Chemistry (BS)
Description
The B.S. in chemistry provides a rigorous foundation in the principal areas of basic chemistry. This program is designed for students who intend to pursue advanced studies leading to the M.S. or Ph.D. degrees in the chemical or biochemical sciences, or who wish to obtain employment as entry-level professional chemists in industrial or government laboratories. Students who intend to seek admission to combined M.D.-Ph.D. programs are advised to consider this degree program.
To enroll in the B.S. 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following First Year Writing I courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to College Writing | ||
or WRIT 1010 | First-Year Writing I | |
| Select one of the following First Year Writing II courses: | 3 | |
| First-Year Writing II | ||
or LIBA 1020 | First Year Seminar | |
| Select six hours of literature survey from the following: | 6 | |
| Survey in Literary History | ||
| Survey of World Literature to 1650 | ||
| Survey of World Literature since 1650 | ||
| Survey of American Lit to the Civil War | ||
| Survey of American Lit since Civil War | ||
| Survey of British Lit to 18th Century | ||
| Survey of Brit Lit since Romantic Period | ||
| Select 12 hours of Social Science and Humanities from the following: | 12 | |
African American Studies | ||
American Sign Language | ||
Classical Civilization | ||
| Humanities and the Environment | ||
Gender Studies | ||
Greek | ||
History | ||
| Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Interdisciplinary Social Sciences | ||
| Humanities and the Experience of War | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Advanced Interdisc Social Science | ||
Philosophy | ||
Political Science | ||
Psychology | ||
Religious Studies | ||
Any Speech, Rhetoric, or Writing course at the 2000 level or higher | ||
Sociology | ||
Southern Studies | ||
Any of the languages offered by the Dept. of Modern Languages | ||
| Select three hours of Fine Arts courses from the following: | 3 | |
any Art History (ARTH) course | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Music Literature | ||
| Fundamentals of Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to World Music Cultures | ||
| Music Theory and Analysis I | ||
| Appreciation of the Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Cinema | ||
| Introduction to the Fine Arts | ||
| Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Select 6-8 hours of natural science 2 | 6-8 | |
| any Math course at the 1000 level or above 3 | 3 | |
| Related Subjects - see footnote 4 | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 54-56 | |
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At least six hours must be chosen from among the social sciences, which consist of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology.
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Majors for the B.S. degree must have 2 courses of laboratory science.
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Any MATH course at the 1000 level or above except for MATH 2451 and 2452
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18 hours required; choose from courses listed beside the major.
Anthropology - biology, computer science, English, economics, chemistry, geology, history, mathematics, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology
Biology - anthropology, chemistry, CLSC 2010 Medical Terminology in Greek and Latin, geology, mathematics, physics, psychology
Chemistry - mathematics, physics
Economics - math (may include MATH 2611 Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry I, MATH 2612 Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry II, and MATH 3750 Introduction to Statistics I, but not MATH 2511 Calculus for Business, Econ., & Accy. I, MATH 2512 Calculus for Business, Econ., & Accy. II), finance, political science, computer science
Forensic Chemistry - biology, mathematics, pharmacology, physics; up to 6 hours of pharmacology courses
Mathematics - astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, geology, physics
Physics - mathematics
Political Science - computer science, economics, mathematics, sociology, psychology
Psychology - biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, philosophy, sociology
Sociology - anthropology, computer science, English, economics, history, mathematics, philosophy, political science, psychology
General Education II
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least 18 credit hours in the following areas, of which 6 hours must be in residence: | 18 | |
Math | ||
Physics | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Related Subjects Residence GPA
Student must achieve a GPA of 2.00 in resident hours in related subjects.
Related Subject GPA
Student must achieve a GPA of 2.00 overall in the related subjects.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 1050 & CHEM 1051 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| CHEM 1060 & CHEM 1061 | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II | 4 |
| CHEM 2210 & CHEM 2211 | Elementary Organic Chemistry I and Elementary Organic Chem. Laboratory I | 4 |
| CHEM 2220 & CHEM 2221 | Elementary Organic Chemistry II and Elementary Organic Chem. Laboratory II | 4 |
| CHEM 3140 | Quantitative Analysis | 4 |
| CHEM 3310 & CHEM 3321 | Physical Chemistry I and Physical Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| CHEM 3320 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 4010 & CHEM 4011 | Inorganic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 4231 | Organic Analysis | 2 |
| CHEM 4635 | Senior Research and Discovery (two semesters) | 4 |
| CHEM 4690 | Introduction to Instrumental Analysis | 4 |
| CHEM 4710 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| Select two advanced courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Advanced Instrumental Analysis | ||
| Fundamentals of Electrochemistry | ||
| Molecular Biochemistry II | ||
| Adv. Organic Chem., Structure Mechanism | ||
| Adv. Organic Chem., Structure Synthesis | ||
| Stereochemistry | ||
| Advanced Organic Synthesis | ||
| Advanced Physical Chem., Quantum Chem. | ||
| Chemical Thermodynamics | ||
| Physical Biochemistry | ||
| Advanced Phys. Chem., Reaction Dynamics | ||
| Chemical Applications of Group Theory | ||
| Applied Spectroscopy | ||
| Advanced Special Topics in Chemistry | ||
| Total Hours | 50 | |
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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 2999A Introductory Special Topics in Chemistry ,CHEM 3999A Intermediate Special Topics in Chemistry ,CHEM 3820 Chemistry for Teachers II, or CHEM 3830 Chemistry for Teachers III.
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18 hours of coursework required for the major must be taken in residence.
Overall Major GPA
Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
Resident Major GPA
Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
Major Requirements II
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 2611 | Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry I | 3 |
| MATH 2612 | Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry II | 3 |
| MATH 2613 | Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry III | 3 |
| MATH 2614 | Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry IV | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| MATH 3530 | Elementary Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 3190 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 3750 | Introduction to Statistics I | 3 |
| PHYS 2110 | Physics for Science & Engineering I 2 | 3 |
| PHYS 2120 | Physics for Science & Engineering II | 3 |
| PHYS 2111 | Lab Physics for Science & Engineering I | 1 |
| PHYS 2121 | Lab Physics for Science & Engineering II | 1 |
| Total Hours | 29 | |
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Students seeking the B.S. degree in chemistry who have already completed PHYS 2130 General Physics I, PHYS 2140 General Physics II, must complete one calculus-based physics course chosen from PHYS 3030 Physical Theory and Techniques, PHYS 3850 Radiation Science, PHYS 3232 Optics or PHYS 3252 Electronics.
Emphasis - Biochemistry
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry II | ||
| Biochemistry Laboratory | ||
| Select one advanced chemistry course from the following: | 3 | |
| Molecular Biochemistry I | ||
| Chemical Separations | ||
| General Microbiology | ||
| Genetics | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Standard Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Organic Analysis | ||
| Select two advanced chemistry courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Biochemistry II | ||
| Advanced Instrumental Analysis | ||
| Fundamentals of Electrochemistry | ||
| Molecular Biochemistry II | ||
| Adv. Organic Chem., Structure Mechanism | ||
| Adv. Organic Chem., Structure Synthesis | ||
| Stereochemistry | ||
| Advanced Organic Synthesis | ||
| Advanced Physical Chem., Quantum Chem. | ||
| Chemical Thermodynamics | ||
| Physical Biochemistry | ||
| Advanced Phys. Chem., Reaction Dynamics | ||
| Chemical Applications of Group Theory | ||
| Applied Spectroscopy | ||
| Advanced Special Topics in Chemistry | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Emphasis - Chemical Physics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select two advanced chemistry courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Advanced Physical Chem., Quantum Chem. | ||
| Chemical Thermodynamics | ||
| Advanced Phys. Chem., Reaction Dynamics | ||
| Chemical Applications of Group Theory | ||
| Applied Spectroscopy | ||
| Select advanced course from the following: | 3 | |
| Physical Theory and Techniques | ||
| Mathematical Physics | ||
| Radiation Science | ||
| Introduction to Modern Physics I | ||
| Optics | ||
| Electronics | ||
| Electromagnetic Theory I | ||
| Digital Electronics & Microprocessors | ||
| Advanced Special Topics in Chemistry | ||
| Introduction to Astrobiology | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Emphasis - Environmental Chemistry
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Instrumental Analysis | ||
| Select one advanced course from the following: | 4 | |
| Analytical Environmental Chemistry | ||
| Advanced Special Topics in Chemistry | ||
| General Ecology | ||
| Ecotoxicology | ||
| Environmental Organic Transport Phenomen | ||
| Environmental Geochemistry | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Toxicology | ||
| Total Hours | 4 | |