Chemistry, Bachelor of Arts
To obtain a B.A. with a major in Chemistry, a student must fulfill university, college, and departmental requirements.
Chemistry, Bachelor of Arts Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
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GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 46 Hours Required | ||
Minimum of “C-“required | ||
Fundamental Academic Skills | 15 | |
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | ||
ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | ||
Writing in the Discipline Course | ||
PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | ||
or MATH 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or MATH 1130 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY | |
or MATH 1140 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | |
or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | |
or STAT 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or STAT 1530 | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | |
Distribution Requirements | 31 | |
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab - 7 hrs | ||
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs | ||
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines - 9 hrs | ||
Global Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
US Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | ||
** Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement | ||
^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
Chemistry Major - 55 Hours Required | ||
Required Chemistry Coursework | 23 | |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (**^) | ||
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (^) | ||
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I (^) | ||
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (^) | ||
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB (^) | ||
INTRODUCTION TO INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (^) | ||
Select two of the following: | 8 | |
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I and PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (^) | ||
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II and PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (^) | ||
BIOCHEMISTRY I and BIOCHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (^) | ||
Additional credit hours of chemistry must come from the chemistry courses approved for the B.S. in Chemistry degree | 5 | |
Other Required Coursework* | 9 | |
CALCULUS I (^) | ||
CALCULUS II (^) | ||
*MATH 1970, Calculus III, is recommended but not required | ||
To graduate with an ACS certified degree, see your chemistry advisor for proper course selection. | ||
Select one of the following sequences | 10 | |
Sequence A | ||
GENERAL PHYSICS I - CALCULUS LEVEL and GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I (** ^) | ||
GENERAL PHYSICS-CALCULUS LEVEL and GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY II (^) | ||
Sequence B | ||
GENERAL PHYSICS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I (** ^) | ||
GENERAL PHYSICS II and GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY II (^) | ||
College Breadth (choose one option) | 15-30+ | |
Option 1: Complete any UNO minor or undergraduate certificate - 15+ hours | ||
Option 2: Additional General Education Requirements - 19+ hours | ||
Additional quantitative literacy - 3 hours | ||
Additional Social Science Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours | ||
Additional Humanities Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours | ||
Additional Nat. and Physical Science w/ Lab - 4-5 hours | ||
Option 3: CAS comprehensive major (50+ hours) OR any second UNO major (30+ hours) | ||
BA Language Requirement | 16 | |
FREN, GERM, Or SPAN, 1110**, 1120, 2110, 2120 | ||
ELECTIVES | ||
Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours |