Chemistry Major - General Track (BS)

The Chemistry Major (General Track) is recommended for students who intend to teach in secondary schools or work in hospital laboratories, technical libraries or in chemistry-related professions such as chemical or instrument sales. Students seeking chemically oriented careers in medicine, den-tistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, environmental science, agriculture or other allied fields might also consider this track.

Students planning on graduate studies in chemistry and/or a career as a professional chemist are advised to pursue the Chemistry Major (Professional Track) or the Chemistry Major (ACS Certified).

The Chemistry Major (General Track) makes an ideal double major for students with their primary major in Biology, Geology, Physics or in the interdisciplinary Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics or Environmental Science and Studies Programs Students electing to major in Chemistry should contact the Department of Chemistry and be assigned a chemistry adviser to assist them in designing programs to meet their career needs. A grade of C or higher must be earned in each required course.

In addition to the above core course requirements, students electing the Chemistry Major (General Track) must take a minimum of 9 additional credits (at least 3 additional courses) from the following list of elective courses:

CHEM 301 is suggested as a course to fulfill Category I.D. of the University's General Education (GenEd) requirements. Students may also wish to consider taking courses such as COSC 165 or 236, two semesters of a foreign language or courses in Business or Economics, depending on their interests and career goals.