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The Department of Chemistry offers undergraduate programs earning B.S. degrees and a graduate program earning a M.S. degree. Five different undergraduate curricula are available to students according to their career interests. Following is a list of General Education Core Courses that all Chemistry students are required to take:

General Education Core

ENGL 1010, 1020		Freshmen English
ENGL LITERATURE		Sophomore Literature from the approved list
HIST 2010, 1020		American History I, II
MATH 1910		Calculus I (Professional Chemistry Conc. require 1910 and 1920). All other should start with MATH 1710 followed by 1720- Pre-calculus I and II
PHYS 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021		College Physics I and II & Labs (PHYS 2110, 2111, 2120 and 2121 are required in Professional Chemistry Concentration).
HAMUNITIES		Two courses from two different disciplines from the approved list
SOC/BEH SCIENCES		Two three-hour courses from the approved list.
COMM 2200		Public Speaking
ASOR 1001		Orientation for Science Majors (Teacher Certification students should take EDCI 1010

Upper-level Admission: For admission into the upper-level programs of the Chemistry major, students must complete all of the requirements listed in the General Education Core (see below). In addition, they must have removed all high school deficiencies, passed all required remedial/developmental courses, earned a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on college-level coursework, and completed the Rising Junior Examination. In addition, they must have earned a grade of C or better in CHEM 1110/1111 or 1112/1113, 1120/1121 or 1122/1123, 2100/2101, 2010/2011 or 2012/2013, 2020/2021 or 2022/2023.

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