B.S. in Chemistry::Research Option

The BS in Chemistry (Research Option) and BS in Biochemistry (Research Option) are offered for students who wish to participate in a research problem under the supervision of one of the 46 members of faculty and adjunct faculty in the School. Participants in the research option learn how to attack a research problem from experiment design and execution to interpretation of results. There is an expectation that undergraduates who contribute to completed studies will be co-authors on submissions to high-quality scholarly journals. Research projects are available in the traditional areas of chemistry (analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, physical, and polymer chemistry) as well as highly interdisciplinary research areas such as nanochemistry, polymer and materials chemistry, environmental chemistry and sensors, medicinal chemistry, molecular biophysics and computational chemistry.

To participate in the research option in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, students should obtain a research project with a faculty member in the department and apply via http://undergradresearch.gatech.edu/research_option/index.php. Successful completion of the research options requires participation by the student in 9 credit hours of supervised research (CHEM 4698/4699) with a chemistry and biochemistry faculty over three or more semesters, approval of a brief proposal on their project to a committee of two or more faculty, completion of LCC 4701 and 4702 (proposal and thesis writing courses), and submission of an approved thesis. The certificate of thesis approval is required with submission of the thesis. Successful completion of the research option is noted on the student's transcript. Students completing this degree may pursue graduate studies in the chemical or biological sciences or research careers in industrial or governmental laboratories. Recommended program of study:

TOTAL = 120 Plus 2 Hours for HPS

*Core Electives
Note that most core electives are 3 credit hours with the exception of HPS 1040.
HPS 1040 (2)
CS 1301, 1315, or 1371 (3)
Humanities electives (6 hours required)
Social science electives (9 hours required)
History / constitutional / legislative requirement (3): HIST 2111, HIST 2112, POL 1101, INTA 1200, PUBP 300
(Credit not allowed for both INTA 1200 and POL 1101)

**CHEMISTRY ELECTIVES
CHEM 3482, 4311, 4341, 4401, 4452, 4511, 4512, 4521, 4581, 4582,4601, 4740, 4760, 4765, 4775, 4776, 4803, 4804 (Note CHEM 3511 is not allowed with CHEM 4511 or 4512)

***TECHNICAL ELECTIVES
The Technical Elective Requirement may be fulfilled by MATH 2403 or course work in Science, Engineering, and Computing at the 3000 level or higher.