Major

Semester Hours required for the B.S. in Chemistry Major: 64-90 semester hours depending on Concentration

The Bachelor of Science in Chemistry is comprised of the following common core courses and one of the listed Concentrations. The Chemistry Concentration (see Footnotes 1 and 2) consists of Advanced Chemical Principles Courses. The Management Concentration consists of Management Core Courses and Management Chemistry Elective Courses.

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

Common Core Courses:

Total Semester Hours: 46 - 48

• 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
• CHM 3500 - Introduction to Chemical Research. Credits: 1
• CHM 3910 - Physical Chemistry Foundations. Credits: 3
• CHM 4830 - Instrumental Analysis. Credits: 3
• MAT 1441G - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. Credits: 5

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• MAT 2250G - Elementary Statistics. Credits: 4

• OR

• MAT 2442 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II. Credits: 5 (see footnote 2)

Concentrations:

Footnotes:

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

¹ Satisfies certification requirements of the American Chemical Society if 1 credit hour of Undergraduate Research CHM 4400X or Honors Research CHM 4555X is taken.

² Recommended for graduate studies in the chemical sciences.

³ Note: MAT 2442 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II is a corequisite.

⁴ The following may not be used as electives in the Chemistry Concentration: CHM 1040G, 3025G, 3100, 3200, and 3300.

⁵ 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.

⁶ The following may not be used towards the Management Concentration: CHM 1040G, 3025G, 3100, 3200, and 4001.