Chemistry (BSA)
Total Hours Required: 120
Plan of Study
The Plan of Study is a suggested four-year course sequence to support academic planning and serves as a helpful guide. Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor to tailor their course selections and timelines to their individual goals and circumstances.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
| CH 401 | Principles of Chemistry I | 4 |
| M 408C | Differential and Integral Calculus | 4 |
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
| Visual and Performing Arts (050) | 3 | |
| First-Year Signature Course (090) | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| CH 402C | Foundations of Chemistry II | 4 |
| M 408D | Sequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (080) | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| CH 328C | Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules I | 3 |
| CH 128K | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| PHY 301 | Mechanics | 3 |
| PHY 101L | Laboratory for Physics 301 | 1 |
| American and Texas Government (070) | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Language, Arts, and Culture | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| CH 329C | Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules II | 3 |
| CH 128L | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| PHY 316 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
| PHY 116L | Laboratory for Physics 316 | 1 |
| Hours chosen from: Language, Arts, and Culture | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| CH 353 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 153K | Physical Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| Hours chosen from: Language, Arts, and Culture | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Minor/Certificate/Field of Study | 3 | |
| Humanities (040) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| BCH 369 | Fundamentals of Biochemistry | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: Language, Arts, and Culture | 3 | |
| American and Texas Government (070) | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Minor/Certificate/Field of Study | 3 | |
| CH 431 | Inorganic Chemistry | 4 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Hours chosen from: Minor/Certificate/Field of Study | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Minor/Certificate/Field of Study | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| CH 456 | Analytical Chemistry | 4 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| CH 376K | Advanced Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: Minor/Certificate/Field of Study | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Requirements
All requirements are listed below, starting with the most specialized moving to the most general. Additional requirements may follow the table, so be sure to read the entire page. Some required courses listed below may also satisfy General Education requirements, including Core Curriculum.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| Choose a sequence below: | 8 | |
| Sequence 1: | ||
| Differential and Integral Calculus | ||
| Sequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus | ||
| Sequence 2: | ||
| Differential Calculus for Science | ||
| Integral Calculus for Science | ||
| Primary Science | ||
| CH 401 | Principles of Chemistry I | 4 |
| or CH 401C | Foundations of Chemistry I | |
| Choose a sequence below: | 4 | |
| Sequence 1: | ||
| Principles of Chemistry II | ||
| Sequence 2: | ||
| Foundations of Chemistry II | ||
| Sequence 3: | ||
| Principles of Chemistry II | ||
| Introduction to Chemical Practice | ||
| Sequence 4: | ||
| Foundations of Chemistry II | ||
| Introduction to Chemical Practice | ||
| Choose a sequence below: | 8 | |
| Sequence 1: | ||
| Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules I | ||
| Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules II | ||
| Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Sequence 2: | ||
| Organic Chemistry I | ||
| Organic Chemistry II | ||
| Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Sequence 3: | ||
| Organic Chemistry I | ||
| Organic Chemistry II | ||
| Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| CH 353 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| or CH 353M | Physical Chemistry I for Life Sciences | |
| CH 153K | Physical Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CH 431 | Inorganic Chemistry | 4 |
| CH 456 | Analytical Chemistry | 4 |
| CH 376K | Advanced Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| BCH 369 | Fundamentals of Biochemistry | 3 |
| Secondary Science | ||
| Choose a sequence below: | 8 | |
| Sequence 1: | ||
| Mechanics | ||
| Laboratory for Physics 301 | ||
| Electricity and Magnetism | ||
| Laboratory for Physics 316 | ||
| Sequence 2: | ||
| Engineering Physics I | ||
| Laboratory for Physics 303K | ||
| Engineering Physics II | ||
| Laboratory for Physics 303L | ||
| Sequence 3: | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| Laboratory for Physics 317K | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Laboratory for Physics 317L | ||
| Subtotal | 50 | |
| Degree (see details below) | 27 | |
| Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. | 16 | |
| Subtotal | 43 | |
| General Education | ||
| Remaining Core Curriculum (42 hours total) | 27 | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Beginning Proficiency | ||
| Subtotal | 27 | |
| College Requirements - Natural Sciences | ||
| General University Requirements | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Degree-Bachelor of Science and Arts (BSA)
The requirements for the Bachelor of Science and Arts are designed to give each student flexibility in the selection of courses to meet individual needs.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Language, Arts, and Culture | ||
| Hours selected from at least two of the following four areas: | 12 | |
Fine arts: courses chosen from design, ensemble, fine arts, music, studio art, performance, visual art studies, art history, and theatre and dance | ||
Humanities: courses chosen from American studies, ancient history and classical civilization, classical civilization, comparative literature, creative writing, English, humanities, philosophy, religious studies, and rhetoric and writing | ||
Social and behavioral sciences: courses chosen from anthropology, economics, geography, government, history, linguistics, psychology, and sociology | ||
Foreign language and culture: foreign language courses or culture courses chosen from an approved list available in the college advising centers. Students who elect to pursue a foreign language must complete a beginning level competency. Students who complete intermediate or advanced level foreign language courses rather than courses equivalent to beginning level competency may count only one intermediate or advanced course toward the language, arts, and culture requirement (a maximum of six hours earned through credit by examination may count toward the language arts and culture requirment) | ||
| Additional Requirements | ||
| Completion of one of the following: | 15 | |
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate (minor outside the College of Pharmacy, Cockrell School of Engineering, Jackson School of Geosciences, and School of Nursing) | ||
Fifteen hours in a single field of study (outside the College of Natural Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Cockrell School of Engineering, Jackson School of Geosciences, and School of Nursing) | ||
| Total Hours | 27 | |
Additional Requirements and Policies
- Students may not use a course counting toward one area of prescribed work to fulfill the requirements of another area of prescribed work unless expressly permitted as follows:
- Courses counting toward the university core curriculum may also count toward the major requirements, the additional requirement, and electives.
- Per university policy, a minimum of nine hours of the transcript-recognized minor may not be also used to satisfy the major.
- Per university policy, a minimum of one course taken in a transcript-recognized certificate to satisfy the additional requirement may not also count toward the major.
- Students who seek a transcript-recognized minor or transcript-recognized certificate must meet the minimum grade requirements and grade point average requirements of the program.
- Students must earn a University grade point average of at least 2.00 in all courses taken at the University (including credit by examination, correspondence, and extension), a grade of at least C- in each mathematics and science course counted toward the major, and a grade point average of at least 2.00 in the courses fulfilling the major.
- Students must complete a minimum of 60 hours in residence at the University, including at least 18 hours of the major. The 18 hours of the major in residence must include at least nine hours of advanced coursework.