This curriculum meets the minimum university requirements for a major in chemistry.
Chemistry: Basic Chemistry Concentration, BS Requirements:
- Chemistry, Basic Chemistry Concentration, BS degree requires 128 credit hours.
- 39 of 128 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher (39 credits includes courses taken at the 300+ level in major, minor (if chosen), Pre professional area and electives).
- 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).
- 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.
- Unless otherwise noted a C- or better is required for all College of Science prerequisite courses.
- No more than 64 credit hours from a two-year college can be applied toward a UAH degree.
- For graduation application instructions, see here.
Courses in organic chemistry completed at the junior 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.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Freshman Composition | 6 | |
| COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 12 | |
| Fine Arts: Choose one | 3 | |
| ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Literature: Choose one | 3 | |
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | ||
or EH 242 | MYTHOLOGY | |
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | ||
| Speech | 3 | |
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| Humanities/2nd Fine Art/2nd Literature: Choose one | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
| INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
| TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES | ||
Any WLC course 100 or 200 level 4 | ||
| INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES | ||
2nd Literature 1 | ||
2nd Fine Art | ||
| Mathematics and Sciences | 12 | |
| Mathematics: 2 | 4 | |
| CALCULUS A | ||
| Natural Sciences: Physics | 8 | |
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
and | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
| History and Social and Behavioral Sciences | 12 | |
| History: Choose one 1 | 3 | |
| WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | ||
| WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
| UNITED STATES TO 1877 | ||
| UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences: Choose two | 6 | |
| PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES | ||
| INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| SOCIOLOGICAL PERSP TECH & SCI | ||
| GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
| LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| 2nd History or 3rd Social and Behavioral Science: Choose one 3 | 3 | |
2nd History 1 | ||
3rd Social and Behavioral Science 3 | ||
| Pre Professional | 18 | |
| Computer Science: Choose one | 3 | |
| INTRO COMPUTERS & PROGRAM | ||
| INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING | ||
| INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA | ||
| Technical Writing | 3 | |
| TECHNICAL WRITING | ||
| Additional Required Biology | 8 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY | ||
| Additional Required Mathematics | 4 | |
| CALCULUS B | ||
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 25 | |
| 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 5 | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 5 | ||
| GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| Basic Chemistry Courses | 12 | |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II 5 | ||
| EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICAL CHEM I | ||
| INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS | ||
Choose one option: | ||
| PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I and PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II | ||
OR | ||
| BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I and BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II | ||
| Elective Courses | 31 | |
Elective Courses 300+ level, 11 credits | ||
Additional elective courses, 100+ level, 20 credits. 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. | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 128 | |
| 1 | Students must take one literature and one history course. Students must also take either a second literature or history course to complete a sequence. (EH 207 + EH 208, EH 209 + EH 210, EH 242 + EH 208, EH 242 + EH 210, HY 103 + HY 104, or HY 221 + HY 222) |
| 2 | Based on Math placement, prerequisite (MA 112 and/or MA 113) Mathematics courses may be required. |
| 3 | No more than 6 hours can be taken in a single discipline. |
| 4 | For choices see the World Languages and Cultures department. |
| 5 | 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. |
Sample four year plan for Chemistry, Basic Chemistry Concentration BS degree:
Note: This is only an example and variations are possible.
| Year 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | ||
| FYE 101 | CHARGER SUCCESS | 1 | |
| EH 101 | COLLEGE WRITING I | 3 | |
| MA 171 | CALCULUS A | 4 | |
| CH 121 & CH 125 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | 4 | |
| BYS 119 | PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | 4 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | ||
| Spring | |||
| EH 102 | COLLEGE WRITING II | 3 | |
| MA 172 | CALCULUS B | 4 | |
| CH 123 & CH 126 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | 4 | |
| BYS 120 | ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY | 4 | |
| Elective | 1 | ||
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 HPE 100 level courses can count toward degree requirements. | |||
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | |||
| PH 111 & PH 114 | GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | 4 | |
| CH 331 & CH 335 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I | 4 | |
| CM 113 | Intro to Rhetorical Communication | 3 | |
| Literature | 3 | ||
See Requirements tab for approved list. | |||
| Elective | 2 | ||
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 HPE 100 level courses can count toward degree requirements. | |||
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | ||
| Spring | |||
| PH 112 & PH 115 | GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | 4 | |
| CH 332 & CH 336 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II | 4 | |
| CH 223 & CH 224 | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB | 4 | |
| Fine Art | 3 | ||
See Requirements tab for approved list. | |||
| Elective | 1 | ||
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 HPE 100 level courses can count toward degree requirements. | |||
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Fall | |||
| CH 341 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I | 3 | |
| or CH 347 | or BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I | ||
| CH 345 | EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICAL CHEM I | 1 | |
| History | 3 | ||
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | ||
| Humanities/Fine Arts/Literature | 3 | ||
See Requirements tab for approved list | |||
| Elective | 3 | ||
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 HPE 100 level courses can count toward degree requirements. | |||
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | ||
| Spring | |||
| CH 342 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II | 3 | |
| or CH 348 | or BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II | ||
| CH 361 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 3 | |
| CS 100 | INTRO COMPUTERS PROGRAM | 3 | |
| or CS 102 | or INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING | ||
| or CS 103 | or INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA | ||
| Social Science | 3 | ||
See Requirements tab for approved list. | |||
| Elective 300+ level (for example CH 362 or CH 346) | 1 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 HPE 100 level courses can count toward degree requirements. | |||
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | ||
| Year 4 | |||
| Fall | |||
| CH 401 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 3 | |
| CH 421 | INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS | 4 | |
| Elective 300 level or higher | 3 | ||
| Elective 300 level or higher | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 HPE 100 level courses can count toward degree requirements. | |||
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | ||
| Spring | |||
| EH 301 | TECHNICAL WRITING | 3 | |
| Social Science | 3 | ||
See Requirements tab for approved list. | |||
| Elective 300 Level or higher | 3 | ||
| Elective 300 Level or higher (for example CH 402) | 1 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||
Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 HPE 100 level courses can count toward degree requirements. | |||
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | ||
| Total Semester Hours: | 128 | ||