Chemistry

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ChemistryBachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

Program Information

Program Requirements

Sample Degree Plans

Program Learning Outcomes

Total Credits

120

Minimum Program Hours

Program Graduation Requirements

Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all CHEM, MATH, PHYS, and BIOL courses.
All major courses must be completed with a C- or better.
Completion of Chemistry exit survey and additional requirements. Please contact Chemistry advisors.

Undergraduate Degree Requirements and Honors Option

General Education and Bachelor Degree Requirements
Honors Requirements

An emphasis is required for the program:

Students may earn two emphases:

Yes

Simple Requirements

ACS Professional Chemistry Emphasis

Emphasis Core Courses

Minimum Emphasis Hours: 19

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Section 1

Complete at least 1 of the following:

Option 1

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Option 2

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

AND

Section 2

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Additional Labs

Earn at least 10 credits from the following:

No more than 2 credits may be used from course or course.
No more than 3 credits may be use from course.
No more than 3 credits from course, course, or course.

Atmospheric and Environmental Chemistry Emphasis

Emphasis Core

Minimum Emphasis Hours: 24

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Emphasis Electives

Students may only count up to 2 credit hours from research courses towards their electives. Applicable research courses include: course, course, course, course, or course.

Earn at least 14 credits from the following:

Advanced Lab

Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:

Biology Emphasis

Required Courses

Minimum Emphasis Hours: 24

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Section 1

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

AND

Section 2

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

AND

Section 3

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

AND

Section 4

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Biochemistry Lab

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Advanced Lab

Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:

Approved Upper Division Biology Courses

No more than 2 hours from course or course or course.

Earn at least 5 credits from the following:

Business Emphasis

Statistics

Minimum Emphasis Hours: 24

Complete at least 1 of the following:

Option 1

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Option 2

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Option 3

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Option 4

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Option 5

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Option 6

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Section 1

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

AND

Section 2

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Advanced Labs

Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:

Business Courses

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Section 1

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

AND

Section 2

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

AND

Section 3

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

AND

Section 4

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Chemical Engineering Emphasis

Math Courses

Minimum Emphasis Hours: 26

Complete at least 1 of the following:

Option 1

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Option 2

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Lab Courses

Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:

Required Courses

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Physics Emphasis

Required Mathematics Courses

Minimum Emphasis Hours: 17

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Section 1

Complete at least 1 of the following:

Option 1

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Option 2

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

AND

Section 2

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Mathematics Electives Courses

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Upper Division Electives

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:

No more than 2 hours may be used from course, course, course.

Geology Emphasis

Advanced Labs

Minimum Emphasis Hours: 20

Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:

Geoscience Electives

Earn at least 10 credits from the following:

No more than 2 hours may be used from course, course, course.

The following electives are especially recommended: GEO3020, GEO3050, GEO3300, GEO5350, GEO5385, GEO5390, GEO5650, GEO5660, GEO5675, GEO5680, GEO5910.

Geoscience Foundation

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Mathematics Emphasis

Required Mathematics Courses

Minimum Emphasis Hours: 19

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Section 1

Complete at least 1 of the following:

Option 1

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Option 2

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

AND

Section 2

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

AND

Section 3

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Math Elective

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Advanced Lab

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Additional Math Courses

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:

No more than 2 hours may be used from course, course, course.

Materials Science & Engineering Emphasis

Emphasis Core Courses

Minimum Emphasis Hours: 27

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Section 1

Complete at least 1 of the following:

Option 1

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Option 2

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

AND

Section 2

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Advanced Labs

Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:

Materials Science & Engineering Requirements

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Section 1

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

AND

Section 2

Earn at least 12 credits from the following:

No more than 2 hours may be used from course, course, course.

Teaching Emphasis

Advanced Labs

Minimum Emphasis Hours: 29

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Section 1

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

AND

Section 2

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Teaching Courses

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Section 1

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

AND

Section 2

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

AND

Section 3

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

AND

Section 4

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

AND

Earth Science Elective

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Meet with an advisor to help determine which course(s) to take for endorsement options.

AND

Biology Elective

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Meet with an advisor to help determine which course(s) to take for endorsement options.

Program Requirements

Chemistry Core

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Section 1

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

AND

Section 2

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

AND

Section 3

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

AND

Section 4

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

AND

Section 5

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

AND

Section 6

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

AND

Section 7

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

First year experience requirement

Students are required to take this seminar during their fall semester of their freshman year at the University of Utah.

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Scientific Writing Requirement

Chemistry majors are expected to take the chemistry section of Scientific Writing, WRTG 3014. This course should be taken after passing WRTG 2010 and before taking CHEM 3000 (Quantitative Analysis), preferably in a student’s second year.

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Calculus

Complete at least 1 of the following:

Option 1

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Section 1

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

AND

Section 2

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Option 2

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Option3

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Option 4

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Physics

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Advanced Labs

Advanced labs completed to fulfill this requirement cannot be used to simultaneously fulfill an Elective requirement.
Cleared if students choose and emphasis.

Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:

Electives

Cleared if students choose an emphasis.
Courses completed to fulfill Elective requirements cannot simultaneously fulfill Advanced Lab requirements.

Earn at least 15 credits from the following:

Students can only use One class from each of the following sets of classes to fulfill an elective requirement:

course or course or course or course or course or course or course or course
course or course
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