Degree Requirements
Designed for those seeking a broad background in the physical sciences to pursue graduate work in chemistry or physics or secondary teacher licensure, the major permits students with previous experiences to shorten the time spent in formal education without reducing the quality of the degree obtained.
Students with advanced preparation in secondary school or as college sophomores may be selected for this program. Entrance as a freshman requires an ACT Composite of 26 or higher with a Math ACT of 25 or higher, 4 units of high school math with a B average or better, high school chemistry and physics with a B average or better, and a successful personal interview with a faculty admissions committee. Entrance as a sophomore requires readiness to enter MAT 211, CHE 111, and PHY 231 with a cumulative and science GPA of 2.5 or higher, and a successful interview with admissions committee.
Major Requirements:
| CHE 111 | General Chemistry | 4 |
| CHE 112 | Chemical Equilibrium | 4 |
| CHE 211 | Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHE 221 | Analytical Chemistry Lab | 2 |
| CHE 314 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHE 315 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHE 324 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| CHE 326 | Organic/Inorganic Synthesis Laboratory | 2 |
| CHE 317 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHE 318 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHE 327 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| CHE 319 | Biochemistry | 4 |
| CHE 335 | Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| PHY 231 | University Physics I With Calculus | 5 |
| PHY 232 | University Physics II With Calculus | 5 |
| PHY 311 | University Physics: Modern Physics | 4 |
| PHY 313 | Intermediate Mechanics | 3 |
| PHY 314 | Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
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| PHY 325 | Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics | 3 |
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| PHY 420 | Quantum Mechanics | 3 |
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| PHY 430 | Experimental Physics Laboratory | 3 |
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| PHY 424 | Physics Research | 1.0 - 3.0 |
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| CHE 424 | Introduction to Research | 1.0 - 3.0 |
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| PHY 498 | Seminar | 1.0 - 3.0 |
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| CHE 498 | Seminar | 1 |
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| | Select upper-level PHY or CHE elective | 4 |
| MAT 211 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | 4 |
| MAT 212 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
| MAT 213 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | 4 |
| MAT 314 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| ENG 111 | Written Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 112 | Written Composition II | 3 |
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| ENG 201 | World Literature I | 3 |
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| ENG 202 | World Literature II | 3 |
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| ART 210 | The Arts in Western Civilization | 3 |
| CHR 111 | Old Testament Survey | 3 |
| CHE 112 | Chemical Equilibrium | 4 |
| BIO 112 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| HIS 101 | World Civilization to the 18th Century | 3 |
| | Social Science | 9 |
No minor is required.