Chemistry Major, B.S. (Chemistry Concentration)

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Chemistry

Chemistry Major with a Chemistry Concentration

Box 70695
Phone: (423) 439-4367
Web Address: http://www.etsu.edu/cas/chemistry/

In simplest terms, chemistry is the science of matter. Anything that can be touched, tasted, smelled, seen or felt is made of chemicals. Chemists are the people who transform the everyday materials around us into amazing things. Some chemists work on cures for cancer while others monitor the ozone layer protecting us from the sun. Still others discover new materials to make our homes warmer in the winter, or new textiles to be used in the latest fashions. There are a multitude of careers available to chemists including positions in industry, academics, government and medical careers.

Chemistry Concentration

Chemistry-This is the recommended concentration for pre-professional students and students preparing for chemically-oriented occupations but whose career goals do not require an American Chemical Society-approved curriculum. This concentration requires a minimum of 33 credit hours of study. A minor is required with this concentration. An overall 2.0 GPA is required for all major courses.

Advising

Students with 0-59 earned credit hours:

Contact the Center for Advisement and Student Excellence (CASE) to schedule an appointment with your advisor.  Visit the CASE website (http://www.etsu.edu/cas/case/) or call (423) 439-5602.

Students with 60 or more earned credit hours will meet with a chemistry faculty advisor, who is assigned to you by your last name:

A-F: Greg Love
439-4088

G-M: Paula Moody
439-6912

N-Z: Greg Bishop
439-6915

All honors students should meet with Abbas Shilabin 423-439-6917.

Transfer Students

Transfer students majoring in chemistry should contact the chair of the department for advising as soon as possible. This will ensure that the student’s previous work will be coordinated efficiently with ETSU requirements.

For general information about the department or courses, contact Dr. Cassandra Eagle, Chair (eaglec@etsu.edu; (423) 439-4367).

General Program Information

To earn a degree from ETSU, there are specific course requirements established by ETSU, by the East Tennessee State University Board of Trustees, by each college, and by each department. All students must meet the degree requirements at each of these levels outlined in the following list:

University-level Degree and Graduation Requirements

• Degree and Graduation Requirements  
• Completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours is required.
• CSCI 1100  or the proficiency exam
• California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST)  (Senior Exit Exam)
• Additional Requirements for Transfer Students
• Second Bachelor Degrees
• Double Majors/Double Degrees

Total Credit Hours for Degree: 120

College of Arts and Sciences B.S. Degree Requirements

Students majoring in the College of Arts and Sciences must meet the following requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. Some requirements must be taken in addition to the General Education Core, whereas others specify which courses from the General Education Core must be taken.

General Education Requirements: 42 Credit Hours

Listed below are the categories and courses specified under East Tennessee State University Board of Trustees General Education Requirements. Note that certain courses are required for this degree, specific to this major. Thus, these courses will satisfy both a General Education requirement AND a requirement of this major. (Other majors may require different General Education courses.) Where specific courses are required for this major, only those courses are listed under the category. If there are no specific major requirements for a category, all course options appear.
 

Communication

9 credits, consisting of 6 credits of written composition and 3 credits of oral communication.

Written Composition

Complete both of the following: 

• ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)

• Students required to complete learning support in writing must enroll in a learning support-designated section (L01-L99) of ENGL 1010  during their first 15 hours at ETSU (not including summer) unless they are also required to complete learning support in reading. Students needing learning support in both reading and writing should enroll in ENGL 1010-Lxx immediately upon completing learning support in reading. Additional information may be found on the University Advisement Center website www.etsu.edu/uac/learningsupport.

  Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1010  and ENGL 1020 .

Oral Communication

• SPCH 2320 Argumentation and Debate (3 credits) 

Note: Other courses from this block are acceptable, but this course satisfies the Reasoning requirement for the BS degree in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Humanities and Fine Arts

9 credits, consisting of 3 credits of literature, 3 credits of fine arts, and 3 credits of humanities electives.

Literature

Complete one of the following: 

• ENGL 2030 - Literary Heritage (3 credits)
• ENGL 2110 - American Literature I (3 credits)
• ENGL 2120 - American Literature II (3 credits)
• ENGL 2210 - British Literature I (3 credits)
• ENGL 2220 - British Literature II (3 credits)
• ENGL 2330 - World Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 2430 - European Literature (3 credits)

Fine Arts

Complete one of the following:

• ARTA 1030 - Art Appreciation (3 credits)
• ARTH 2010 - Art History Survey I (3 credits)
• ARTH 2020 - Art History Survey II (3 credits)
• BLUE 2150 - American Roots Music (3 credits)
• DANC 1500 - Dance as a Human Experience (3 credits)
• HUMT 2310 - Arts and Ideas I (3 credits)
• HUMT 2320 - Arts and Ideas II (3 credits)
• MUSC 1030 - Introduction to Music (3 credits)
• MUSC 1035 - History of Jazz (3 credits)
• THEA 1030 - Introduction to the Theatre (3 credits)

Humanities

• PHIL 2640 Science and the Modern World (3 credits)  

Note: Other courses from this block are acceptable, but this course satisfies the Philosophy of Science requirement for the BS degree in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

6 credits, consisting of two of the following: 

• ANTH 1240 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)

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• ECON 1050 - Economics and Society (3 credits) or
• ECON 2210 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)

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• ECON 2220 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
• GEOG 1012 - Introduction to Cultural Geography (3 credits)
• HDAL 2310 - Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
• HDAL 2340 - Understanding Cultural Diversity (3 credits)
• MCOM 1030 - Introduction to Mass Communications (3 credits)
• PSCI 1110 - Introduction to Political Science (3 credits)
• PSCI 1120 - Introduction to American Government (3 credits)
• PSYC 1310 - Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
• SOCI 1020 - Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
• SOCI 2020 - Social Problems (3 credits)
• SRVL 1020 - Introduction to Service-Learning in the Community (3 credits)
• WMST 2010 - Introduction to Women’s Studies (3 credits)

History

6 credits, consisting of both of the following:

• HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
• HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)

• Note:  HIST 2030 History of Tennessee  (3 credits) may be substituted for 3 credits of United States History.

Natural Sciences

8 credits, consisting of the following:

• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry Lecture I (4 credits)
• CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry Laboratory I (0 credit)
• CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry Lecture II (4 credits)
• CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry Laboratory II (0 credit)

Mathematics

Students will enroll in the appropriate general education math course during their first calendar year of enrollment at ETSU. Students required to complete learning support in mathematics must enroll in a learning support-designated section (L01-L99) of MATH 1530  during their first 15 hours at ETSU (not including summer) unless they are also required to complete learning support in reading or writing. Students needing learning support in reading or writing in addition to learning support in math should enroll in MATH 1530-Lxx immediately upon completing their other learning support requirements. Additional information may be found on the University Advisement Center website www.etsu.edu/uac/learningsupport/

• MATH 1910 - Calculus I (4 credits)

Note:

MATH 1910 Calculus I, PHIL 2640 Science and the Modern World, and SPCH 2320 Argumentation and Debate are requirements for obtaining a Bachelor of Science Degree. These courses satisfy the TBR General Education Requirements in their corresponding categories

Chemistry Core: 14 Credit Hours

• CHEM 2010 - Organic Chemistry Lecture I (3 credits)
• CHEM 2011 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (2 credits)
• CHEM 2020 - Organic Chemistry Lecture II (3 credits)
• CHEM 2021 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (2 credits)
• CHEM 2220 - Quantitative Analysis Lecture (2 credits)
• CHEM 2221 - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory (2 credits)

Chemistry Concentration Requirements: 11 Credit Hours

• CHEM 3611 - Introductory Integrated Laboratory (2 credits)

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• CHEM 3710 - Principles of Physical Chemistry Lecture (3 credits) or
• CHEM 3750 - Physical Chemistry I (3 credits)

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  • Plus an additional six hours of upper division courses in the Chemistry Department (6 credits)

Additional Required Courses: 8 Credit Hours

• PHYS 2010 - General Physics I-Noncalculus (3 credits)
• PHYS 2011 - General Physics Laboratory I-Noncalculus (1 credit)

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• PHYS 2020 - General Physics II-Noncalculus (3 credits)
• PHYS 2021 - General Physics Laboratory II-Noncalculus (1 credit)

Minor: 18 - 24 Credit Hours

Electives: 18-27 Credit Hours

Total Hours Required for Degree: 120 Credit Hours

Graduation Requirements

Graduation in this major/concentration requires a minimum of 120 credits, including General Education requirements, CSCI 1100 , college degree requirements, major requirements, and minor requirements.

Passing the CSCI 1100 proficiency test produces no credit, but satisfies the graduation requirement (see http://www.etsu.edu/cbat/computing/uit/). If the total credits from these areas are less than 120 credits, students may use free electives to complete the requirement.

Additional Information

Click here to view Chemistry Concentration Suggested Course Sequence .

Teaching Education Minor

In addition to the 36-hour major, students seeking certification must complete the following courses for the Teacher Education Minor:

• EDFN 2100 - Orientation to the Profession of Education (1 credit)
• EDFN 2300 - Foundations for Teaching (2 credits)
• EDFN 3301 - Issues in Education (3 credits)
• EDFN 3310 - Educational Psychology (3 credits)
• MEDA 3570 - Educational Technology (2 credits)
• SPED 2300 - Exceptional Learners in Schools and Communities (3 credits)
• ENGL 4417 - Residency I: Teaching English in Middle and High Schools (3 credits)
• CUAI 4417 - Secondary School Curriculum and Methodology (3 credits)
• CUAI 4426 - Residency I: Secondary School Curriculum and Methodology Field Experience (1 credit)
• READ 4437 - Reading Instruction in Middle and Secondary Schools (3 credits)

• Note:

  CUAI 4580  is also required for licensure. See the “General Education” and “Professional Education” requirements for Secondary and K-12 certification listed under the College of Education.