Advisory
Board: Dr. Eugene Smith, Dr. Michelle Ivey, Dr.
Chitra Chandrasekhar, Dr. Veljko Dragojlovic
Description: The chemistry concentration
is designed for those students who wish
to go on to graduate school, medical school
or who desire to work in industry. Our
interdisciplinary curriculum will benefit
students who choose to pursue graduate
studies in chemistry, oceanography, or
environmental science.
Chemistry
Elective (see
list below, one elective must include lab)
10-11
CHM
4912 or CHM 4914
Honors Research
in Chemistry OR Honors Research and Writing in Chemistry
4
CHM
4970
Honors Thesis
in Chemistry
3
Total
credits
62-63
Electives: Electives are shown below.
Other FAU courses may be counted only
with the prior approval of the Concentration
Advisor. Students are reminded that they
need 45 upper-level (3000 or 4000-level)
credits to graduate.
Course
Number
Course
Name
Credits
BCH 3033, 3033L
Honors Biochemistry with Lab
4
CHM 3084
Honors Environmental Chemistry
3
CHM 3121, 3121L
Honors Quantitative Analysis with Lab
4
CHM 3292
Honors Chemistry of Medicinal and Natural Products
3
CHM 4231
Honors Spectroscopy
3
CHM 4473
Honors Quantum Chemistry
3
CHM 4905
Honors
Directed Independent Study in
Chemistry
1-4
CHM 4933
Honors
Special Topics in Chemistry
1-4
Restrictions: Students who participate in the chemistry
concentration will need to maintain a
minimum of a C in all required
chemistry courses. [Revised 3/28/08;prior version] The senior thesis
will be based on the 6 hours of senior
research. The thesis committee must have
at least one member of the chemistry
advisory board.
Minor Concentration: To receive a minor concentration in Chemistry students must fulfill the following minimum standards:
a. 20 credit hours of work in chemistry from the course list below.
b. At least 9 of the credit hours must be upper level (3000 or above).
c. At least 50 percent of the credit hours beyond General Chemistry I and II must be completed at the Wilkes Honors College.
d. Students completing the minor concentration must have a minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 in the course work required.
