Chemistry Major, B.S.
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
- earn a minimum of 18 hours of C or better in the major core requirements, some majors require 21 hours
This program meets the requirements of the American Chemical Society for the training of professional chemists.
| 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 481 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 481L | Physical Chemistry Laboratory I | 2 |
| or CHEM 482L | Physical Chemistry Laboratory II | |
| 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 | Laboratory in Organic Chemistry | 1 |
| or CHEM 263L | Honors Laboratory in Organic Chemistry | |
| Fifteen hours of advanced chemistry elective courses, two laboratory courses are 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 | ||
| Additional Requirements | ||
| BIOL 101 | Principles of Biology H | 3 |
| MATH 232 | Calculus of Functions of One Variable II 1, H | 4 |
| MATH 233 | Calculus of Functions of Several Variables 1, H | 4 |
| MATH 383 | First Course in Differential Equations 1, H | 3 |
| PHYS 116 | Mechanics H | 4 |
| or PHYS 118 | Introductory Calculus-based Mechanics and Relativity | |
| PHYS 117 | Electromagnetism and Optics H | 4 |
| or PHYS 119 | Introductory Calculus-based Electromagnetism and Quanta | |
| Total Hours | 68 | |
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 Placement, PL, credits, zero hours, for MATH 232, MATH 233, or MATH 383 do not satisfy chemistry major requirements.