Major

Semester Hours required for the B.A. in Chemistry Major: 54 semester hours

The Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry is comprised of the following courses.

A five-year accelerated BA/MS program is available. Detailed information is available at http://www.eiu.edu/eiuchemgrad/accelerated_MS.php.

Courses:

Total Semester Hours: 52 - 54

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

• OR

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

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• CHM 1315G - General Chemistry Laboratory I. Credits: 1

• OR

• CHM 1395G - General Chemistry Laboratory I, Honors. Credits: 1

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• 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

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• CHM 3300 - Survey of Biochemistry. Credits: 3

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• CHM 3450 - Biochemistry I. Credits: 3

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• CHM 3500 - Introduction to Chemical Research. Credits: 1
• CHM 3910 - Physical Chemistry Foundations. Credits: 3
• MAT 1441G - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. Credits: 5

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• MAT 2442 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II. Credits: 5

• OR

• MAT 2250G - Elementary Statistics. Credits: 4

AND Six Semester Hours of Electives from the following courses in Chemistry (See Footnotes 2, 3 and 4):

• CHM 3455 - Biochemistry Laboratory. Credits: 2
• CHM 3460 - Biochemistry II. Credits: 3
• CHM 3915 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory. Credits: 2
• CHM 4750 - Environmental Chemistry. Credits: 3
• CHM 4770 - Molecular Spectroscopy. Credits: 2
• CHM 4780 - X-ray Crystallography. Credits: 3
• CHM 4790 - Medicinal Chemistry. Credits: 3
• CHM 4800 - Selected Topics in Chemistry. Credits: 1 to 4
• CHM 4830 - Instrumental Analysis. Credits: 3
• CHM 4860 - Advanced Biochemistry. Credits: 3
• CHM 4900 - Inorganic Chemistry II. Credits: 3
• CHM 4915 - Advanced Laboratory. Credits: 3
• CHM 4920 - Advanced Physical Chemistry. Credits: 3
• CHM 44101 - Independent Study I. Credits: 1 to 3
• CHM 44102 - Independent Study II. Credits: 1 to 3
• CHM 44103 - Independent Study III. Credits: 1 to 3
• CHM 44104 - Independent Study IV. Credits: 1 to 3
• CHM 44441 - Honors Independent Study I. Credits: 1 to 3
• CHM 44442 - Honors Independent Study II. Credits: 1 to 3
• CHM 44443 - Honors Independent Study III. Credits: 1 to 3
• CHM 44444 - Honors Independent Study IV. Credits: 1 to 3
• CHM 44001 - Undergraduate Research I. Credits: 1 to 3 (see Footnote 2)
• CHM 44002 - Undergraduate Research II. Credits: 1 to 3 (see Footnote 2)
• CHM 44003 - Undergraduate Research III. Credits: 1 to 3 (see Footnote 2)
• CHM 44004 - Undergraduate Research IV. Credits: 1 to 3 (see Footnote 2)
• CHM 45551 - Honors Research I. Credits: 1 to 3 (see Footnote 2)
• CHM 45552 - Honors Research II. Credits: 1 to 3 (see Footnote 2)
• CHM 45553 - Honors Research III. Credits: 1 to 3 (see Footnote 2)

Footnotes:

(Major GPA based on all chemistry courses taken at EIU.)
¹ Note: MAT 2442 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II is a corequisite.
² A maximum of 3 semester hours of Undergraduate Research I-IV, CHM 44001-44004, and Honors Research I-II, CHM 45551-45553 may be used to satisfy the requirements for a chemistry degree.
³ Prerequisite requirements must be met for all courses.
⁴ The following may not be used for the degree; CHM 1040G, 3025G, 3100, 3200 and 4001.