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2008-2009 EIU Undergraduate Catalog

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2008-2009 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Chemistry

Chemistry

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(BS)

Major

The Chemistry Major is comprised of the following courses and one of the Chemistry Concentrations listed below.

Students who have completed college-level, algebra-based physics courses (e.g., PHY 1151G, 1152G, 1161, 1162) should consult the department chair.

CHM 1310G - General Chemistry I. Credits: 3
CHM 1315G - General Chemistry Laboratory I. Credits: 1
CHM 1410 - General Chemistry II. Credits: 3
CHM 1415 - General Chemistry Laboratory II. Credits: 1
CHM 2310 - Inorganic Chemistry I. Credits: 3
CHM 2440 - Organic Chemistry I. Credits: 3
CHM 2445 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I. Credits: 1
CHM 2730 - Quantitative Analysis. Credits: 3
CHM 2840 - Organic Chemistry II. Credits: 3
CHM 2845 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II. Credits: 1
CHM 3000 - Undergraduate Seminar. Credits: 0
CHM 3001 - Undergraduate Seminar. Credits: 1
CHM 3500 - Introduction to Chemical Research. Credits: 1
CHM 3780 - Instrumental Analysis. Credits: 3
CHM 3910 - Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics. Credits: 3
CHM 3915 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory. Credits: 2
MAT 1441G - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. Credits: 5
MAT 2442 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II. Credits: 5
PHY 1351G - General Physics I. Credits: 3
PHY 1352G - General Physics I Laboratory. Credits: 1
PHY 1361 - General Physics II. Credits: 3
PHY 1362 - General Physics II Laboratory. Credits: 1

Chemistry Concentrations:

1. Chemistry (See Footnote 1)

Total Semester Hours: 22

Six semester hours of electives in Chemistry
(See footnote 2)

CHM 3450 - Biochemistry I. Credits: 3
CHM 3920 - Quantum Chemistry. Credits: 3
CHM 4000 - Undergraduate Seminar. Credits: 0
CHM 4001 - Undergraduate Seminar. Credits: 1
CHM 4770 - Molecular Spectroscopy. Credits: 3
CHM 4900 - Inorganic Chemistry II. Credits: 3
CHM 4915 - Advanced Laboratory. Credits: 3

2. Biochemistry

Total Semester Hours: 29

BIO 1100 - General Biology. Credits: 4
CHM 3450 - Biochemistry I. Credits: 3
CHM 3455 - Biochemistry Laboratory. Credits: 2
CHM 3460 - Biochemistry II. Credits: 3
CHM 3920 - Quantum Chemistry. Credits: 3
CHM 4000 - Undergraduate Seminar. Credits: 0
CHM 4001 - Undergraduate Seminar. Credits: 1
CHM 4860 - Biochemistry III. Credits: 3

AND (See footnote 3)

BIO 3200 - Genetics. Credits: 4
OR
BIO 3300 - General Microbiology. Credits: 4

AND Six Semester Hours of Electives in Chemistry (See Footnote 2) or From the Following:

BIO 3200 - Genetics. Credits: 4
BIO 3210 - Immunology. Credits: 3
BIO 3300 - General Microbiology. Credits: 4
BIO 3510 - Plant Physiology. Credits: 4
BIO 3520 - Animal Physiology. Credits: 4
BIO 3622 - Embryology. Credits: 4
BIO 4830 - Comparative Vertebrate Physiology. Credits: 3
BIO 4834 - Neurobiology. Credits: 3
BIO 4836 - Pathogenic Microbiology. Credits: 4

3. Management

Total Semester Hours: 27

BUS 2101 - Financial Accounting. Credits: 3
BUS 2102 - Managerial Accounting. Credits: 3
BUS 3010 - Management and Organizational Behavior. Credits: 3
BUS 3470 - Principles of Marketing. Credits: 3
BUS 3710 - Business Financial Management. Credits: 3
ECN 2801G - Principles of Macroeconomics. Credits: 3
ECN 2802G - Principles of Microeconomics. Credits: 3
PHI 3050G - Social and Political Philosophy. Credits: 3

Three Semester Hours of Electives Either in Chemistry (See Footnote 4) or From the Following:

BUS 1950 - Computer Concepts and Applications for Business. Credits: 3
BUS 2810 - Business Statistics I. Credits: 3
BUS 3950 - Operations Management. Credits: 3
ECN 3860 - International Economics. Credits: 3
MAR 3490 - Business-to-Business Marketing. Credits: 3
MAR 3720 - Consumer Behavior. Credits: 3
MAR 4490 - International Marketing. Credits: 3
MGT 3800 - Introduction to Operations Research. Credits: 3
MGT 3830 - Managerial Communications. Credits: 3
MGT 4310 - Organizational Behavior. Credits: 3
MGT 4340 - Strategic Quality Management. Credits: 3

Footnotes:

(Major GPA based on all chemistry courses taken at EIU.)

¹Approved by the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society.

² The following may not be used as electives: Chemistry 1040G, 2040G, 3100 and 3200.

³ One course is required in concentration; the other may be used as an elective

⁴The following may not be used as electives: Chemistry 1040G, 2040G, 3100, 3200, and 4001.

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