Chemistry, B.S.

The Chemistry major consists of 36 semester hours in chemistry including CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 *, CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 , CHEM 2230 /CHEM 2231 , CHEM 3010 /CHEM 3011 , CHEM 3020 /CHEM 3021 , CHEM 4330 /CHEM 4331 , CHEM 4340 /CHEM 4341 , (or CHEM 4360 /CHEM 4361 ), and at least 7 hours from among the upper-division electives: (CHEM 3530 /CHEM 3531 or CHEM 4500 ),CHEM 3000 , CHEM 3880 , CHEM 3890 , CHEM 4000 , CHEM 4100 , (CHEM 4230 /CHEM 4231 or CHEM 4630 /CHEM 4631 ), CHEM 4400 , CHEM 4510 , CHEM 4530 , CHEM 4600 , CHEM 4610 , CHEM 4700 , CHEM 4780 , CHEM 4880 , and PSCI 4080 . Also required are MATH 1910 ; PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 , PHYS 2020 /PHYS 2021 ; BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 , BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 ; and fulfillment of University General Education requirements. A minimum of 12 upper-division hours in the Chemistry major must be taken at MTSU.

*Students with a weak background in Chemistry should take CHEM 1011 /CHEM 1010 before taking CHEM 1110/CHEM 1111.

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. The Chemistry major requires one minor of at least 18 hours. Students who plan to graduate with no more than 120 hours should consult their advisors to be sure 42 upper-division hours are included in their curriculum.

Recommended Sequence

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)
Upper-division elective 3 credit hours
Minor 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

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
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Minor 10 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 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

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

CHEM concentration upper-division electives 7 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
Minor 5 credit hours
Upper-division electives 9 credit hours