University Catalog

Curriculum in Chemistry

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

Political Science/Pre-Law Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

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First Semester

††CHEM 121G	General Chemistry I for Science Majors	3	hours
††CLAB 123	General Chemistry Laboratory I for Science Majors	1	hour
LS 102	Introduction to Information Research	1	hour
ENGL 101G	Freshman Composition	3	hours
MATH 2001,G	Calculus I	5	hours
COMM 211G	Introduction to Public Speaking	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	18	hours

 

Second Semester

††CHEM 122G	General Chemistry II for Science Majors	3	hours
††CLAB 124	General Chemistry Laboratory II for Science Majors	1	hour
ENGL 102G	Critical Reading and Writing	3	hours
MATH 201G	Calculus II	5	hours
GBIO 151G	General Biology I	3	hours
BIOL 152	General Biology Laboratory I	1	hour
	Total:	16	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

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First Semester

††CHEM 265	General Organic Chemistry I	3	hours
††CLAB 267	General Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	1	hour
PHYS 221	General Physics	3	hours
PLAB 223	General Physics Laboratory	1	hour
ENGL 230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 232G	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
Arts Elective2,G		3	hours
	Total:	14	hours

 

Second Semester

††CHEM 251	Analytical Chemistry	3	hours
††CLAB 254	Analytical Chemistry Laboratory	2	hours
††CHEM 266	General Organic Chemistry II	3	hours
††CLAB 268	General Organic Chemistry Laboratory II	1	hour
PHYS 222	General Physics	3	hours
PLAB 224	General Physics Laboratory	1	hour
CMPS 120 or CMPS 161	Visual Programming Algorithm Design and Implementation I	3	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

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First Semester

†CHEM 395	Physical Chemistry I	3	hours
†CLAB 391	Physical Chemistry Laboratory I	1	hour
†CHEM 410	Chemical Literature	1	hour
Foreign Language3		3	hours
Concentration Electives4		6	hours
	Total:	14	hours

 

Second Semester

†CHEM 396	Physical Chemistry II	3	hours
Social ScienceG		3	hours
Foreign Language3		3	hours
Concentration Electives4		6	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

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First Semester

†CHEM 452	Modern Instrumental Analysis	3	hours
†CLAB 453	Instrumental Analysis Laboratory	2	hours
Social ScienceG		3	hours
History ElectiveG		3	hours
Concentration Elective4		3	hours
	Total:	14	hours

 

 

Second Semester

†CHEM 401	Chemistry Seminar	1	hour
Electives		12	hours
	Total:	13	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of free electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses

Concentration 4 is designed for those students who may wish to enter the fields of environmental or patent law. The electives have been chosen from those recommended for pre-law students

^†All Chemistry courses specified above will be used to calculate the major GPA which must be a degree 2.0.
^††Chemistry core curriculum course; grade of "C" or better required. This course will also be used to calculate the major GPA which must be a degree 2.0.
¹Math 161 and 165 may be used as electives for those student's whose Math ACT score is insufficient for direct entry into Math 200.
²Must be selected from Visual Arts, Music, Theatre, or Dance.
³Must be selected from the same language.
⁴Concentration electives (15 hrs) must be selected from the following courses: †CHEM 404(1-3), ECON 201(3), ACCT 200(3), ENGL 321(3), PHIL 313(3), BLAW 232(3), POLI 201(3), or POLI 202(3), POLI 401(3), POLI 406(3), OR POLI 436(3).