Chemistry, Bachelor of Science
To obtain a B.S. with a major in Chemistry, a student must fulfill university, college, and departmental requirements.
Chemistry, Bachelor of Science Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 - 61 Hours Required | ||
| Required Chemistry Coursework | 35 | |
| 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 (^) | ||
| PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I and PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (^) | ||
| PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II and PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (^) | ||
| INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS and INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS LABORATORY (^) | ||
| Additional credit hours of chemistry must come from the following | 7 | |
| Analytical | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (^) | ||
| SPECTROMETRIC CHARACTERIZATIONS (^) | ||
| Biochemistry | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY OF METABOLISM (^) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY I ( ^ with the following lab) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (^) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY II ( ^with the following lab) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (^) | ||
| PROTEIN PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION | ||
| Chemistry Education | ||
| CHEMISTRY TEACHING STRATEGIES | ||
| Inorganic | ||
| INORGANIC PREPARATIONS (^) | ||
| ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (^) | ||
| SOLID STATE INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (^) | ||
| GEOCHEMISTRY (^) | ||
| Medicinal | ||
| ESSENTIALS OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY (^) | ||
| Nuclear | ||
| NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY (^) | ||
| Organic | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR MODELING (^) | ||
| ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - SYNTHESIS (^) | ||
| ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - MECHANISM (^) | ||
| ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: MECHANISMS AND MODELING (^) | ||
| Polymer | ||
| POLYMER CHEMISTRY (^) | ||
| Research | ||
| CHEMISTRY PROJECTS (^) | ||
| CHEMISTRY PROBLEMS (^) | ||
| Internship | ||
| CHEMISTRY INTERNSHIP (^) | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY (^) | ||
| Required Cognate Coursework* | 19 | |
| CALCULUS I (^) | ||
| CALCULUS II (^) | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I - CALCULUS LEVEL (** ^) | ||
or PHYS 1110 | GENERAL PHYSICS I | |
| GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I (** ^) | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS-CALCULUS LEVEL (^) | ||
or PHYS 2120 | GENERAL PHYSICS-CALCULUS LEVEL | |
| GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY 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. | ||
| 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) | ||
| Bachelor of Science Cognate Requirement | 0 | |
| See major. | ||
| ELECTIVES | ||
| Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours | ||
Chemistry, Bachelor of Science Four-year Plan
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CHEM 1180 & CHEM 1184 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (*) | 4 |
| CMST 1110 or CMST 2120 | PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS or ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | 3 |
| ENGL 1150 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I (**) | 3 |
| MATH 1950 | CALCULUS I (***) | 5 |
**ENGL 1150: Requires appropriate English placement. | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 1190 & CHEM 1194 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (*) | 4 |
| ENGL 1160 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION II (**) | 3 |
| MATH 1960 | CALCULUS II (***) | 4 |
| Humanities-Fine Arts/ Global Diversity Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 2250 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I (*) | 3 |
| CHEM 2400 & CHEM 2404 | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB (**) | 4 |
| HIST 1000 | WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 (or Minor/2nd Major COURSE***) | 3 |
| Social Science / US Diversity Course | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor/2nd Major Course | 3 | |
***CAS Requirement | ||
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 2260 & CHEM 2274 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (*) | 5 |
| CHEM 2500 | INTRODUCTION TO INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (**) | 3 |
| Social Science | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor/2nd Major Course | 3 | |
| Elective^ | 1 | |
^Students need a minimum of 120 credits to graduate. Electives may be needed to reach this minimum. | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 1010 | WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 (or Minor/2nd Major Course*) | 3 |
| PHYS 2110 or PHYS 1110 | GENERAL PHYSICS I - CALCULUS LEVEL (**) or GENERAL PHYSICS I | 4 |
| PHYS 1154 | GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I | 1 |
| Advanced Chemistry Elective*** | 3 | |
| Humanities-Fine Arts Course | 3 | |
*CAS Requirement | ||
***Must take 7 credit hours of Advanced Chemistry electives. See catalog for options. | ||
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHYS 2120 or PHYS 1120 | GENERAL PHYSICS-CALCULUS LEVEL (*) or GENERAL PHYSICS II | 4 |
| PHYS 1164 | GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY II | 1 |
| Advanced Chemistry Elective** | 4 | |
| Social Science*** | 3 | |
| Humanities/Fine Arts Course^ | 3 | |
| Elective^^ | 1 | |
**Must take 7 credit hours of Advanced Chemistry electives. See catalog for options. | ||
***Social Science course must be in a 2nd discipline. | ||
^Humanities/Fine Arts Course must be from 2nd discipline. | ||
^^120 credits are required for a bachelor's degree. Electives may be needed to reach that minimum. | ||
| Credits | 16 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 3350 & CHEM 3354 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I and PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 4 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Course or Minor/2nd Major Course** | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor/2nd Major Course | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor/2nd Major Course | 3 | |
| Elective or Minor/2nd Major Course | 3 | |
**CAS Requirement: Additional HFA must come from 3rd discipline. | ||
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 3360 & CHEM 3364 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II and PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | 4 |
| CHEM 4400 & CHEM 4404 | INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS and INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS LABORATORY | 4 |
| NSCI 3940 | WRITING IN CHEMISTRY (*) | 2 |
| Additional Social Science or Minor/2nd Major Course** | 3 | |
| Elective^ | 1 | |
**CAS Requirement: Additional Social Science must come from a 3rd discipline. | ||
^120 credits minimum are required for a bachelor's degree. Electives may be needed to reach this minimum. | ||
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
This plan is not a contract and curriculum is subject to change
Additional Information About this Plan:
University Degree Requirements: The minimum number of hours for a UNO undergraduate degree is 120 credit hours. Please review the requirements for your specific program to determine all requirements for the program. In order to graduate on-time (four years for an undergraduate degree), you need to take 30 hours each year.
Placement Exams: For Math, English, Foreign Language, a placement exam may be required. More information on these exams can be found at https://www.unomaha.edu/enrollment-management/testing-center/placement-exams/information.php
**Transfer credit or placement exam scores may change suggested plan of study
GPA Requirements: 2.0