UNC Charlotte - Department of Chemistry-Curriculum

B.S. in Chemistry (ACS Certified)

B.S. in Chemistry (non-certified)

A major in Chemistry leading to the ACS-certified B.S. degree consists of a minimum of 46 semester hours of chemistry, including CHEM 1251, 1251L, 1252, 1252L (or 1253L), 2131, 2132, 2131L, 2132L (or 2136L), 3111, 3141, 3142, 3141L, 3142L, 3695, 4111, 4121, 4133, 4165, one semester of 4695, one semester of 4696, and two semesters of 4900. Related work in mathematics and physics must include MATH 1241, 1242, PHYS 2101, 2102, 2101L, and 2102L, and two additional math courses selected from MATH 2241, 2242, 2164, 2171, STAT 3128, or a course approved by the Chemistry Department.

Students who wish to pursue the non-certified B.S. degree (minimum of 45 semester hours in chemistry) replace CHEM 4165 with a minimum of two credit hours of 4000-level chemistry courses that must be approved by the Department.

Requirements for the B.S. in Chemistry with a Biochemistry Option (ACS Certified) and the B.S. in Chemistry with a Biochemistry Option (non-certified) are provided elsewhere.

Students majoring in chemistry who are planning future studies in medicine, dentistry, or other allied health professions are urged to consult as early as possible with UNC Charlotte's Pre-Health Advisor, Dr. Elizabeth Hanie (eahanie@uncc.edu), in addition to consulting with their academic advisor(s) for their major(s).

Chemistry Courses

Course (credit hours)	When course is offered	When you should take this course	Prerequisites (P) or Corequisites I

CHEM 1251 (3) Principles of Chemistry	Fall, Spring, Summer I	Fall, Year 1	None
CHEM 1251L (1) (1251 Laboratory)	Fall, Spring, Summer I	Fall, Year 1	P or C: CHEM 1251
CHEM 1252 (3) Principles of Chemistry	Fall, Spring, Summer II	Spring, Year 1	P: CHEM 1251
CHEM 1252L (1) (1252 Laboratory)	Fall, Spring, Summer II	Spring, Year 1	P: CHEM 1251 and 1251L P or C: CHEM 1252

CHEM 2131 (3) Organic Chemistry	Fall, Spring, Summer I	Fall, Year 2	CHEM 1251 & 1252, each with C or better
CHEM 2131L (1) (2131 Laboratory)	Fall, Spring, Summer I	Fall, Year 2	P: CHEM 1251, 1251L, 1252, 1252L, each with C or better P or C: CHEM 2131 with C or better
CHEM 2132 (3) Organic Chemistry	Fall, Spring, Summer II	Spring, Year 2	P: CHEM 2131 with C or better
CHEM 2132L (1) (2132 Laboratory) (see note below)b	Fall, Spring, Summer II	Spring, Year 2	P: CHEM 2131L with C or better P or C: CHEM 2132

CHEM 3111 (4) Quantitative Analysis	Fall	Fall Year 2 (preferred)c or Fall Year 3	P: CHEM 1252 and 1252L, each with C or better

CHEM 3141 (3) Physical Chemistry I	Fall	Fall Year 3	P: CHEM 1252, 1252L with C or better; MATH 1241 and 1242; PHYS 2102 and 2102L P or C: MATH 2241, 2242, 2164, 2171, 3125, or a Department- approved mathematics course
CHEM 3141L (1) (3141 Laboratory )	Fall	Fall, Year 3	P or C: CHEM 3141
CHEM 3142 (3) Physical Chemistry II	Spring	Spring, Year 3	P: CHEM 1252, 1252L with C or better; MATH 1241 and 1242; PHYS 2102 and 2102L P or C: MATH 2241, 2242, 2164, 2171, 3125, or a Department- approved mathematics course
CHEM 3142L (1) (3142 Laboratory)	Spring	Spring, Year 3	P: CHEM 3141L with C or better P or C: CHEM 3141 or 3142

CHEM 3695 (1) Chemistry Seminar	Spring	Spring, Year 3	None

CHEM 4111 (4) Instrumental Analysis	Spring	Spring, Year 3 or Year 4	P: CHEM 3111, 3141, and 3141L, all with C or better

CHEM 4133 (2) Methods of Organic Structure Determination	Spring	Spring, Year 3 or Year 4	P: CHEM 2132, 2132L (or 2136L) with C or better

CHEM 4121 (4) Advanced Inorganic Chemistry	Fall	Fall Year 4	P: CHEM 3142, 3142L with C or better

CHEM 4165 (3) Principles of Biochemistry (I)	Fall	Fall, Year 3 or Year 4	P: CHEM 2132 with C or better

CHEM 4695 (1) Chemistry Seminar	Fall, Spring	Fall, Year 4	P: CHEM 3695 and senior standing
CHEM 4696 (1) Chemistry Seminar	Fall, Spring	Spring, Year 4	P: CHEM 3695, 4695, and senior standing

CHEM 4900 (1-4) Directed Undergraduate Research (Two semesters required)	Fall, Spring, Summer	Usually both semesters of senior year (but see note below).d	P: Consent of the instructor overseeing the research

^a Students are urged to plan their schedules in consultation with their academic advisors.
^b CHEM 2136L may be taken in lieu of CHEM 2132 (requires permission of the Department).
^c Material learned previously in CHEM 3111 significantly helps students enrolled in CHEM 3141 laboratory.
^d Chemistry majors are encouraged to participate in undergraduate research as early as possible.
Two semesters are required for the B.S. degree, but many students elect to participate in research for additional semesters.

Mathematics Courses

Course (credit hours)	When course is offered	When you should take this course	Prerequisites (P) or Corequisites I

MATH 1241 (3) Calculus I	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2	Appropriate score on the Mathematics Placement Test, MATH 1103 with a grade of C or better, or placement by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Math 1242 (3) Calculus II	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2	P: MATH 1241 with a grade of C or better
Choose two of the following courses
MATH 2241 (3) Calculus III	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during years 2 or 3	P: MATH 1242 with C or better

MATH 2242 (3) Calculus IV	Fall, Spring	Preferably during years 2 or 3	P: MATH 2241 with C or better

MATH 2164 (3) Matrices and Linear Algebra	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during years 2 or 3	P: MATH 1120 or 1241 with C or better

MATH 2171 (3) Differential Equations	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during years 2 or 3	P: MATH 1242 with C or better

STAT 3128 (3) Probability and Statistics for Engineers	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during years 2 or 3	P: MATH 2241

Physics Courses

Course	When course is offered	When you should take this course	Prerequisites (P) or Corequisites (C)

PHYS 2101 (3) Physics for Science and Engineering I	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2	P: MATH 1241 with C or better C: PHYS 2101L P or C: MATH 1242

PHYS 2101L (1) (2101 Laboratory)	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2	C: PHYS 2101

PHYS 2102 (3) Physics for Science and Engineering II	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2	P: PHYS 2101 and MATH 1242 with C or better C: PHYS 2102L

PHYS 2102L (1) (2102 Laboratory)	Fall, Spring, Summer	Preferably during Year 1 or Year 2	P: PHYS 2101L C: PHYS 2102

PHYS 1101, 1101L, 1102, 1102L do not satisfy the physics requirements for any of the B.S. degrees in Chemistry.

University of North Carolina Charlotte Department of Chemistry

University of North Carolina Charlotte
Department of Chemistry