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Chemistry - B.A. Program Requirements

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts; KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I.
DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type Course Title Credits
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience
1
II.
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (56-58 credits)* Courses count in major GPA 
Type Course Title Credits
KBS
CHEM




10060

10062

10960
General Chemistry I (4)
and
General Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
or
Honors General Chemistry (5)
5
    10061

10063

10961
General Chemistry II (4)
and
General Chemistry II Laboratory (1)
or
Honors General Chemistry (5)
5
    20481

30481
Basic Organic Chemistry I (4)
or
Organic Chemistry I (3)
3-4
    20482

30482
Basic Organic Chemistry II (2)**
or
Organic Chemistry II (3)**
2-3
    30105 Analytical Chemistry I 3
WIC   30107 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory I*** 1
    30284 Introductory Biological Chemistry 4
    30301 Inorganic Chemistry I 2
    30475 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1
    30476 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1
    40302 Inorganic Chemistry II 2
    40567 Basic Concepts of Physical Chemistry 4
    40568 Elementary Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1
KMA MATH 11010 Algebra for Calculus 3
    11022 Trigonometry 2
KAD   12002 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I 5
KAD PHY 13001 General College Physics I**** 4
KBS   13002 General College Physics II 4
KBS   13021 General College Physics Laboratory I 1
KBS   13022 General College Physics Laboratory II 1
  Choose from the following: 1-3
  CHEM 30050 Introduction to Materials Chemistry (2)  
    30106 Analytical Chemistry II (2)  
    40248 Advanced Biological Chemistry (3)  
    40303 Inorganic Chemistry III (2)  
    40477 Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)  
    40483 Intermediate Organic Chemistry (1)  
    40796 Individual Investigation (1-2)  
    Chemistry Department-approved electives (1-3)  
III.  ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (64 credits)  
Type Course Title Credits
  Foreign Language**** 14-20
  Kent Core Composition
6-8
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)
9
  Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 6
  College General Requirement (must be from Kent Core Social Sciences)*****
3
  General Electives (minimum of 7 upper-division credit hours)
Credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours
26
MINIMUM TOTAL  121

* All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.

** If CHEM 20481 was taken; select CHEM 20482; If CHEM 30481 was taken; select CHEM 30482.

*** A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

**** Fulfills College General Requirements

*****One additional course taken from the Kent Core Social Sciences courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Applied Conflict Management (CACM), Geography (GEOG), Criminology and Justice Studies (JUS), Political Science (POL), Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOC). The course may not be from the student's major.