Chemistry (BA)

Description

The B.A. in chemistry is designed for students who wish to pursue a degree in the physical sciences with a broad liberal arts background. Some students use this degree program to prepare for admission to pharmacy school or as the basis for studies in environmental law. Students interested in teaching chemistry at the high-school level may use this degree to prepare for alternate route teacher certification by following a specified curriculum with a minor in either biological science, mathematics, or physics.

To enroll in the B.A. in chemistry, students must have successfully completed CHEM 1050 General Chemistry I or meet the prerequisites for CHEM 1050 General Chemistry I.

Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120

Degree Requirements

The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to 1) change or withdraw courses; 2) change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and 3) change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.

General Education

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Modern Languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, & Swahili.

Classics: Ancient Greek and Latin.

Communication Sciences & Disorders: American Sign Language

Philosophy and Religion: Hebrew

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Freshmen may not register for 3000 level courses.

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In addition, gender studies courses that are cross-listed with African American studies, classical civilization, English, modern languages, philosophy, or religion curses will satisfy this requirement. 

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Except for MATH 2451 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I and MATH 2452 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II.

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Courses may be chosen from astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, LIBA 2050 Interdisciplinary Sciences, LIBA 2051 Interdisciplinary Lab Sciences, LIBA 1500 Integrated Science I, LIBA 1510 Integrated Science II, LIBA 3150 Advanced Interdisciplinary Sciences, LIBA 3151 Advanced Interdisciplinary Lab Sciences and physics. Two semesters of coursework in one subject and one semester in a subject from another department are required. Each course must be a minimum of 3 credit hours. At least two of the courses taken must include laboratories. For some classes, the required laboratory will be an additional 1-hour course. For example, a student might take two 3-hour lecture courses in chemistry along with the two associated 1-hour laboratory courses, and one 3-hour course in biology without laboratory. As a second example, a student might take two 4-hour lecture/laboratory courses in geology and one 3-hour course in astronomy. As a third example, a student might take two chemistry courses, one with lab and one without, and a geology course with lab. Note that a student taking the required 6 hours of one subject (astronomy or physics) from the Department of Physics and Astronomy must take the remaining 3 hours from another department. ASTR 1110 Descriptive Astronomy does not include laboratory work; ASTR 1212 Intro Astronomy of the Solar System and ASTR 1312 Intro Astronomy of Stars and Galaxies include laboratory work and satisfy the requirements for lab-based science credits. A student may not receive credit for taking ASTR 1110 Descriptive Astronomy with either ASTR 1212 Intro Astronomy of the Solar System or ASTR 1312 Intro Astronomy of Stars and Galaxies.

Major Requirements

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Two additional hours of CHEM 4515 Senior Individual Research may substitute for one of these courses. 

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The following courses may not be used for major or minor credit: CHEM 1010 Chemical Concepts, CHEM 1030 Survey of Chemistry I, CHEM 1040 Survey of Chemistry II, CHEM 1031 Survey of Chemistry Laboratory I, CHEM 1041 Survey of Chemistry Laboratory II, CHEM 1210 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, CHEM 2010 Environmental Chemistry I, CHEM 2020 Environmental Chemistry II, CHEM 2710 Biochemical Concepts, CHEM 3810 Chemistry for Teachers I, CHEM 3820 Chemistry for Teachers II, or CHEM 3830 Chemistry for Teachers III.

Overall Major GPA

Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.

Resident Major GPA

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Major Requirements II