Major

Semester Hours required for the B.S. in Chemistry Major: 68-93 semester hours depending on Concentration

The Bachelor of Science in Chemistry is comprised of the following common core courses and one of the listed Chemistry Concentrations.

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

A five-year accelerated BS/MS program is available for the Chemistry concentrations. Detailed information is available at http://www.eiu.edu/eiuchemgrad/accelerated_MS.php.

Common Core Courses:

Total Semester Hours: 48

• CHM 1310G - General Chemistry I. Credits: 3

• OR

• CHM 1390G - General Chemistry I, Honors. Credits: 3
• CHM 1315G - General Chemistry Laboratory I. Credits: 1

• OR

• CHM 1395G - General Chemistry Laboratory I, Honors. 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
• 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:

Footnotes:

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

¹ Satisfies certification requirements of the American Chemical Society.

² Electives in the Chemistry Concentration must include two semester hours of 3000-level or higher chemistry laboratory work in addition to CHM 4915. Courses that may be used to satisfy this requirement include CHM 3455, Undergraduate Research I-IV: CHM 44001-44004, Honors Research I-II: CHM 45551 and 45552, CHM 4770. A maximum of 3 semester hours of Undergraduate Research I-IV, CHM 44001-44004, and Honors Research I-II, CHM 45551 and CHM 45552 may be used to satisfy the requirements for a chemistry degree.

³ The following may not be used as electives in the Chemistry Concentration: CHM 1040G, 3025G, 3100, 3200, and 3300.

⁴ The following may not be used as electives in the Management Concentration: CHM 1040G, 3025G, 3100, 3200, and 4001.