Chemistry Major, B.S.
Requirements
In addition to the program requirements, students must
- earn a minimum final cumulative GPA of 2.000
- complete a minimum of 45 academic credit hours earned from UNC–Chapel Hill courses
- take at least half of their major core requirements (courses and credit hours) at UNC–Chapel Hill
- earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the major core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for major or specific courses.
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
| Gateway Course | ||
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 101 & 101L | General Descriptive Chemistry I and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| Core Requirements | ||
| CHEM 102 or CHEM 102H | General Descriptive Chemistry II or General Descriptive Chemistry II H | 3 |
| CHEM 102L | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CHEM 241 | Modern Analytical Methods for Separation and Characterization H | 3 |
| CHEM 241L or CHEM 245L | Laboratory in Separations and Analytical Characterization of Organic and Biological Compounds or Honors Laboratory in Separations and Analytical Characterization of Organic and Biological Compound | 1 |
| CHEM 251 | Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry | 2 |
| CHEM 430 | Introduction to Biological Chemistry H | 3 |
| CHEM 481 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 481L or CHEM 482L | Physical Chemistry Laboratory I or Physical Chemistry Laboratory II | 2 |
| CHEM 482 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 261 | Introduction to Organic Chemistry I H | 3 |
| CHEM 262 | Introduction to Organic Chemistry II H | 3 |
| CHEM 262L or CHEM 263L | Laboratory in Organic Chemistry or Honors Laboratory in Organic Chemistry | 1 |
| Fifteen hours of advanced chemistry elective courses (one laboratory course is required) from the following list: | 15 | |
| CHEM 395 | Research in Chemistry for Undergraduates (may count as a laboratory course) H | |
| Any course numbered CHEM 420 or higher | ||
| One capstone laboratory course is required from the following list: | 2 | |
| CHEM 520L | Polymer Chemistry Laboratory | |
| CHEM 541L | Advanced Instrumentation and Analytical Measurement Laboratory | |
| CHEM 550L | Synthetic Chemistry Laboratory I | |
| CHEM 551L | Honors Synthetic Chemistry Lab | |
| CHEM 530L | Laboratory Techniques for Biochemistry | |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| BIOL 101 | Principles of Biology H, F | 3 |
| MATH 232 | Calculus of Functions of One Variable II 1, H, F | 4 |
| MATH 233 | Calculus of Functions of Several Variables 1, H, F | 4 |
| MATH 383 | First Course in Differential Equations 1, H | 3 |
| PHYS 118 | Introductory Calculus-based Mechanics and Relativity H, F | 4 |
| PHYS 119 | Introductory Calculus-based Electromagnetism and QuantaH, F | 4 |
| Total Hours | 72 | |
H Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply.
F FY-Launch class sections may be available. A FY-Launch section fulfills the same requirements as a standard section of that course, but also fulfills the FY-SEMINAR/FY-LAUNCH First-Year Foundations requirement. Students can search for FY-Launch sections in ConnectCarolina using the FY-LAUNCH attribute.
1 Placement, PL, credits, zero hours, for MATH 232, MATH 233, or MATH 383 do not satisfy chemistry major requirements.