University Catalog

Curriculum in Chemistry
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science
Interdisciplinary Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

††CHEM 121G or 121HG	General Chemistry I for Science Majors	3	hours
††CLAB 123	General Chemistry Laboratory I for Science Majors	1	hour
MATH 2001,G	Calculus I	5	hours
ENGL 101 or ENGL 101HG	Freshman Composition Freshman Composition Honors	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	14	hours

 

Second Semester

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

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

††CHEM 265	General Organic Chemistry I	3	hours
††CLAB 267	General Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	1	hour
†CHEM 271		3	hours
†CLAB 274		1	hour
ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232G	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
CMPS 152		3	hours
LS 102	Introduction to Information Research	1	hour
	Total:	14	hours

 

Second Semester

††CHEM 266	General Organic Chemistry II	3	hours
††CLAB 268	General Organic Chemistry Laboratory II	1	hour
†CHEM 221	Mathematics for Chemists	3	hours
PHYS 221	General Physics	3	hours
PLAB 223	General Physics Laboratory	1	hour
Social SciencesG		3	hours
Interdiscipline Elective2		2	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

†CHEM 395	Physical Chemistry I	3	hours
†CLAB 391	Physical Chemistry Laboratory I	1	hour
PHYS 222	General Physics	3	hours
PLAB 224	General Physics Laboratory	1	hour
Foreign Language3 or  COMM 211G	Introduction to Public Speaking	3	hours
Interdiscipline Elective2		3	hours
	Total:	14	hours

 

Second Semester

†Chemistry Electives3		4	hours
††CHEM 251	Analytical Chemistry	3	hours
††CLAB 256	Instrumental Analysis Laboratory	1	hour
Interdiscipline Elective2		3	hours
History ElectiveG		3	hours
	Total:	14	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

†CHEM 481		3	hours
†CLAB 485		1	hour
Interdiscipline Elective2		6	hours
Social SciencesG		3	hours
Elective		3	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Second Semester

†Chemistry Electives3		4	hours
†CHEM 401	Chemistry Seminar	1	hour
†CHEM 410	Chemical Literature	1	hour
Interdiscipline Elective2		6	hours
Arts Elective4,G		3	hours
	Total:	15	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 3 is recommended for those students who are planning to enter the workforce. The interdiscipline electives are intended to develop a specialty in a field applicable to a sector of the chemistry workforce.  Students are encouraged to seek a minor in their interdisciplinary field. 

^†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 175 may be used as electives for those students whose Math ACT score is insufficient for direct entry into Math 200.
²Interdiscipline electives (20 hrs) must be from no more than two departments and applicable to minors in those departments.  At least 9 hours must be 300-level or higher.
³Chemistry electives (8 hrs) can be any 300-level or higher ^†CHEM or ^†CLAB course.
⁴Must be selected from Visual Arts, Music, Theatre, or Dance.