This concentration meets the requirements of the American Chemical Society for certification and is designed for a student who plans to do graduate work in forensics chemistry or a related science or desires a forensics science position.
Chemistry: Forensics Chemistry Concentration, BS Requirements:
- Chemistry, Forensics 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.
- No more than 64 credit hours from a two-year college can be applied toward a UAH degree.
- For graduation application instructions, see here.
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: WORLD ART | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Literature: Choose one | 3 | |
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | ||
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | ||
| Speech | 3 | |
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| Humanities or 2nd Fine Art or 2nd Literature: Choose one | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
| INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
| TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
Any 100 or 200 level Foreign Language 4 | ||
| INTERNATIONAL CINEMA | ||
| 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 | ||
| GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES | ||
| INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
SOC 105 | ||
| 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 | 10 | |
| Computer Science: Choose one | 3 | |
| INTRO COMPUTERS & PROGRAM | ||
| INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING | ||
| INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA | ||
| Technical Writing | 3 | |
| TECHNICAL WRITING | ||
| 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 | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | ||
| GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| Forensics Courses | 20-22 | |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I and EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICAL CHEM I | ||
| BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II and EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICAL CHEM II | ||
| GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| GEN BIOCHEMISTRY II and GEN BIOCHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS | ||
| INTRO TO CHEMICAL RESEARCH | ||
or CH 492 | INTRO TO CHEMICAL RESEARCH | |
or CH 493 | INTRO TO CHEMICAL RESEARCH | |
| Biology Minor | 23-24 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY | ||
| GENETICS AND EVOLUTION | ||
| CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY | ||
| GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY I | ||
| IMMUNOLOGY | ||
or BYS 543 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL | |
| Elective Courses | 5-7 | |
Additional Elective courses 100+ level to reach 128 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 HPE 100 level courses can count towards 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, 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. |
Sample four year plan for Chemistry, Forensics 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 | |||
| CH 331 & CH 335 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I | 4 | |
| CH 223 & CH 224 | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB | 4 | |
| PH 111 & PH 114 | GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | 4 | |
| Literature | 3 | ||
See Requirements tab for approved list. | |||
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | ||
| Spring | |||
| CH 332 & CH 336 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II | 4 | |
| BYS 219 | GENETICS AND EVOLUTION | 4 | |
| PH 112 & PH 115 | GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | 4 | |
| CM 113 | Intro to Rhetorical Communication | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Fall | |||
| CH 347 & CH 345 | BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I and EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICAL CHEM I | 4 | |
| CH 361 & CH 362 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB | 4 | |
| BYS 300 | CELL DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY | 4 | |
| History | 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 | ||
| Spring | |||
| CH 348 & CH 346 | BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II and EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICAL CHEM II | 4 | |
| CH 363 & CH 364 | GEN BIOCHEMISTRY II and GEN BIOCHEMISTRY LAB II | 4 | |
| BYS 321 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY I | 4 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 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 4 | |||
| Fall | |||
| CH 401 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 3 | |
| CH 421 | INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS | 4 | |
| CS 100 | INTRO COMPUTERS PROGRAM | 3 | |
| or CS 102 | or INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING | ||
| or CS 103 | or INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA | ||
| BYS 430 | IMMUNOLOGY (or Fine Art) | 4 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | ||
See Requirements tab for approved list. | |||
| Term Semester Hours: | 17 | ||
| Spring | |||
| CH 402 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB | 1 | |
| EH 301 | TECHNICAL WRITING | 3 | |
| CH 493 | INTRO TO CHEMICAL RESEARCH | 3 | |
| or CH 491 | or INTRO TO CHEMICAL RESEARCH | ||
| or CH 492 | or INTRO TO CHEMICAL RESEARCH | ||
| BYS 543 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL (or Fine Art) | 3 | |
| Literature/Humanities/Fine Art | 3 | ||
| History or Social/Behavioral Science | 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: | 17 | ||
| Total Semester Hours: | 128 | ||