Chemistry / Bachelor of Science
Chemistry / Bachelor of Science
Total Credit Hours: 128
Major Credit Hours: 75-79
This program follows the recommendations of the American Chemical Society and is intended for students who plan to go to graduate school or enter industry.
A grade "C-" or better must be earned in a prerequisite course in order to advance to the next course in the sequence.
A chemistry course may be taken only twice at Lewis University. If a student has not achieved a minimum of "C-" after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class at Lewis.
Chemistry majors may not double major in Biochemistry or minor in Biochemistry.
Chemistry majors with a concentration in Chemical Physics may not double major or minor in Physics.
Degree Requirements
Program: BS-CHEM-1
I. Core Courses (48)
| CHEM-11000 | General Chemistry 1 |
4 |
| CHEM-11100 | General Chemistry 1 Lab |
1 |
| CHEM-11500 | General Chemistry 2 |
4 |
| CHEM-11600 | General Chemistry 2 Lab |
1 |
| CHEM-23000 | Organic Chemistry 1 |
3 |
| CHEM-23200 | Fundamental Spectroscopy |
2 |
| CHEM-23500 | Organic Chemistry 2 |
3 |
| CHEM-23600 | Organic Chemistry Lab for Chemistry/Biochemistry Majors |
2 |
| CHEM-24200 | Introduction to Solid State Chemistry |
2 |
| CHEM-29600 | Research Methods Seminar |
1 |
| CHEM-39700 | Chemistry/Biochemistry Seminar |
1 |
| MATH-20900 | Calculus 1 |
4 |
| MATH-23500 | Calculus 2 |
4 |
| MATH-25000 | Calculus 3 |
4 |
| PHYS-21000 | General Physics 1 |
3 |
| PHYS-21100 | General Physics 1 Lab |
1 |
| PHYS-21500 | General Physics 2 |
3 |
| PHYS-21600 | General Physics 2 Lab |
1 |
| PHYS-21800 | General Physics 3 |
3 |
| PHYS-21900 | General Physics 3 Lab |
1 |
II. Concentration
A. No Declared Concentration (27)
i. Complete the following courses:
| CHEM-30000 | Physical Chemistry 1 |
3 |
| CHEM-30100 | Physical Chemistry 1 Lab |
1 |
| CHEM-30500 | Physical Chemistry 2 |
3 |
| CHEM-30600 | Physical Chemistry 2 Lab |
1 |
| CHEM-32000 | Analytical Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-33200 | Advanced Instrumental Analysis |
2 |
| CHEM-40000 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-40500 | Biochemistry 1 |
3 |
| CHEM-40600 | Biochemistry 1 Lab |
1 |
| CHEM-46500 | Capstone Project |
1 |
ii. Select at least 6 credit hours from the following courses:
| CHEM-34000 | Environmental Chemistry 1 |
3 |
| CHEM-34100 | Environmental Chemistry 1 Lab |
1 |
| CHEM-34200 | Environmental Chemistry 2 |
3 |
| CHEM-34300 | Environmental Chemistry 2 Lab |
1 |
| CHEM-40100 | Advanced Organic Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-40200 | Topics in Organic Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-40300 | Nuclear Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-40400 | Radiochemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-40700 | Biochemistry 2 |
3 |
| CHEM-40800 | Biochemistry 2 Lab |
1 |
| CHEM-41500 | Advanced Forensic Chemistry 1 |
4 |
| CHEM-41600 | Advanced Forensic Chemistry 2 |
4 |
| CHEM-45000 | Research |
1-4 |
| CHEM-47000 | Internship |
1-6 |
| CHEM-49800 | Special Topics |
1-4 |
| CHEM-49900 | Independent Study |
1-4 |
| CHEM-50100 | Chemical Thermodynamics |
3 |
| CHEM-50200 | Strategic Organic Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-52000 | Advanced Analytical Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-59700 | Applied Data Analysis and Visualization in the Physical Sciences |
3 |
| CHEM-60000 | Physical Inorganic Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-60100 | Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms |
3 |
| CHEM-60200 | Advanced Biophysical Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-60500 | Applied Spectroscopy |
3 |
| CHEM-62100 | Materials Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-62300 | Supramolecular Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-65200 | Computational Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-680XX | Special Topics in Chemistry |
1-3 |
| CHEM-68500 | Readings in Chemistry |
1-3 |
Note: Students who select 50000-level and above elective courses are subject to the requirements and limitations of the Undergraduate Students Enrolling in Graduate Courses catalog policy.
B. Forensic Chemistry Concentration (29)
Concentration: FNSC
i. Complete the following courses:
| CHEM-32000 | Analytical Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-33200 | Advanced Instrumental Analysis |
2 |
| CHEM-40000 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-40500 | Biochemistry 1 |
3 |
| CHEM-40600 | Biochemistry 1 Lab |
1 |
| CHEM-41500 | Advanced Forensic Chemistry 1 |
4 |
| CHEM-46500 | Capstone Project |
1 |
ii. Physical/Biophysical Chemistry Sequence
Complete one of the following sequences:
| CHEM-30000 | Physical Chemistry 1 |
3 |
| CHEM-30100 | Physical Chemistry 1 Lab |
1 |
| CHEM-30500 | Physical Chemistry 2 |
3 |
| CHEM-30600 | Physical Chemistry 2 Lab |
1 |
| OR |
|
|
| CHEM-30200 | Biophysical Chemistry 1 |
3 |
| CHEM-30300 | Biophysical Chemistry Lab 1 |
1 |
| CHEM-30700 | Biophysical Chemistry 2 |
3 |
| CHEM-30800 | Biophysical Chemistry 2 Lab |
1 |
iii. Select at least 4 credit hours from the following courses:
| CHEM-40700 | Biochemistry 2 |
3 |
| CHEM-40800 | Biochemistry 2 Lab |
1 |
| CHEM-41600 | Advanced Forensic Chemistry 2 |
4 |
| CHEM-41700 | Trace Analysis |
3 |
| CHEM-41800 | Advanced Toxicology |
3 |
| CHEM-45000 | Research |
1-4 |
| CHEM-47000 | Internship |
1-6 |
| CHEM-49800 | Special Topics |
1-4 |
| CHEM-49900 | Independent Study |
1-4 |
C. Chemical Physics Concentration (31)
Concentration: CHPH
i. Complete the following courses:
| CHEM-30000 | Physical Chemistry 1 |
3 |
| CHEM-30100 | Physical Chemistry 1 Lab |
1 |
| CHEM-30500 | Physical Chemistry 2 |
3 |
| CHEM-30600 | Physical Chemistry 2 Lab |
1 |
| CHEM-32000 | Analytical Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-33200 | Advanced Instrumental Analysis |
2 |
| CHEM-46500 | Capstone Project |
1 |
| MATH-30000 | Differential Equations |
3 |
| PHYS-34200 | Applied Modern Physics: Atoms, Molecules, and Condensed Matter |
2 |
| PHYS-36500 | Intermediate Physics Laboratory |
3 |
ii. Additional Chemistry Credits
Select at least 3 credits from the following courses:
| CHEM-40000 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-40100 | Advanced Organic Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-45000 | Research |
1-4 |
| CHEM-49800 | Special Topics |
1-4 |
iii. Additional Physics Requirements
Select at least 6 credit hours from the following courses:
| CPSC-31500 | Scientific Computing |
3 |
| PHYS-30000 | Mechanics |
4 |
| PHYS-31000 | Electricity and Magnetism |
4 |
| PHYS-31100 | Analog and Digital Electronics |
4 |
| PHYS-31800 | Optics |
4 |
| PHYS-44100 | Quantum Mechanics |
3 |
| PHYS-44200 | Solid State Physics |
3 |
| PHYS-47000 | Undergraduate Research |
1-6 |
| PHYS-498XX | Special Topics in Physics |
1-4 |
D. Chemical Microscopy (29)
Concentration: CHMC
i. Complete the following courses:
| CHEM-30000 | Physical Chemistry 1 |
3 |
| CHEM-30100 | Physical Chemistry 1 Lab |
1 |
| CHEM-30500 | Physical Chemistry 2 |
3 |
| CHEM-30600 | Physical Chemistry 2 Lab |
1 |
| CHEM-40000 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-40500 | Biochemistry 1 |
3 |
ii. Compete at least 15 credit hours from the following courses:
| CHEM-43000 | Polarized Light Microscopy |
2 |
| CHEM-43100 | Polarized Light Microscopy Practicum |
1 |
| CHEM-43200 | Raman Microspectroscopy |
2 |
| CHEM-43300 | Raman Microspectroscopy Practicum |
1 |
| CHEM-43400 | Microscopic Particle Handling |
2 |
| CHEM-43500 | Microscopic Particle Handling Practicum |
1 |
| CHEM-43600 | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
2 |
| CHEM-43700 | Scanning Electron Microscopy Practicum |
1 |
| CHEM-43800 | Infrared Microscopy |
2 |
| CHEM-43900 | Infrared Microscopy Practicum |
1 |
| CHEM-44000 | Infrared Spectral Interpretation |
1 |
| CHEM-44100 | Infrared Spectral Interpretation Practicum |
1 |
| CHEM-44200 | White Powder Unknowns |
2 |
| CHEM-44300 | White Powder Unknowns Practicum |
1 |
| CHEM-44400 | Digital Photomicrography |
2 |
| CHEM-44500 | Digital Photomicrography Practicum |
1 |
| CHEM-44600 | Introduction to Forensic Trace Evidence |
2 |
| CHEM-44700 | Introduction to Forensic Trace Evidence Practicum |
1 |
| CHEM-44800 | X-ray Microanalysis by Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry |
2 |
| CHEM-44900 | X-ray Microanalysis by Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry Practicum |
1 |
| CHEM-45000 | Research |
1-4 |
| CHEM-45100 | Advanced Imaging Technique for the Scanning Electron Microscope |
1 |
| CHEM-45200 | Advanced Imaging Techniques for the Scanning Electron Microscope Practicum |
1 |
| CHEM-45300 | Forensic Fiber Identification |
2 |
| CHEM-45400 | Gunshot Residue Identification |
2 |
| CHEM-45500 | Gunshot Residue Identification |
1 |
| CHEM-45600 | Forensic Fiber Identification Practicum |
1 |
| CHEM-45700 | Hair Comparison |
2 |
| CHEM-45800 | Hair Comparison Practicum |
1 |
| CHEM-45900 | Analysis of Low Explosives |
2 |
| CHEM-46000 | Analysis of Low Explosives Practicum |
1 |
| CHEM-46100 | Pharmaceutical Contaminants |
2 |
| CHEM-46200 | Pharmaceutical Contaminants Practicum |
1 |
| CHEM-46300 | Pigment Identification |
2 |
| CHEM-46400 | Pigment Identification Practicum |
1 |
III. The following courses are recommended but not required:
| MATH-30000 | Differential Equations |
3 |
| MATH-30500 | Linear Algebra |
3 |
| MATH-31500 | Probability Theory |
3 |
