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

(Please refer to footnotes at the bottom of the page for additional details)


FIRST YEAR

First Semester

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

Second Semester

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

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††CHEM 265 General Organic Chemistry I 3
††CLAB 267 General Organic Chemistry Laboratory I               1
CHEM 271   3
CLAB 274   1
ENGL 229 or
ENGL 230 or
ENGL 231 or
ENGL 232 or
ENGL 233G
3
CMPS 152   3
LS 102 Introduction to Information Research 1
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††CHEM 266 General Organic Chemistry II 3
††CLAB 268 General Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1
CHEM 221 Mathematics for Chemists 3
PHYS 221 General Physics 3
PLAB 223 General Physics Laboratory 1
Social
SciencesG
  3
Interdiscipline Elective2   2
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
CHEM 395 Physical Chemistry I 3
CLAB 391 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I                              1
PHYS 222 General Physics 3
PLAB 224 General Physics Laboratory 1
Foreign Language3 or 
COMM 211G
3
Interdiscipline Elective2   3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 14

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
Chemistry Electives3   4
††CHEM 251 Analytical Chemistry 3
††CLAB 256 Instrumental Analysis Laboratory 1
Interdiscipline Elective2   3
History
ElectiveG
  3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 14

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
CHEM 481   3
CLAB 485                                 1
Interdiscipline Elective2   6
Social SciencesG   3
Elective   3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
Chemistry Electives3   4
CHEM 401 Chemistry Seminar                                      1
CHEM 410 Chemical Literature 1
Interdiscipline Elective2   6
Arts Elective4,G   3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

 

Total Credit Hours Required For Curriculum: 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.