The B.S. in Chemistry (Research Option) and B.S. in Biochemistry (Research Option) are offered for students who wish to participate in a research problem under the supervision of one of the 40 faculty and adjunct faculty in the school. Participants in the research option learn how to approach a research problem from experiment design and execution to interpretation and presentation 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 the UROP office. 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 research option 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.
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Typical program of study:
Degree requirement: TOTAL = 120 Hours plus 2 Hours Wellness Requirement
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1st Year |
CHEM 1211K (4) |
CHEM 1212K (4) |
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2nd Year |
CHEM 2211 (3) |
CHEM 2312 or 2313 (3) |
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3rd Year |
CHEM 3411 (3) |
CHEM 4512 (3) Core Elective (3) |
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4th Year |
CHEM 4698/4699 (3) |
CHEM 4698/4699 (3) Free Elective (2) |
TOTAL = 120 Plus 2 Hours for APPH
*CORE ELECTIVES
APPH 1040 or 1050 (2)
CS 1301, 1315, or 1371 (3)
Humanities electives (6 hours required)
Social sciences electives (9 hours required)
History/constitution requirement (3): HIST 2111, HIST 2112, PUBP 3000, INTA 1200, or POL 1101
(Credit not allowed for both POL 1101 and INTA 1200)
**BIOLOGY ELECTIVES
Two of the three biology electives must be BIOL 2344, 3450, or 4668. The remaining biology elective must be one of the following: BIOL 3380, 4015, 4340, 4401, 4418, 4440, 4464, 4570, 4608 or 4765.
****** UPPER DIVISON COURSEWORK
At least 39 hours of upper division 3000/4000 coursework required for the degree.
