Chemistry Major, B.A.
Requirements
In addition to the program requirements, students must
- attain a final cumulative GPA of at least 2.0
- complete a minimum of 45 academic credit hours earned from UNC–Chapel Hill courses
- take at least half of their major course requirements, courses and credit hours, at UNC–Chapel Hill
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in coursework taken at UNC-CH in the major core is required
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Gateway Course | ||
CHEM 101 & 101L | General Descriptive Chemistry I and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
Core Requirements | ||
CHEM 102 | General Descriptive Chemistry II H | 3 |
or CHEM 102H | General Descriptive Chemistry II | |
CHEM 102L | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
CHEM 241 | Modern Analytical Methods for Separation and Characterization H | 2 |
CHEM 241L | Laboratory in Separations and Analytical Characterization of Organic and Biological Compounds | 1 |
or CHEM 245L | Honors Laboratory in Separations and Analytical Characterization of Organic and Biological Compound | |
CHEM 251 | Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry | 2 |
CHEM 430 | Introduction to Biological Chemistry H | 3 |
CHEM 480 | Introduction to Biophysical Chemistry | 3 |
or CHEM 481 | Physical Chemistry I | |
CHEM 550L | Synthetic Chemistry Laboratory I | 2 |
CHEM 261 | Introduction to Organic Chemistry I H | 3 |
CHEM 262 | Introduction to Organic Chemistry II H | 3 |
CHEM 262L | Laboratory in Organic Chemistry | 1 |
or CHEM 263L | Honors Laboratory in Organic Chemistry | |
One course from the following list, three hours: 1 | 3 | |
CHEM 395 | Research in Chemistry for Undergraduates H | |
CHEM 420 | Introduction to Polymer Chemistry | |
CHEM 421 | Synthesis of Polymers | |
CHEM 431 | Macromolecular Structure and Metabolism | |
CHEM 432 | Metabolic Chemistry and Cellular Regulatory Networks | |
CHEM 441 | Intermediate Analytical Chemistry | |
CHEM 450 | Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry | |
CHEM 460 | Intermediate Organic Chemistry H | |
CHEM 463 | Bioorganic Chemistry | 3 |
CHEM 530L | Laboratory Techniques for Biochemistry | |
Additional Requirements | ||
BIOL 101 | Principles of Biology 2, H | 3 |
MATH 231 | Calculus of Functions of One Variable I H | 4 |
MATH 232 | Calculus of Functions of One Variable II H | 4 |
One of the following: | 4 | |
PHYS 104 | General Physics I | |
PHYS 114 | General Physics I: For Students of the Life Sciences | |
PHYS 116 | Mechanics H | |
PHYS 118 | Introductory Calculus-based Mechanics and Relativity | |
One of the following: | 4 | |
PHYS 105 | General Physics II | |
PHYS 115 | General Physics II: For Students of the Life Sciences | |
PHYS 117 | Electromagnetism and Optics H | |
PHYS 119 | Introductory Calculus-based Electromagnetism and Quanta | |
Total Hours | 50 |
H Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply.
1 Other courses numbered above 420 may be substituted with the permission of the instructor.
2 BIOL 101 is a required prerequisite for CHEM 430