Chemistry
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry
Degree Requirements (120 cr.)
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree in Chemistry centers on a traditional core that includes organic, analytical, inorganic and physical chemistry; biochemistry, and mathematics. But good scientists also need to be exposed to other fields of knowledge–to the arts, the social sciences, and humanities. Students planning to enter graduate or professional school after earning a bachelor's degree should inquire about IU Kokomo's pre-professional tracks in biology, pre-medicine, and pre-dentistry. If you're interested in becoming a science educator, IU Kokomo offers a program that enables students to earn a chemistry degree and become certified to teach chemistry at the secondary school level.
English–This requirement will be satisfied by completing ENG-W 131 and 132, Elementary Composition I and II, with grades of C or higher and ENG-W 350 Advanced Expository Writing or an approved intensive writing course with a grade of C- or higher.
Foreign Language (6 cr.)–Six hours at the 200 level (or higher) in a foreign language will apply toward the degree at Kokomo.
General Education (43 cr.)–At least 43 credit hours must be selected from the four departments of Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Biological and Physical Sciences and Mathematical and Information Sciences. Twelve credit hours must be selected from the humanities department, including a freshman literature course, Public Speaking, SPCH-S 121 (with a grade of C- or higher), and one of the following: Fine Arts, Music, Theater or Philosophy. Eighteen credit hours must be selected from the social and behavioral sciences, including 6 credit hours of Western European Civilization I and II, HIST-H 113 and 114; and twelve credit hours selected from at least two different areas within the department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Thirteen credit hours must be selected from the biological, physical, mathematical and information sciences. Five credit hours must be selected from the biological sciences, including a course involving a laboratory; and 8 credit hours must be selected from the physical or mathematical and information sciences, including one course involving a laboratory.
Arts and Sciences (30 cr.)–A student must complete at least 30 credit hours in 300- and 400-level courses within the arts and sciences, though not necessarily in one department.
Major–Students must complete CHEM-C 105, Principles of Chemistry I; CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II; CHEM-C 125, Experimental Chemistry I; CHEM-C 126, Experimental Chemistry II; CHEM-C 210, Introduction to Quantitative Analytical Chemistry, CHEM-C 211, Introduction to Quantitative Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, CHEM-C 310, Analytical Chemistry; CHEM-C 311, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory; CHEM-C 341 and 342, Organic Chemistry Lectures I and II; CHEM-C 343 and 344, Organic Chemistry Laboratory I and II; CHEM-C 361, Physical Chemistry I, 3 additional credit hours of chemistry courses at the 300/400 level, and CHEM-C 495, Capstone in Chemistry.
The following courses outside of chemistry must also be completed: BIOL-L 105, Introduction to Biology; PHYS-P 201 and 202, General Physics I and II; MATH-M 215 and 216, Calculus I and II (with a grade of C- or higher); CSCI-C 106, Introduction to Computers and Their Use; Statistics PSY-K 300 or STAT 301, and an upper level science elective. These courses may be used to satisfy the general educational requirements described in item 4.
Recommended additional courses–Students wishing to pursue a graduate degree in chemistry should include, in addition to the courses listed previously, CHEM-C 362, Physical Chemistry II; CHEM-C 430, Inorganic Chemistry; CHEM-C 483, Biological Chemistry, CHEM-C 409, Chemical Research, and CHEM-C495, Capstone in Chemistry.
