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

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
ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE
INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION
QUANTITATIVE LITERACY
QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT
DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION
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 Coursework23
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
HIST 1000 and HIST 1010 - 6 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