May 18, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Chemistry, B.S.

Department of Chemistry
615-904-8114
Scott Handy, program coordinator
Scott.Handy@mtsu.edu

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

NOTE: A grade of C or better is required on all transfer credits accepted as part of a major or minor in the Department of Chemistry. Students must have a grade point average of at least 2.00 on courses counting toward a major or minor in any of the department’s programs.

NOTE2: 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 ACS 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
Major Requirements	35-41 hours*
Supporting Courses	20 hours*
Electives	18-29 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

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 courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

MATH 1730 (Math) (See Note 1)
CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 (Nat Sci) (See Note 2)
PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 or PHYS 2110 /PHYS 2111 (Nat Sci)

Major Requirements (35-41 hours)

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 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 3010 - Organic Chemistry I 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 credit hour
CHEM 3020 - Organic Chemistry II 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 3021 - Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 credit hour
CHEM 4330 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4331 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 4350 - Physical Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4351 - Physical Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
AND
CHEM 4360 - In-depth Physical Chemistry 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4361 - Physical Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 4400 - Inorganic Chemistry I 3 credit hours
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 AND
CHEM 4510 - Biochemistry II 3 credit hours

Upper-Division Chemistry Electives (7 hours)

NOTE: MTeach minor students may use CHEM 3890, CHEM 4740, and YOED 4050 to fulfill the 7 hours of upper-division electives.

Electives (18-29 hours)

Sufficient upper-division credit must be taken to equal 36 credit hours

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 Fall

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (Math)
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
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 OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 14 Hours

Freshman Spring

ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
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 OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 14 Hours

Sophomore Fall

MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
CHEM 3010 - Organic Chemistry I 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 3011 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 credit hour
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 (Nat Sci)

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Spring

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 - World Literatures 3 credit hours Hum/FA
CHEM 2230 - Quantitative Analysis 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 2231 - Quantitative Analysis Lab 2 credit hours
CHEM 3020 - Organic Chemistry II 3 credit hours AND
CHEM 3021 - Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 credit hour
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

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Elective 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
CHEM 4330 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4331 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I Lab 0 credit hours
OR
CHEM 4350 - Physical Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4351 - Physical Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
AND
CHEM 4360 - In-depth Physical Chemistry 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 4361 - Physical Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
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 AND
CHEM 4510 - Biochemistry II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 17 Hours

Junior Spring

CHEM 4400 - Inorganic Chemistry I 3 credit hours
CHEM upper-division elective 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

CHEM upper-division elective 2 credit hours
Elective 9 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 14 Hours

Senior Spring

CHEM upper-division elective 2 credit hours
Chemistry lab elective 2 credit hours
Upper-division electives 8 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

NOTE:

Included in the electives will be the hours necessary for the completion of the required 36 upper-division hours for graduation requirements and the necessary hours to satisfy the 120-hour graduation requirement.

NOTE 1: A student who has a sufficiently high score on the ACT Mathematics test may begin with MATH 1910 . If the background in math is weak, MATH 1710 should be taken before MATH 1730 .

NOTE 2: A student who has had little or no high school chemistry or is not satisfied with his/her high school chemistry should first take CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 before taking CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 .

Chemistry, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (35-41 hours)

Upper-Division Chemistry Electives (7 hours)

At least five hours from:

At least two hours from:

Supporting Courses (20 hours)

Electives (18-29 hours)

Curriculum: Chemistry

Freshman Fall

Subtotal: 14 Hours

Freshman Spring

Subtotal: 14 Hours

Sophomore Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Spring

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

Subtotal: 17 Hours

Junior Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

Subtotal: 14 Hours

Senior Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

NOTE: