Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Website: https://twu.edu/chemistry-biochemistry/undergraduate-programs/bs-in-chemistry/
This flexible degree plan combines a liberal arts education with a concentration in chemistry. Our undergraduate chemistry program will allow you to major in chemistry while also pursuing a specialization in an almost unlimited number of other areas, such as business, journalism, biology, mathematics, nutrition, or computer science.
Marketable Skills
Defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's 60x30 Strategic Plan as, "Those skills valued by employers that can be applied in a variety of work settings, including interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skills areas. These skills can be either primary or complementary to a major and are acquired by students through education, including curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities."
- As a member of an undergraduate teaching lab team and research team, you will learn how to work and communicate with diverse team members.
- By writing laboratory reports, papers, senior theses coupled with presenting your work to your peers, at conferences, or to the general public, you will gain valuable verbal and written communication skills.
- With our departmental focus on civic engagement and laboratory safety as our first priority, you will understand social and personal responsibility.
- Finally, since earning a degree in any field of chemistry naturally requires excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills related to chemistry, these skills can also be used to address other issues and solve other problems.
Degree Requirements
Total Semester Credit Hours (SCH): 124
Major: 51 SCH
Program Code: CHEMISTRY.BS CIP Code: 40.0501.00
This flexible degree plan combines a liberal arts education with a concentration in chemistry. Our undergraduate chemistry program will allow you to major in chemistry while also pursuing a specialization in an almost unlimited number of other areas, such as business, journalism, biology, mathematics, nutrition, or computer science.
Texas Core Curriculum
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 1013 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 1023 | Composition II | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Life & Physical Sciences | 6 | |
| Language, Philosophy, & Culture | 3 | |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| POLS 2013 | U.S. National Government | 3 |
| POLS 2023 | Texas Government | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| CAO: Women's Studies | 3 | |
| CAO: First Year Seminar, Wellness or Mathematics | 3 | |
| Total SCHs | 42 | |
Courses Required for Major
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 1001 | Horizons of Chemistry and Biochemistry I: Career Possibilities | 1 |
| CHEM 1101 | Horizons of Chemistry and Biochemistry II: Current Applications | 1 |
| CHEM 1213 & CHEM 1211 | Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| CHEM 1223 & CHEM 1221 | Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II | 4 |
| CHEM 2213 & CHEM 2211 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| CHEM 3223 & CHEM 3221 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | 4 |
| CHEM 3413 & CHEM 3411 | Physical Chemistry I and Physical Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| CHEM 3333 & CHEM 3331 | Quantitative Chemical Analysis and Quantitative Chemical Analysis Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 3423 & CHEM 3421 | Physical Chemistry II and Physical Chemistry Laboratory II | 4 |
| CHEM 3633 & CHEM 3632 | Biochemistry I and Biochemistry I Laboratory | 5 |
| CHEM 3643 | Biochemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 3713 & CHEM 3711 | Environmental Chemistry I and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| CHEM 4001 | Research Presentations in Chemistry and Biochemistry | 1 |
| CHEM 4313 & CHEM 4311 | Instrumental Analysis and Instrumental Analysis Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 4513 & CHEM 4511 | Inorganic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| Total SCHs | 51 | |
Departmental Requirements
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 2014 | Calculus I (may be applied from core) | 4 |
| MATH 2024 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 2153 & PHYS 2151 | General Physics I and General Physics Laboratory I (may be applied from core) | 4 |
| PHYS 2163 & PHYS 2161 | General Physics II and General Physics Laboratory II (may be applied from core) | 4 |
| Total SCHs | 16 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 15 SCH not already taken | 15 | |
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Matrix Methods | ||
| Calculus III | ||
| Differential Equations | ||
| Probability and Statistics | ||
| Principles of Biology I and Principles of Biology I Laboratory | ||
| Principles of Biology II and Principles of Biology II Laboratory | ||
| Ecology and Ecology Laboratory | ||
| Molecular and Cellular Biology: Gene Expression and Molecular and Cellular Biology: Gene Expression Laboratory | ||
| Molecular and Cellular Biology: Genetics and Inheritance and Molecular and Cellular Biology: Genetics and Inheritance Laboratory | ||
| Total SCHs | 15 | |
Recommended Plan of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | TCCN | SCHs | |
| CHEM 1001 | Horizons of Chemistry and Biochemistry I: Career Possibilities | 1 | |
| CHEM 1213 & CHEM 1211 | Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 | |
| MATH 2014 | Calculus I | MATH 2413 | 4 |
| ENG 1013 | Composition I | ENGL 1301 | 3 |
| UNIV 1231 | Learning Frameworks: the First-Year Seminar | EDUC 1100, EDUC 1200, EDUC 1300 | 1 |
| Wellness/Mathematics CAO | 2 | ||
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| CHEM 1101 | Horizons of Chemistry and Biochemistry II: Current Applications | 1 | |
| CHEM 1223 & CHEM 1221 | Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II | 4 | |
| MATH 2024 | Calculus II | MATH 2414 | 4 |
| ENG 1023 | Composition II | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| Multicultural Women's Studies CAO Core | 3 | ||
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| CHEM 2213 & CHEM 2211 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | CHEM 2323 & CHEM 2123 | 4 |
| PHYS 2153 & PHYS 2151 | General Physics I and General Physics Laboratory I | PHYS 2325 & PHYS 2125 | 4 |
| POLS 2013 | U.S. National Government | GOVT 2305 | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy, and Culture Core | 3 | ||
| SCHs | 14 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| CHEM 3223 & CHEM 3221 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | 4 | |
| PHYS 2163 & PHYS 2161 | General Physics II and General Physics Laboratory II | PHYS 2326 & PHYS 2126 | 4 |
| POLS 2023 | Texas Government | GOVT 2306 | 3 |
| CHEM 3333 & CHEM 3331 | Quantitative Chemical Analysis and Quantitative Chemical Analysis Laboratory | 4 | |
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| CHEM 3413 & CHEM 3411 | Physical Chemistry I and Physical Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 | |
| CHEM 3633 & CHEM 3632 | Biochemistry I and Biochemistry I Laboratory | 5 | |
| Social & Behavioral Science Core | 3 | ||
| CHEM 4313 & CHEM 4311 | Instrumental Analysis and Instrumental Analysis Laboratory | 4 | |
| SCHs | 16 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| CHEM 3423 & CHEM 3421 | Physical Chemistry II and Physical Chemistry Laboratory II | 4 | |
| CHEM 3643 | Biochemistry II | 3 | |
| CHEM 4983 | Undergraduate Research | 3 | |
| Elective (Global Perspectives course) | 3 | ||
| CHEM 3713 & CHEM 3711 | Environmental Chemistry I and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 | |
| SCHs | 17 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| CHEM 4983 | Undergraduate Research | 3 | |
| CHEM 4513 & CHEM 4511 | Inorganic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory | 4 | |
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 | HIST 1301 | 3 |
| Creative Arts Core Course | 3 | ||
| Elective | 4 | ||
| SCHs | 17 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| CHEM 4001 | Research Presentations in Chemistry and Biochemistry | 1 | |
| Elective | 4 | ||
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Elective | 4 | ||
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Total SCHs: | 124 | ||
