Curriculum in Chemistry
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science
Professional Chemistry 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
CHEM 121HG
General Chemistry I for Science Majors
General Chemistry I for Science Majors Honors
3
††CLAB 123 General Chemistry Laboratory I for Science Majors 1
LS 102 Introduction to Information Research 1
ENGL 101 or
ENGL 101HG
Freshman Composition
Freshman Composition Honors
3
MATH 2001,G Calculus I 5
SE 101 Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern 2
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††CHEM 122 or
CHEM 122HG
General Chemistry II for Science Majors
General Chemistry II for Science Majors Honors
3
††CLAB 124 General Chemistry Laboratory II for Science Majors 1
ENGL 102 or
ENGL 102HG
Critical Reading and Writing
Critical Reading and Writing Honors
3
MATH 201G Calculus II 5
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 Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry 3
CLAB 274 Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry Lab 1
ENGL 229 or
ENGL 230 or
ENGL 231 or
ENGL 232 or
ENGL 233G
3
CMPS 152 Introduction to Programming for Scientists 3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 14

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
ScienceG
  3
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
Language
201 or
Communication 211G


Introduction to Public Speaking
3
Arts
Elective3,G
  3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 14

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
CHEM 396 Physical Chemistry II 3
CLAB
Elective4 
  1
††CHEM 251 Analytical Chemistry 3
††CLAB 256 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory       1
CLAB 211   1
History
ElectiveG
  3
Elective2   3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
CHEM 481 Biochemistry I 3
CLAB 485 Biochemistry Laboratory I                      1
CHEM 452 Modern Instrumental Analysis 3
CHEM 471 Inorganic Chemistry 3
CLAB Elective4    1
CHEM Elective5   3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 14

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
CHEM 482 Biochemistry II 3
CLAB
Elective4
  1
CHEM 401 Chemistry Seminar 1
CHEM 410 Chemical Literature                    1
CLAB 411 Chemical Research 1
Electives2   6
Social
ScienceG
  3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

 

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 1 is strongly recommended for those students who may plan to attend graduate school in chemistry. Students who complete the Professional Chemistry Curriculum will receive, in addition to their diploma, a certificate from the American Chemical Society.
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.   
2Students who intend to pursue post-graduate studies advised to select a foreign language.
3Must be selected from Visual Arts, Music, Theatre, or Dance.
4Chemistry Lab electives (3 hrs) must be selected from the following courses: CLAB 392 (1), CLAB 456 (1), CLAB 476 (1), or CLAB 486 (1).
5Chemistry electives (3 hrs) can be any 300-level or higher CHEM or CLAB course (1-3).