Students receiving the BS Degree in Chemistry (Broadfield Major) can continue their academic studies into masters or doctoral programs in Chemistry or can use the degree to find employment as a chemist. This degree can also be combined with teacher certification work to enter a career as a secondary school teacher of chemistry. The Chemistry (Broadfield Major) degree is certified by the American Chemical Society.
Core Curriculum - 42 hours
The Core Curriculum serves as a broad foundation for the undergraduate degree. All candidates for a bachelor’s degree must achieve core student learning outcomes, including communication, critical thinking, empirical and quantitative skills, teamwork, personal responsibility and social responsibility, by completing courses within each category or component area of the Core Curriculum as outlined below.
The University has approved specific courses that satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements. Approved courses can be found on the Core Curriculum Page. Students seeking the most efficient way to complete the core curriculum and major or minor requirements are advised to take approved courses that can fulfill both requirements. Although core curriculum courses can also be used to fulfill major or minor requirements, earned credits hours are only applied once.
The courses listed below fulfill core curriculum and major requirements. Students who have completed a core curriculum category with courses other than those listed below will still be required to take the listed course(s) to meet major requirements.
020 Mathematics – 3 hours
030 Life and Physical Sciences – 6 hours
090 Integrative and Experiential Learning – 6 hours
Major Requirements – 76 hours
Required Courses - 37 hours
Prescribed Electives - 20 hours
With approval from the department, additional courses may be used to fulfill prescribed electives requirements.
Advanced Chemistry Electives - 6 hours
Choose from:
Advanced Science Electives - 14 hours
Choose additional 14 advanced hours from any of the following areas: ASTR, BENG, BIOL, CHEM, EEMS, ENVR, GEOG, GEOL, MARS, MATE, MATH, PHYS, PSCI, SAFS, STAT.
Support Courses - 19 hours
Choose at least one
Free Electives – 2 hours
The B.S. in Chemistry requires free elective credit hours. Advanced hours will vary to meet the minimum 42 advanced institutional credit hour requirement for a bachelor’s degree.
Total Credit Hours: 42