The University of Alabama in Huntsville 1 Chemistry, BS - Chemical Physics Concentration This concentration meets the requirements of the American Chemical Society for certification and is designed for students interested in physicochemical phenomena of atoms, molecules, and condensed matter. Chemistry: Chemical Physics Concentration, BS Requirements: Chemistry, Chemical Physics Concentration, BS degree requires 128 credit hours. 39 of 128 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher (39 credits includes courses taken at the 300+ level in major, minor (if chosen), Pre professional area and electives). 12 credit hours of 300 level and above must be taken in the major or 6 credit hours in the major and 6 credit hours in the minor (if chosen). 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH. Unless otherwise noted a C- or better is required for all College of Science prerequisite courses. No more than 6 credit hours from a two-year college can be applied toward a UAH degree. For graduation application instructions, see here (http://catalog.uah.edu/undergrad/policies-procedures/application-graduation). Degree Requirements Freshman Composition 6 EH 101 EH 102 COLLEGE WRITING I COLLEGE WRITING II Humanities and Fine Arts 12 Fine Arts: Choose one 3 ARH 100 ARH 101 ARH 103 ARS 160 TH 122 MU 100 ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS THEATRE APPRECIATION INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE Literature: Choose one 3 EH 207 or EH 22 READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I MYTHOLOGY EH 208 READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 Speech 3 CM 113 Intro to Rhetorical Communication Humanities or 2nd Fine Art or 2nd Literature: Choose one 3 PHL 101 PHL 102 PHL 150 PHL 201 Any WLC course 100 or 200 level WGS 200 2nd Literature 1 2nd Fine Art INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY INTRO TO ETHICS TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES Mathematics and Sciences 12 Mathematics: 2 MA 171 CALCULUS A Natural Sciences: Physics 8 PH 111 & PH 11 and PH 112 & PH 115 GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II History and Social and Behavioral Sciences 12
2 Chemistry, BS - Chemical Physics Concentration History: Choose one 1 3 HY 103 WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 HY 10 WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 HY 221 UNITED STATES TO 1877 HY 222 UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 Social and Behavioral Sciences: Choose two 6 ECN 12 ECN 13 PSC 101 PSC 102 PSC 260 GY 105 GY 110 GS 200 SOC 100 SOC 102 SOC 105 SOC 150 PY 101 PY 201 PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY SOCIOLOGICAL PERSP TECH & SCI GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT 2nd History or 3rd Social and Behavioral Science: Choose one 3 3 2nd History 1 3rd Social and Behavioral Science 3 Pre Professional 38 Computer Science: Choose one 3 CS 100 CS 102 CS 103 INTRO COMPUTERS & PROGRAM INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA Technical Writing 3 EH 301 TECHNICAL WRITING Additional Required Biology 8 BYS 119 BYS 120 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY Additional Required Mathematics 1 MA 172 MA 201 MA 238 MA 2 CALCULUS B CALCULUS C APPL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS INTRO TO LINEAR ALGEBRA Additional Required Physics (Note: take one additional 300+ Physics course (3 cr.) if a PH minor is desired.) 10 PH 110 PH 113 & PH 116 PH 99 FRONTIERS IN SCIENCE GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III PHYSICS PRACTICUM Chemistry 25 CH 123 & CH 126 CH 121 & CH 125 CH 223 & CH 22 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB
The University of Alabama in Huntsville 3 CH 331 & CH 335 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I 5 CH 332 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 5 CH 361 CH 01 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Chemical Physics Courses 16-18 CH 336 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II 5 CH 31 & CH 35 CH 32 & CH 36 CH 362 CH 02 CH 21 CH 91 or CH 92 or CH 93 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I and EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICAL CHEM I PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II and EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICAL CHEM II GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS Elective Courses 5-7 Elective course 300+ level, 2- credits Additional elective courses, 100+ level, 3 credits. Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than credits of 100 level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements. Total Semester Hours 128 1 Students must take one literature and one history course. Students must also take either a second literature or history course to complete a sequence. (EH 207 + EH 208, EH 209 + EH 210, EH 22 + EH 208, EH 22 + EH 210, HY 103 + HY 10, or HY 221 + HY 222) 2 Based on Math placement (http://www.uah.edu/science/departments/math/undergraduate-students/placement), prerequisite (MA 112 and/or MA 113) Mathematics courses may be required. 3 No more than 6 hours can be taken in a single discipline. For choices see the World Languages and Cultures (http://catalog.uah.edu/undergrad/colleges-departments/arts-humanities-social-sciences/ foreign-languages-literatures/#coursestext) department. 5 Courses in organic chemistry completed at the 2-year college level may be used to satisfy semester hour and prerequisite requirements for upper level chemistry courses at UAH but do not count toward the 300-level requirements of the minor. Sample four year plan for Chemistry, Chemical Physics Concentration BS degree: Note: This is only an example and variations are possible. Year 1 Semester Hours EH 101 COLLEGE WRITING I 3 CH 121 & CH 125 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I MA 171 CALCULUS A PH 110 FRONTIERS IN SCIENCE 3 FYE 101 CHARGER SUCCESS 1 Term Semester Hours: 15 EH 102 COLLEGE WRITING II 3 CH 123 & CH 126 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II MA 172 CALCULUS B BYS 119 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY Elective 1
Chemistry, BS - Chemical Physics Concentration Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than HPE 100 level courses can count toward degree requirements. Year 2 CH 331 & CH 335 PH 111 & PH 11 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I MA 201 CALCULUS C BYS 120 ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY CH 332 & CH 336 PH 112 & PH 115 CH 223 & CH 22 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB MA 238 APPL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 3 Year 3 CH 31 & CH 35 Term Semester Hours: 15 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I and EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICAL CHEM I MA 2 INTRO TO LINEAR ALGEBRA 3 PH 113 & PH 116 GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III Fine Art 3 Literature 3 CH 32 & CH 36 CH 361 & CH 362 Term Semester Hours: 17 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II and EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICAL CHEM II GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY and GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB CM 113 Intro to Rhetorical Communication 3 Humanities/Fine Art/Literature 3 Social/Behavioral Science 3 Year Term Semester Hours: 17 CH 01 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3 CH 21 INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS EH 301 TECHNICAL WRITING 3 CS 100 INTRO COMPUTERS PROGRAM 3 or CS 102 or INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING
The University of Alabama in Huntsville 5 or CS 103 or INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA History 3 CH 02 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB 1 CH 93 3 or CH 91 or CH 92 or INTRO TO CHEMICAL RESEARCH or INTRO TO CHEMICAL RESEARCH May be one, two or three credits per agreement of student and department. PH 99 PHYSICS PRACTICUM 3 History/Social/Behavioral Science 3 Social/Behavioral Science 3 Elective 300 level or higher 3 Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than HPE 100 level courses can count toward degree requirements. Total Semester Hours: 128