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All College of Science degrees require at least 120 credit hours.
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36 of those 120 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher
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12 credit hours of 300 level and above must be taken in the major or 6 credit hours in the major and 6 credit hours in the minor (if chosen).
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12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.
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No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year college can be applied toward a UAH degree.
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A C- or better is required for all College of Science prerequisite courses, unless otherwise noted.
For UAH degree requirements and graduation application instructions, see here.
Charger Foundations
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area I: Freshman Composition | 3-6 | |
| COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
or EH 101S | COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO | |
| COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
| ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING | ||
| HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR | ||
| Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts* | 12 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Literature | 3-6 | |
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | ||
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | ||
| HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I | ||
| HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2 | ||
| LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS | ||
| MYTHOLOGY | ||
| PROTEST LITERATURE | ||
| HEROES &/OR MONSTERS | ||
| LOVE &/OR ROMANCE | ||
| SPECULATIVE REALITIES | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 3-6 | |
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH | ||
or WLC 101A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 101F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH | |
or WLC 101G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN | |
or WLC 101J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 101R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN | |
| INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 102A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 102F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 102G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 102J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 102R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 201A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 201F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH | |
or WLC 201G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN | |
or WLC 201J | INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE | |
or WLC 201R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 202A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 202F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 202G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 202J | INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 202R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERNATIONAL CINEMA | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
| INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
| TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES | ||
| INTRO WOMENS/GENDER/SEXLTY STU | ||
| ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS | ||
| ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Area III: Mathematics and Sciences | 11-12 | |
| Mathematics | 3-4 | |
| NATURE OF MATHEMATICS | ||
| ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG | ||
| MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS | ||
| CALCULUS A | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS | ||
| Natural Sciences (Lab) | 8 | |
| SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS I | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS II | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and LABORATORY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III | ||
| Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences* | 12 | |
| History | 3-6 | |
| WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | ||
| WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
| UNITED STATES TO 1877 | ||
| UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6-9 | |
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES | ||
| INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
| LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY | ||
Area V: Pre-Professional
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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| For Chemistry Majors (BCH) | 36 | |
| Courses in this area may also be used to fulfill Charger Foundations requirements | ||
| First Year Experience: | 1 | |
| CHARGER SUCCESS - SCIENCE | ||
| Communications: | 3 | |
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| Biology: | 16 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and LABORATORY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB | ||
| GENETICS AND EVOLUTION and LABORATORY | ||
| CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY and CELL & DEVELOPMENT BIO LAB | ||
| Mathematics: ** | 8 | |
| CALCULUS A | ||
| CALCULUS B | ||
| Physics Sequence: | 8 | |
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry Core: | 22 | |
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | ||
| INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| Chemistry Required Courses: | 15 | |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICAL CHEM I | ||
| GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS | ||
Choose one sequence: | ||
| PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I and PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II | ||
OR | ||
| BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I and BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II | ||
General Electives
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
Additional courses to reach 120 credit hours. Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credits of 100-level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements. | ||
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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| Total Degree Hours | 120 | |
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Students must take one literature and one history course. Students must also take either a second literature or history course to complete a sequence. Acceptable Literature sequences must include one early literature (EH 207 or EH 242 or EH 209) and one later literature (EH 208 or EH 210). Acceptable history sequences are (HY 103 + HY 104), or (HY 221 + HY 222)
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Based on Math placement, prerequisite (MA 112 and/or MA 113) Mathematics courses may be required.
Courses in organic chemistry completed at the 2-year college level may be used to satisfy semester hour and prerequisite requirements for upper level chemistry courses at UAH but do not count toward the 300-level requirements of the minor.
Note: This is only an example and variations are possible. Please work with your advisor as some courses are only offered one semester out of the academic year.
| Year 1 | ||
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| Fall | Semester Hours | |
| FYE 101S | CHARGER SUCCESS - SCIENCE FA | 1 |
| BYS 119 & BYS 121 | PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and LABORATORY | 4 |
| CH 121 & CH 125 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | 4 |
| MA 171 | CALCULUS A | 4 |
| EH 101 | COLLEGE WRITING I | 3 |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BYS 120 & BYS 122 | ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB | 4 |
| CH 123 & CH 126 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | 4 |
| MA 172 | CALCULUS B | 4 |
| EH 102 | COLLEGE WRITING II | 3 |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| BYS 219 & BYS 221 | GENETICS AND EVOLUTION and LABORATORY | 4 |
| CH 331 & CH 335 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I | 4 |
| CH 223 & CH 224 | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB | 4 |
| Literature | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BYS 300 & 300L | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY and CELL & DEVELOPMENT BIO LAB | 4 |
| CH 332 & CH 336 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II | 4 |
| PH 111 & PH 114 | GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | 4 |
| Fine art | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CH 361 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CH 401 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY FA | 3 |
| PH 112 & PH 115 | GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | 4 |
| History | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Chemistry Elective * (300+ or 400+ course) SP | 1 | |
| CM 113 | Intro to Rhetorical Communication | 3 |
| History | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral science | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 1 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 14 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CH 421 | INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS FA | 4 |
| CH 341 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I FA | 3 |
| or CH 347 | or BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I | |
| CH 345 | EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICAL CHEM I FA | 1 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| CH 342 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II SP | 3 |
| or CH 348 | or BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II | |
| Humanities, 2nd Fine art or 2nd Literature | 3 | |
| General Elective (300+ or 400+ course) | 3 | |
| General Elective (300+ or 400+ course) | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Total Semester Hours: | 120 | |
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Course is historically offered only in Fall semesters.
- SP
Course is historically offered only in Spring semesters.
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CH 402 - Inorganic Chemistry Lab is strongly reccomended.