This program requires completion of a minimum of forty (40) credits in Chemistry, as follows:
Lower Division Courses (22 credits):
- CHEM - 111 General Chemistry I
- CHEM - 113 General Chemistry II
- CHEM - 230 Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM - 231 Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM - 232 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
- CHEM - 233 Organic Chemistry Lab II for Majors
- CHEM - 260 Analytical Chemistry
Upper-division courses (16 credits):
- CHEM - 340 Physical Chemistry I
- CHEM - 341 Physical Chemistry II
- CHEM - 350 Biochemistry I or CHEM - 356 Fundamentals of Biochemistry
- CHEM - 420 Inorganic Chemistry
Required supporting courses (16 credits):
- MATH - 109 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
- MATH - 110 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
- PHYS - 110 General Physics I
- PHYS - 210 General Physics II
Additional courses (2 credits minimum)
- CHEM - 397 Research Methods and Practice
- CHEM - 410 Integrated Laboratory
- Chemistry Elective
ACS certification requires these additional courses:
- CHEM - 410 Integrated Lab
- CHEM - 397 Research Methods and Practice
For students who have already taken General Chemistry I & II prior to June 2010, speak to your adviser about requirements.
Program Goals/Learning Outcomes for the B.S. in Chemistry
Students will
- have a rigorous understanding of fundamental chemical concepts and techniques.
- gain practical experience with a wide variety of chemistry instruments and learn how to interpret data obtained from them.
- Develop abilities to communicate ideas in chemistry to general audiences and to specialists.
- have
programs of instruction which lead to the B.S. degree and which enable
students to begin either a career in science or to continue with study
for a higher degree.
Program Learning Outcomes
When USF students graduate from the chemistry program, they should:
- Understand
a broad range of chemical principles and knowledge in analytical,
biochemical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry.
- Apply their chemical knowledge and critical thinking skills to the solution of theoretical and practical problems in chemistry.
- Demonstrate
laboratory skills appropriate to the study of chemistry: the ability to
acquire, interpret and analyze data using manual and instrumental
methods, to carry out basic synthetic reactions, to maintain a
laboratory notebook, to work confidently and safely in a laboratory.
- Organize
and present scientific information in written and oral form assisted by
the use of computer technology (word processing, spreadsheets, chemical
structure drawing programs and chemical information retrieval services).
- Understand the importance of chemistry in an industrial, economic, environmental and social context.
- Be successful in pursuing further studies or employment in chemistry or multi-disciplinary areas involving chemistry.
