Plan of Study

Chemistry Major: Bach Sci | Chemistry Minor | Chemistry Major - Recommended Electives: Bach Sci | Chemistry Major - Support: Bach Sci

Chemistry Major: Bach Sci
Major Courses (38 cr. to be chosen)
CHM 1110 General Chemistry I	4 cr.	Principles of chemistry, including atomic structure and periodicity, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, gas laws, solution concepts, acid-base theory, redox processes, and equilibrium. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: one year of high school chemistry or CHM 1010 with grade of C (2.0) or better; one year of high school algebra or MTH 1040 with grade of C (2.0) or better. Two years of high school algebra highly recommended, or MTH 1040 and 1050 with grades of C (2.0) or better.
CHM 1120 General Chemistry II	4 cr.	Principles of thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium systems, proton transfer, electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Laboratory projects related to each major subject area. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: CHM 1110 or equivalent; MTH 1050 or equivalent.
CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I	4 cr.	Structure and classification of compounds of carbon, with stress on the aliphatics; IUPAC nomenclature; properties, characteristic reactions of the common functional groups, especially of the oxygen functions; concepts of stereochemistry; introduction to mechanisms; stress on Bronsted and Lewis acid/base processes. Laboratory exercises directed to demonstration of mechanistic processes. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisite: CHM 1110 or equivalent; CHM 1120 highly recommended.
CHM 2220 Organic Chemistry II	4 cr.	More extensive study of reaction mechanisms, aromatics, spectroscopy, and polymerization. Laboratory exercises directed to aromatic substitution reactions, chromatography, and systematic identification of organic functional groups. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: CHM 1110 and CHM 2210; CHM 1120 highly recommended.
CHM 3310 Quantitative Analysis	4 cr.	Theory and techniques of classical quantitative analysis, including acquisition and evaluation of analytical data from gravimetry, titrimetry, potentiometry, and spectrophotometry techniques. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: CHM 1110, CHM 1120, CHM 2210, MTH 1210 or equivalent.
CHM 3510 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry	4 cr.	Descriptive chemistry of the representative elements, transition metal complexes and organometallic compounds; ligand field theory, molecular orbital and valence bond theories, symmetry and group theory, nuclear chemistry. Prerequisites: CHM 1110, CHM 1120, MTH 1210 or equivalent.
CHM 4410 Physical Chemistry I	4 cr.	Chemical thermodynamics and phase equilibria; thermodynamics and kinetic theory. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. Prerequisite: CHM 312, PHY 271
CHM 4420 Physical Chemistry II	4 cr.	Atomic and molecular structure, quantum theory and mechanics, analytical spectroscopy, selection rules, photochemistry. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: CHM 4410; MTH 2510, MTH 2520; PHY 2530 or PHY 2630, PHY 2540 or PHY 2640.
CHM 4510 Instrumental Analysis	4 cr.	Theory and techniques of modern instrumental analysis including UV, visible, and IR spectrophotometry; NMR, EPR, and mass spectroscopies; electrochemistry; chromatography including HPLC; other current topics. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: CHM 1110, CHM 1120, CHM 2210; MTH 1210 or MTH 2510 and MTH 2520; PHY 2530, PHY 2540.
CHM 4950 Senior Seminar	2 cr.	Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor and Departmental Chair
Chemistry Minor
Minor Courses (20 cr. to be chosen)
CHM 1110 General Chemistry I	4 cr.	Principles of chemistry, including atomic structure and periodicity, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, gas laws, solution concepts, acid-base theory, redox processes, and equilibrium. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: one year of high school chemistry or CHM 1010 with grade of C (2.0) or better; one year of high school algebra or MTH 1040 with grade of C (2.0) or better. Two years of high school algebra highly recommended, or MTH 1040 and 1050 with grades of C (2.0) or better.
CHM 1120 General Chemistry II	4 cr.	Principles of thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium systems, proton transfer, electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Laboratory projects related to each major subject area. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: CHM 1110 or equivalent; MTH 1050 or equivalent.
CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I	4 cr.	Structure and classification of compounds of carbon, with stress on the aliphatics; IUPAC nomenclature; properties, characteristic reactions of the common functional groups, especially of the oxygen functions; concepts of stereochemistry; introduction to mechanisms; stress on Bronsted and Lewis acid/base processes. Laboratory exercises directed to demonstration of mechanistic processes. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisite: CHM 1110 or equivalent; CHM 1120 highly recommended.
CHM 2220/3610 Option (4 cr. to be chosen)
CHM 2220 Organic Chemistry II	4 cr.	More extensive study of reaction mechanisms, aromatics, spectroscopy, and polymerization. Laboratory exercises directed to aromatic substitution reactions, chromatography, and systematic identification of organic functional groups. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: CHM 1110 and CHM 2210; CHM 1120 highly recommended.
CHM 3610 Biochemistry I (BIO/CHM*)	4 cr.	Principles of biochemistry; major metabolic and biosynthetic pathways; structure and conformation of biological molecules and their molecular biology. Laboratory exercises in enzyme kinetics, electrophoresis, chromatography, and DNA isolation and manipulation. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: CHM 1110, CHM 2210.
CHM 3310 Quantitative Analysis	4 cr.	Theory and techniques of classical quantitative analysis, including acquisition and evaluation of analytical data from gravimetry, titrimetry, potentiometry, and spectrophotometry techniques. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: CHM 1110, CHM 1120, CHM 2210, MTH 1210 or equivalent.
Chemistry Major - Recommended Electives: Bach Sci
Recommended Electives (9 cr. to be chosen)
CHM 3610 Biochemistry I (BIO/CHM*)	4 cr.	Principles of biochemistry; major metabolic and biosynthetic pathways; structure and conformation of biological molecules and their molecular biology. Laboratory exercises in enzyme kinetics, electrophoresis, chromatography, and DNA isolation and manipulation. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: CHM 1110, CHM 2210.
CHM 3620 Biochemistry II (BIO/CHM*)	4 cr.	Advanced treatment of modern topics, including DNA structure and function; gene control; recombinant techniques; and newer techniques of protein design and engineering. Laboratory exercises in molecular cloning, transformation, DNA transfer techniques, immunoprecipitation, and mutagenesis studies. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: CHM 1110, CHM 2210, and CHM 3610.
CHM 4900 Problems in Chemistry	1 cr. (Not To Exceed 4 cr.)
Chemistry Major - Support: Bach Sci
Support Courses (21 cr. to be chosen)
MIS 2800 Introduction to Visual Basic Programming	4 cr.	Robert Morris University transfer course. This course provides the student with experience in using the microcomputer as a problem-solving tool. The primary feature is the development of well-structured, user-friendly applications using the Visual Basic programming language. Concise problem analysis, logic development, and programming techniques are emphasized. Programming competency in Visual Basic is developed and applied to a wide range of potential business and other applications. Topics ranging from introductory programming concepts through various file creation/manipulation/update applications are presented and practiced. Prerequisite: INFS1050 or INFS2010 or INFS2110 or INFS2130 or INFS3140 or INFS3184 or INFS3151 or MATH2070
MTH 2510 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I	5 cr.	Topics include a study of limits, continuity, derivatives of algebraic and transcendental functions, applications of derivatives, integrals, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Prerequisite: MTH 1210 or departmental approval. Computer Science majors must complete this course with a grade of C (2.0) or better within the first 20 semester hours of their major.
MTH 2520 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II	4 cr.	Derivatives and integrals of transcendental functions, techniques of integration, improper integrals, L'Hopital's Rule, sequences, series, convergence, divergence, power series, Taylor and Maclaurin Series, differentiation and integration of power series. Prerequisite: C or better in MTH 201
PHY 2530/2630 Option (4 cr. to be chosen)
PHY 2530 General Physics I	4 cr.	Fundamental methods of mechanics, molecular physics, heat, and sound. Opportunity for experiments at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: MTH 1050 and MTH 1060, or MTH 1210, or the equivalent; or departmental approval. (Offered Fall Semester.)
PHY 2630 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I	4 cr.	For students planning to major in engineering, pre-medicine, chemistry, mathematics, and computer science. Motion and Newton’s laws, energy, momentum, rigid-body mechanics, gravitation, simple harmonic motion, waves and sound, and thermal physics. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisite or corequisite: MTH 2510.
PHY 2540/2640 Option (4 cr. to be chosen)
PHY 2540 General Physics II	4 cr.	Fundamental methods and principles of magnetism, electricity, optics, light, and atomic physics. Opportunity for experiments at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: MTH 1050 and MTH 1060, or MTH 1210, or the equivalent; or departmental approval. (Offered Winter Semester.)
PHY 2640 Physics for Scientists and Engineers II	4 cr.	For students planning to major in engineering, pre-medicine, chemistry, mathematics, and computer science. Electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, geometrical and wave optics, and the essence of modern physics. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory three hours weekly. Prerequisites: MTH 2510 and PHY 2630.

Chemistry Plan of Study

Chemistry Major: Bach Sci

Major Courses (38 cr. to be chosen)

Minor Courses (20 cr. to be chosen)

CHM 2220/3610 Option (4 cr. to be chosen)

Recommended Electives (9 cr. to be chosen)

Support Courses (21 cr. to be chosen)

PHY 2530/2630 Option (4 cr. to be chosen)

PHY 2540/2640 Option (4 cr. to be chosen)