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Bachelor of Science: Chemistry

Degree Requirements

The Chemistry Department bachelor of science degree is approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS). There are two types of bachelor of science degrees. Both require a minimum of 43 credit hours in chemistry. An ACS-approved B.S. degree requires taking 2 credit hours of CHEM 382, and 3 credit hours of CHEM 367 or LS BIOCHEM numbered 341 or higher*. The other type of B.S. degree does not require CHEM 382 or CHEM 367, or LS BIOCHEM 341. This program includes:
  1. General chemistry (CHEM 211, 211L, 212R, 212LR).
  2. Organic chemistry (CHEM 321, 321L, 322R, 322L).
  3. Analytical chemistry (CHEM 341, 442R).
  4. Physical chemistry (CHEM 431, 437WI [writing intensive], 432).
  5. Chemical literature (CHEM 410).
  6. Inorganic chemistry (CHEM 382*, 451R).
  7. A biochemistry course* (CHEM 367) or (LS BIOCHEM numbered 341 or higher).
  8. A minimum of 3 credit hours of advanced work in either chemistry (courses numbered 400 or higher), mathematics (courses other than MATH 250 that have MATH 220 as a prerequisite), biology (courses numbered 300 or higher), or physics (courses numbered 300 or higher).
  9. MATH 210, 220, 250.
  10. One year of engineering physics. PHYSICS 240 and 250.
  11. The total credit hours of laboratory time in the required courses and any advanced elective laboratories must be at least 12. No more than 3 hours of CHEM 495 and CHEM 499 may be used in meeting the major course requirements.
  12. CHEM 499 cannot be used to meet both laboratory requirements and the 3 hours of advanced work.
  13. All majors must receive a C- or better in all chemistry courses with an overall chemistry GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
  14. A minimum grade of C- is required for all prerequisite courses (including physics and mathematics courses). In exceptional cases, students may receive written consent by submitting a petition to the Chemistry Undergraduate Curriculum Committee which has to be approved to waive this requirement.
  15. Each chemistry major must be advised by the Chemistry Undergraduate Adviser every semester.
  16. For BS majors, a minimum of 12 credit hours in the Department of Chemistry at UMKC of which 9 out of the 12 hours must be at the 300/400 level is required for the completion of the degree.

Suggested Plan of Study

Because plans of study are dependent on the students' backgrounds and preparation, each student admitted should develop a plan of study in conjunction with an adviser in the department. General chemistry, organic chemistry, calculus and physics should be completed by the end of the second year. Physical chemistry should be taken in the third year. Students should note that although a fair amount of flexibility is available for setting up a plan of study, the structured nature of prerequisites and corequisites in chemistry, physics, and mathematics necessitates very careful organization of any program.

For students starting at UMKC as freshmen, the department recommends the following plan of study to fulfill the major requirements for a bachelor of science degree in chemistry: 

          Chemistry       Courses in
          Courses         Other Disciplines

Freshman  CHEM 211 (4)      MATH 210 (4)
          CHEM 211L (1)     MATH 220 (4)
          CHEM 212R (4)     
          CHEM 212LR (1)    

Sophomore CHEM 321 (3)      MATH 250 (4)
          CHEM 321L (1)     PHYSCS 240 (5)
          CHEM 322R (3)     PHYSCS 250 (5)
          CHEM 322L (1)

Junior    CHEM 341 (4)      4XX+ in CHEM (3)
          CHEM 431 (3)         -or-
          CHEM 432 (3)      3XX+ in BIOL, 
          CHEM 442R (3)     PHYSCS -or- 
          CHEM 437WI (3)    MATH (3)

Senior    CHEM 410 (1)
          CHEM 451R (3)
          CHEM 367* (3) -or- LS BIOCHEM 341* (3)
            -or-
          CHEM 3XX** -or- 4XX** (3)
          CHEM 382* (2)
            -or-
          CHEM 499** (2)
Total Chemistry Credit Hours: 43

*Required for ACS-approved degree.
**For non-ACS-approved degree.

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