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
^HHonors students to take Honors course option:
ENGL 101 or 121H or 123H
ENGL 102 or 122H or 124H
ENGL 230 or 231 or 232 or 210H or 291H or 292H
HIST 101 or 102 or 201 or 202 or 101H or 102H or 201H or 202H
COMM 211 or 211H
GBIO 106 or 151H
GBIO 151 or 151H
Art Elective or HONR 191 

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).