Program: Chemistry, B.S. - University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Apr 06, 2025

Undergraduate Catalog | 2015-2016

The B.S. degree is recommended for students planning to begin careers as chemists with the baccalaureate degree and those preparing for graduate study in chemistry.

Degree Requirements

A Major in Chemistry leading to the ACS-certified B.S. degree consists of a minimum of 46 credit hours of chemistry courses.

General Education Courses (37-43 credit hours)

For details on required courses, refer to the General Education program .

Major Courses (46 credit hours)

CHEM 1251 - General Chemistry I (3) *
CHEM 1251L - General Chemistry I Laboratory (1) *
CHEM 1252 - General Chemistry II (3) *
CHEM 1252L - General Chemistry II Laboratory (1) * or
CHEM 1253L - Introduction to Modern Laboratory Methods (1)
CHEM 2131 - Organic Chemistry I (3) *
CHEM 2131L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (1) *
CHEM 2132 - Organic Chemistry II (3) *
CHEM 2132L - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (1) * or
CHEM 2136L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHEM 3111 - Quantitative Analysis (4) *
CHEM 3141 - Physical Chemistry I (3)
CHEM 3141L - Physical Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
CHEM 3142 - Physical Chemistry II (3)
CHEM 3142L - Physical Chemistry II Laboratory (1)
CHEM 3695 - Chemistry Seminar (1)
CHEM 4111 - Instrumental Analysis (4)
CHEM 4121 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (4)
CHEM 4133 - Methods of Organic Structure Determination (2)
CHEM 4165 - Principles of Biochemistry I (3) **
CHEM 4695 - Chemistry Seminar (1)
CHEM 4696 - Chemistry Seminar (1)
CHEM 4900 - Directed Undergraduate Research (1-4) (two semesters required, culminating in a comprehensive written report)

Notes:

*Students may attempt CHEM 1251 , CHEM 1251L , CHEM 1252 , CHEM 1252L , CHEM 2131 , CHEM 2131L , CHEM 2132 , CHEM 2132L , and CHEM 3111 a total of three times each. Withdrawing from the course after the Add/Drop deadline constitutes an attempt, as does receiving any letter grade.

**Students wishing to pursue the non-ACS-certified B.S. degree (with a minimum of 45 credit hours in chemistry) should replace CHEM 4165 with two credits of 4000-level chemistry courses that must be approved by the Department of Chemistry .

Related Courses (20 credit hours)

Mathematics Courses (12 credit hours)

MATH 1241 - Calculus I (3)
MATH 1242 - Calculus II (3)

Plus two of the following:

MATH 2241 - Calculus III (3)
MATH 2242 - Calculus IV (3)
MATH 2164 - Matrices and Linear Algebra (3)
MATH 2171 - Differential Equations (3)
STAT 3128 - Probability and Statistics for Engineers (3)
or other department-approved math course

Physics Courses (8 credit hours)

Unrestricted Elective Courses

As needed.

Degree Total = 120 Credit Hours

Honors Program

For details about the Honors Program in Chemistry, visit the program page .

Suggested Curriculum

For a suggested curriculum progression toward completing the major, please see the Academic Plan of Study available online at academics.uncc.edu.

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