Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry

 

The B.A. degree provides a solid foundation in chemistry so students have the same career options as those with the B.S. degree, while allowing students the flexibility to pursue other academic interests.  All courses in the major core, major electives, and supporting courses must be taken in the traditional grading mode (A-F).  It is highly recommended that students perform undergraduate research with a faculty member.

 

Please see the current approved curriculum on the SSU official catalog web page.
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Major Core Requirements                                                                     Units      

CHEM 115AB, General Chemistry                                                               4                                           

(10 units, 4 in the major core, 6 in general education (GE B1 & B3)                    

CHEM 255, Quantitative Analysis                                                                 4                                           

CHEM 310AB, Physical Chemistry                                                               6                                             

CHEM 316, Physical Chemistry Laboratory                                                  2                                                     

CHEM 325, Inorganic Chemistry                                                                  3                                                    

CHEM 335AB, Organic Chemistry                                                               8                                              

CHEM 401, Chemical Synthesis and Characterization I                                 3                                                   

CHEM 497, Research Seminar                                                                     1                                                 

Elective (upper-division chemistry)                                                                 1

Total units in the major core                                                                         32

 

Supporting Courses

MATH 161, Calculus I                                                                                  1                                         

(4 units, 1 in the major core, 3 in general education (GE B4)

MATH 211, Calculus II                                                                                 4                                     

PHYS 114 or 210A Physics I                                                                      3-4                                

PHYS 116 or 209A Physics Laboratory I                                                      1                                        

PHYS 214 or 210B Physics II                                                                     3-4                                

PHYS 216 or 209B Physics Laboratory II                                                     1

Total units in supporting courses                                                                  13-15

 

GE Courses

CHEM 115AB                                                                                               6                 

MATH 161                                                                                                    3                  

Others                                                                                                           42

Total units in GE courses                                                                                51

 

Electives                                                                                                    22-24

 

Total units to graduate                                                                               120

 

 

Recommended courses

CHEM 494, Undergraduate Research

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