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BS (ACS Certification Track) - Sample Program
The following example program is appropriate for a student entering Mizzou with a good high school background in chemistry and mathematics. Students who require Precalculus Mathematics (MATH 1160) and/or have limited prior exposure to chemistry (and thus need to take CHEM 1310) should consult with an advisor to plan a revised schedule. Please note that a student may offset part or all of the foreign language requirement by presenting appropriate high school credit. A student in a BS program also may substitute an appropriate set of upper-level courses taken outside the Chemistry Department for the foreign language courses. (See the list of general degree requirements for details.) This program, with modifications***, may also form the basis of a B.S. with Honors in Chemistry. This example program is presented as a guide only and is not meant to replace consultation with an advisor.
First Year
Fall Semester
CHEM 1320 General Chemistry II with Lab § (3)
MATH 1500 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I (5)
American History or Government* (3)
General Education/Elective* (3-5)Winter Semester
CHEM 1330 General Chemistry III with Lab § (3)
MATH 1700 Calculus II (5)
ENGLSH 1000 Exposition and Argumentation (3)
General Education/Elective* (3-5)
Second Year
Fall Semester
CHEM 2100 Organic Chemistry I (3)
or CHEM 2160H Honors Organic Chemistry I (4)
MATH 2300 Calculus III (3)
PHYSCS 2750 University Physics (5)
CHEM 2400 Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry with Lab (3)Winter Semester
CHEM 2110 Organic Chemistry II (3) and CHEM 2130 Organic Laboratory I (2)
or CHEM 2170H Honors Organic Chemistry II with Lab (5)
CHEM 3700 Undergraduate Seminar in Chemistry (3) (WI)
PHYSCS 2760 University Physics (5)
General Education/Elective* (3)
Third Year
Fall Semester
CHEM 3200 Quantitative Methods of Analysis with Lab(4)
CHEM 3300 Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry (3)
Foreign language (or substitute)** (5-6)
General Education or Elective* (3)Winter Semester
CHEM 2140 Organic Laboratory II (2)
or Chem 2180H Honors Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
CHEM 3330 Physical Chemistry II (3)
CHEM 3340 Physical Chemistry Laboratory (3)
Foreign Language (or substitute)** (5-6)
General Education/Elective* (3)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
CHEM 4200 Instrumental Methods of Analysis with Lab (3)
BIOCHM 4270 Biochemistry (3)
Foreign Language (or subst.)** (3)
General Education/Elective* (3)
General Education/Elective* (3)Winter Semester
CHEM 4400 Inorganic Chemistry (3)
CHEM 4950 Senior Research*** (3)
General Education or Elective* (3)
General Education or Elective* (3)
General Education or Elective* (3)
Notes:
§ Students may substitute CHEM 1500H, Honors Intensive General Chemistry, for Chem 32 and 33.
* The scheduling of General Education or Elective courses given above is only a suggestion, since they need not be taken in any particular order. One of them must be designated "Writing Intensive", however.
** A carefully planned course of study in another department consisting of no fewer than 12 hours of upper-level classes may be substituted for a foreign language.
*** For the degree B.S. with Honors in Chemistry, substitute CHEM 4990H (Fall) and 4991H (Winter); a G.P.A. of 3.33 is required of students pursuing Departmental honors.