Chemistry (General Concentration), BS

Total number of hours for the program: 120.

This concentration is intended for those students wishing to pursue a career in a specific chemistry-related discipline other than biochemistry. Students should choose the chemistry courses in the concentration that best represent the chemistry sub-discipline of choice. Students should also consider completing general elective in their intended area of specialization. For example, students wishing to pursue a career in environmental chemistry should consider additional course work in areas such as biology, geology, natural resource management, or environmental health.

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)

Liberal Studies Program Requirements

Major Requirements

The Chemistry core curriculum requires 47 hours as follows:

CHEM 139 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHEM 140 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4
CHEM 232 - Quantitative Analysis Credits: 4
CHEM 241 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHEM 242 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 4
CHEM 321 - Inorganic Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 352 - Physical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics Credits: 3
CHEM 361 - Principles of Biochemistry Credits: 3
OR
BIOL 361 - Principles of Biochemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 370 - Instrumental Analysis I Credits: 4
CHEM 372 - Chemical Thermodynamics Laboratory Credits: 1
CHEM 495 - Seminar in Chemistry Credits: 1
MATH 153 - Calculus I Credits: 4
PHYS 230 - General Physics I Credits: 4
PHYS 231 - General Physics II Credits: 4

General Concentration Requirements (16 hours)

The concentration requires 16 hours as follows:

MATH 255 - Calculus II Credits: 4
CHEM 471 - Inorganic Syntheses Credits: 1
CHEM 472 - Organic Syntheses Credits: 1
Plus 10 hours from the following list (at least 6 hours must be from CHEM)
CHEM 330 - Aquatic Chemistry Credits: 4
CHEM 411 - Industrial Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 421 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 422 - Organometallics Credits: 3
CHEM 435 - Instrumental Analysis II Credits: 3
CHEM 440 - Synthetic Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 441 - Physical Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 442 - Introduction to Organic Polymers Credits: 3
CHEM 445 - Structural Determination Credits: 3
CHEM 450 - Advanced Biochemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 453 - Physical Chemistry: Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy Credits: 3
CHEM 454 - Computer Interfacing Credits: 3
CHEM 455 - Chemometrics Credits: 3
CHEM 461 - Environmental Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 462 - Molecular Bioinformatics Credits: 3
CHEM 463 - Molecular Biotechnology Credits: 3
CHEM 464 - Genomics Credits: 3
CHEM 465 - Forensic Chemistry Credits: 4
CHEM 473 - Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy Laboratory Credits: 1
CHEM 475 - Biochemistry Laboratory Credits: 1
CHEM 493 - Topics in Chemistry Credits: 1-3, R6
ENVH 310 - Water Quality Control Credits: 3
ENVH 311 - Water Quality Control Laboratory Credits: 1
ENVH 375 - Environmental Toxicology Credits: 3
ENVH 440 - Air Quality Control Credits: 3
GEOL 423 - Contaminated Rivers: Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Credits: 3
GEOL 465 - Environmental Geochemistry Credits: 3
MATH 320 - Ordinary Differential Equations Credits: 3
MATH 340 - Introduction to Scientific Computing Credits: 3
PHYS 310 - Modern Physics Credits: 3
PHYS 322 - Optics Credits: 3
PHYS 493 - Topics in Physics Credits: 2-4

General Electives

General electives (15-24 hours) are required to complete the program depending on the number of hours taken in the major that double count for Liberal Studies. Students must take at least 30 hours at the junior/senior level at WCU to satisfy general university degree requirements.

Additional Information

Visit the department’s website at http://chemistry.wcu.edu to view the eight-semester curriculum guide.