Chemistry with a Concentration in Business (BS)

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 catalog year. For more
information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with concentration in Business

Major: CHM

Concentration: BUS

Degree: BS

Unit: College of Arts and Sciences (AS)

This degree combines a general program in chemistry with a fundamental program in business. The curriculum is designed to
prepare chemists for industrial and governmental positions.

Completion of this degree requires work to be submitted for the department’s Learning Outcomes Measurement. For details,
contact the department.

General Education

Type Hours

General Education 34

Minimum Total 34

Arts & Sciences Programmatic Requirements

Type Hours

General 101: A&S Orientation 1

Foreign Language (completion of the second semester of a single foreign language;

6-8
hours will vary depending on language taken)

Electives in Humanities or Social Sciences at the 300-level or above (in addition to

6
courses counted toward General Education)

WR—two approved courses at the 300 level or above2 (may be incorporated into other
degree requirements)

Total 13-15

Department of Chemistry
Type Hours

Chemistry 2011 - 202, 2071 - 210 10

Chemistry 341-342, 343-344 10

Chemistry 441, 4702 5

Chemistry 527 3

Chemistry electives at 300 level or above (other than Independent Study)3 12-15

Minimum Total 40-43

Supporting Courses

Type Hours

Mathematics 2051 - 206 8

Physics 2211 , 222, 223 and 224 or 295 - 296, 2982 - 299 8-10

Economics 201 and 202 6

Computer Information Systems 100 and 300 6

Accounting 201 and 202 6

Management 201, Psychology 301, or Sociology 301 3

Management 301 3

Marketing 301 3

Finance 301 3

Elective in the School of Business at the 300-level or above 3

Total 49-51

No electives are required in this program; students who fulfill mathematics and science
General Education requirements with courses in the major or supporting courses may
have elective hours.
Minimum Total4 122-124

Only 60 hours in the major department may be applied toward the Bachelor of Science degree.

At least 50 of the total minimum hours required must be at the 300 level or above.
1
Fulfills General Education requirement.
2
Chemistry 470 plus 3 semester hours of another WR course will fulfill the WR requirement.
3
Electives include Chemistry 430, 445, 450, 515, 528, 529, 546, 557, undergraduate research (390, 391, 392; 491, 492) 6 hrs.
maximum) or cooperative internship (420; 3 hrs. maximum). With the consent of the instructor(s), graduate level courses in
Chemistry may also be used to fulfill these requirements.
4
Includes some credit for courses in the major, or in supporting courses, that meet General Education requirements.