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Chemistry
 
 

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.

Available Options: Concentration in Chemistry; Minor Concentration


Concentration in Chemistry:
See also Chemistry prereq flowchart (pdf)

Course Number

Course Name

Credits

CHM 2045, 2045L

Honors General Chemistry I with Lab

4

CHM 2046, 2046L

Honors General Chemistry II with Lab

4

CHM 2210, 2210L

Honors Organic Chemistry I with Lab

4

CHM 2211, 2211L

Honors Organic Chemistry II with Lab

4

CHM 3400

Honors Introduction to Physical Chemistry

3

CHM 3609, 3609L

Honors Inorganic Chemistry with Lab

4

CHM 4135, 4135L

Honors Instrumental Methods of Analysis with Lab

4

MAC 2311

Honors Calculus I

4

MAC 2312

Honors Calculus II

4

PHY 2048, 2048L

Honors General Physics I with Lab

5

PHY 2049, 2049L

Honors General Physics II with Lab

5

 

Chemistry Elective (see list below, one elective must include lab)

10-11

CHM 4912

Honors Research in Chemistry

6

CHM 4970

Honors Thesis in Chemistry

1

 

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 3080

Honors Environmental Chemistry

3

CHM 3121, 3121L

Honors Quantitative Analysis with Lab

4

CHM 4905 Honors Directed Independent Study in Chemistry
1-4
CHM 4933 Honors Special Topics in Chemistry
1-4
CHM 4933 Honors Spectroscopy
3
CHM 4933 Honors Quantum Chemistry
3
     

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.

Course Number

Course Name

Credits

CHM 2045, 2045L

Honors General Chemistry I with Lab

4

CHM 2046, 2046L

Honors General Chemistry II with Lab

4

CHM 2210, 2210L

Honors Organic Chemistry I with Lab

4

CHM 2211, 2211L

Honors Organic Chemistry II with Lab

4

CHM 3080

Honors Environmental Chemistry

3

CHM 3121, 3121L

Honors Quantitative Analysis with Lab

4

CHM 3400

Honors Introduction to Physical Chemistry

3

CHM 3609, 3609L

Honors Inorganic Chemistry with Lab

4

CHM 4135, 4135L

Honors Instrumental Methods of Analysis with Lab

4


Updated 3-28-08

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