
Elective(s) 4 credit hours
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

Chemistry, Professional Concentration (Biomolecular Track)

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (43 hour)

Supporting Courses (27 hours)

Electives (16 hours)

Total hours in program: 120

Recommended Curriculum: Chemistry, Professional (Biomolecular Track)

Freshman

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 28 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 32 Hours