Chemistry Program (BS)

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The Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Program is certified by the American Chemical Society Committee on Professional Training.

For career information in the Chemical Sciences or Graduate Student opportunities, please contact the department (810) 762-3275 for an advising appointment or visit the American Chemistry Society’s website at http://www.acs.org.

Requirements

A. Chemistry Core Courses (57 or 60 credits)

CHM 260 - Principles of Chemistry I (4)
CHM 261 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHM 262 - Principles of Chemistry II (4)
CHM 263 - Introductory Quantitative Analysis Laboratory (1)
CHM 310 - Junior Seminar (3)
CHM 330 - Organic Chemistry I (4)
CHM 331 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
CHM 332 - Organic Chemistry II (4)
CHM 333 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
CHM 340 - Physical Chemistry I (3)
CHM 341 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHM 366 - Analytical Chemistry (3)
CHM 367 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHM 410 - Senior Seminar in Chemistry (1)
CHM 440 - Physical Chemistry II (3)
CHM 443 - Introduction to Computational Chemistry (1)
CHM 460 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry (3)
CHM 461 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHM 472 - Inorganic Chemistry (3)
CHM 473 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHM 499 - Chemical Research (1-4) elected for 1 credit
Either
CHM 350 - Fundamentals of Biochemistry (3)
or
CHM 450 - Biochemistry I (3)
CHM 452 - Biochemistry II (3)
At least nine credits from:
CHM 372 - Green Chemistry (3)
CHM 382 - Environmental Toxicology (3)
CHM 430 - Advanced Organic Chemistry (3)
CHM 432 - Polymers (3)
CHM 455 - Enzymology (3)
CHM 458 - Proteomics (3)
CHM 468 - Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds (3)
CHM 492 - Advanced Special Topics in Chemistry (1-3) (3 credits)

B. Biology

BIO 113 - Principles of Biology (4)

C. Mathematics

D. Physics

PHY 243 - Principles of Physics I (5)
PHY 245 - Principles of Physics II (5)

E. Additional Requirements

Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in CHM courses.
Minimum of 25 credits in CHM courses at the 300 level or above taken at UM-Flint.
All requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Bachelor of Science degree , including General Education requirements .

Minimum Credits for the Degree: 124 credits.