Chemistry B.S.

Chair: Professor Karty

A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Chemistry requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements:

Required courses: 42 sh

CHM 1110	General Chemistry I with Lab	4 sh
CHM 1120	General Chemistry II with Lab	4 sh
CHM 2110	Organic Chemistry I with Lab	4 sh
CHM 3110	Quantitative Analysis	4 sh
CHM 2120	Organic Chemistry II with Lab	4 sh
CHM 2970	Sophomore Seminar in Chemistry	1 sh
CHM 3320	Physical Chemistry I	4 sh
CHM 3330	Physical Chemistry Laboratory	0 sh
CHM 3340	Physical Chemistry II	4 sh
CHM 3410	Inorganic Chemistry	4 sh
CHM 3510	Biochemistry I	4 sh
CHM 4010	Advanced Chemistry Laboratory	0 sh
CHM 4970	Senior Seminar in Chemistry	3 sh
CHM 4999	Research	1-3 sh

Choose eight hours from the following: 8 sh

CHM 3050	Environmental Chemistry	4 sh
CHM 3210	Instrumental Analysis	4 sh
CHM 3530	Biochemistry II	4 sh

Additional Requirements: 8 sh

MTH 1510	CALCULUS I	4 sh
MTH 2510	CALCULUS II	4 sh

Select one of the following sequences: 8 sh

PHY 2010	GENERAL PHYSICS I	4 sh
PHY 2020	GENERAL PHYSICS II	4 sh
	or
PHY 2210	UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I	4 sh
PHY 2220	UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II	4 sh

• Students who are pursuing graduate school or a career in chemistry are advised to earn the American Chemical Society (ACS) accredited degree. For the degree to be accredited by the ACS, a student must take three courses with laboratory components beyond the ones that are listed above as required for the regular degree. Those courses could be selected from CHM 3530, CHM 4010, or CHM 4999.

Total Credit Hours: 66