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Chemistry Major

College of Arts and Sciences
Degree BS, Chemistry
Department Chair Charles Saladino, Jr., PhD

Faculty

Michael J. Duffy, Associate Professor of Chemistry, BS State University of New York at Stony Brook; MS, PhD, Adelphi University

Larry Pedersen, Professor of Chemistry, BS Clarkson College of Technology; MS, PhD Yale University 76 Curricula

Charles Saladino, Jr., Associate Professor of Chemistry, BA, MA Hofstra University; PhD Iowa State University

Chemistry has been called the “central science” because it has applications in so many fields. Graduates with a major in chemistry can select from a variety of jobs in the chemical industry, in government laboratories, or in medical or agricultural research. In addition, they are prepared for graduate studies in chemistry or biochemistry and, with the proper selection of elective courses, for professional studies in medicine, veterinary medicine, and related fields.

At the end of their sophomore year and thereafter, chemistry majors must have and maintain a GPA of 2.5 in courses required for the major in order to remain in good standing in the program, and a GPA of 3.0 to be recommended for graduate or professional schools. Students must earn three credits doing either a summer Internship during their junior year [CHM 490] or by taking research [CHM 460] in (or before) the first semester of their senior year.

Sequence of Required Courses

First Year

First Semester	Total Credits	16	Second Semester	Total Credits	16
CHM 133	Chemical Principles	4	CHM 134	Chemical Principles II	4
MTH 151	Calculus I	3	MTH 152	Calculus II	3
HIS	History Core	3	HIS	History Core	3
ENG	Literature Core	3	ENG	Literature Core	3
PHL	Philosophy Core	3	PHL	Philosophy Core	3

Sophmore Year

First Semester	Total Credits	15	Second Semester	Total Credits	14
CHM 243	Organic Chemistry I	4	CHM 244	Organic Chemistry II	4
PHY 221	Physics I	4	PHY 222	Physics II	4
MTH 225	Calculus III	4	MTH 242	Differential Equations	3
FA	Fine Arts Core	3	MTH 115	Statistics	3

Junior Year

First Semester	Total Credits	16	Second Semester	Total Credits	14
CHM 355	Physical Chemistry I	4	CHM 356	Physical Chemistry II	4
CHM 350	Chemical Literature	1	CHM 411	Instrumental Analysis	3
CHM 264	Inorg Quantitative Analysis	5	CHM 412	Instrumental Lab I	1
CPS 101	Intro. To Programming	3	FA	CPSSS Core	3
	Behav. Sci. Core	3		CPSSS Core	3

Summer Elective

	Total Credits	3
CHM 490	Chemistry Internship *	3

Senior Year

First Semester	Total Credits	15	Second Semester	Total Credits	15-16
CHM 410	Adv. Inorganic Chem	3	CHM	Chemistry elective	3/4
CHM 413	Instrumental Lab II	1		Free elective	3
CHM 475	Chemistry Seminar	1		Free elective	3
CHM 353	Biochemistry I	3		Free elective	3
CHM 363	Biochemistry Lab	1	RLS	Rel. Stud. Core	3
CHM 460	Research*	3
RLS	Rel. Stud. Core	3

* Students are required to take a minimum of 3 credits of either CHM 490 or CHM 460 for graduation.

Total required for graduation 122 credits

Chemistry Course Descriptions (CHM)