Mar 28, 2024  
2018-19 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2018-19 Undergraduate Bulletin ARCHIVED

Chemistry, B.S.


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Definition of Major and Minor

A minimum of 120 semester hours of coursework is required for a Bachelor of Science degree. The department offers a Bachelor of Science that requires all students to complete a major track and minor, take the appropriate core curriculum requirements and have the required semester hours for graduation.

The Chemistry major consists of 19 core chemistry hours and one area of concentration from: BioChemical/Pre-Medical, Interdisciplinary, Professional Chemist, Interdisciplinary with Minor and Chemistry Teaching.  A maximum of four hours of CHE 475 /CHE 476  may be counted toward the major.

A Research Intensive concentration may be added to any of the above listed concentrations.  See the program listing below for further information.

The Chemistry Minor  consists of a minimum of 18 hours of chemistry coursework.

The following courses may not be used in either the Chemistry major or Chemistry minor: CHE 111 , CHE 112 , CHE 302 , CHE 320  and CHE 330 

Certification for Chemistry or Physical Science Teaching (Grades 8-12)

Students who wish to qualify for teaching certificates should consult the Teacher Certification section of this bulletin.

Graduate Study in Chemistry

The overlap graduate degree program permits qualified undergraduates to pursue a limited amount of graduate study (usually 12 credit hours or less) concurrently with undergraduate study. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry  offers a thesis and non-thesis natural science master’s degree (thesis option highly recommended). Thesis master’s degree requires a minimum 24 of the required 30 semester hours in chemistry (including CHE 589 and 590). The non-thesis master’s degree requires a minimum 18 of the required 36 semester hours in chemistry.

The department also offers an overlap graduate degree program that permits qualified undergraduates to pursue a limited amount of graduate study (usually 12 credit hours or less) concurrently with their undergraduate study giving a student the opportunity to obtain a B.S. and M.S. in only five years of study.

For more information and eligibility requirements, consult the Graduate Bulletin or the Overlap Program in the Academic Programs and Policies  section of this bulletin.

1. University Core Curriculum Requirements


See Bachelor of Science for Sciences and Mathematics, B.S.  for University Core Curriculum course listing.  See advisor for major specific course selections in the University Core Curriculum offerings.

2. Foundation of Knowledge


See Bachelor of Science for Sciences and Mathematics, B.S.  for Foundation of Knowledge course listing.  See advisor for major specific Foundation of Knowledge course selections.

3. Common Requirement


4. Program Courses


Special Problems/Seminar


One hour from each of the following: 

Major Concentrations


Select one of the following:

A. Biochemical/Pre-Medical


B. Interdisciplinary


Advanced Electives

Nine hours of advanced (300 and/or 400 level) electives from Astronomy (AST), Biology (BIO), Computer Science (CSC), Geology (GOL) or Physics (PHY).

Interdisciplinary Electives

Sixteen hours approved by the department.  Suggested, two sequences from the following:

General Electives

Nine additional advanced (300 and/or 400 level) electives from any course prefix.  To be discussed with advisor.

C. Professional Chemistry


D. Interdisciplinary with Minor


See Chemistry, Interdisciplinary with Minor, B.S.  for course listing.

E. Chemistry, Teaching


See Chemistry, Teaching, B.S.  for course listing.

5. Research Intensive Concentration


This concentration is not a major concentration but may be added to any Chemistry department degree for a research intensive emphasis.

The hours for the Research Intensive concentration may be in excess of 120 hours and may affect elegibility for the Texas Tuition Rebate Opportunity.

Consists of six to ten hours from:

 

6. Hours to total 120


To be discussed with advisor.

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