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| Hours Required: | 120 |
| Categories: | Major, Undergraduate |
| Delivery: | On-Campus |
This program is for students that are ahead of the curve, have high academic achievement in college thus far and who do well on the Pharmacy School PCAT exam. Students complete three years here, including all general education requirements and pharmacy school prerequisites. Students then apply as juniors to pharmacy school. After acceptance two successful years completed in pharmacy school, students send their transcripts are awarded a bachelor’s chemistry degree from Southern Arkansas University.
Learning Goals
- Our graduates effectively communicate scientific knowledge.
- Our graduates have the knowledge to make informed and ethical scientific decisions.
- Our graduates utilize appropriate quantitative skills in making decisions.
- Our graduates demonstrate the information literacy required for scientific study.
- Our graduates possess the knowledge and skills in the physical sciences to be successful.
No student will be assigned this major without documented admission and acceptance into a professional program. Students who are preparing for pharmacy school (or other health-related professional programs) should select a four-year degree option such as Pre-Health Professional Biochemistry in consultation with their academic advisor and maintain that degree plan until completion of professional school course requirements.
Upon request, SAU will confer the baccalaureate (BS) degree with a major in Chemistry: 3+2 Professional Program on students who successfully fulfill the following requirements:
Complete 88 hours of coursework at SAU prior to clinical/professional training, including at least 12 hours of upper-level courses.
Complete 32 hours (four semesters) of coursework in an approved accredited school of chiropractic, dentistry, medicine, optometry, pharmaceutical, or veterinary science.
Satisfy all other University requirements for graduation.
Official transcript from clinical/professional program must be on file with the SAU Registrar’s Office prior to the end of the graduation term.
University Requirement (2 hours)
GSTD 1002 – Freshman Seminar
General Education (24 hours)
Note: 11 hours of mathematics, natural science, and physical science requirements are included in the major.
Chemistry (28 hours)
CHEM 1501 – Background and Strategies in Chemistry (BASIC)
CHEM 1023 – University Chemistry I and CHEM 1021 – University Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 1123 – University Chemistry II and CHEM 1121 – University Chemistry II Lab
CHEM 2012 – Analytical Chemistry and CHEM 2001 – Analytical Chemistry Lab
CHEM 3003 – Organic Chemistry I and CHEM 3001 – Organic Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 3103 – Organic Chemistry II and CHEM 3101 – Organic Chemistry II Lab
4 hours of upper-level Chemistry electives (lecture + lab)
Select 4 hours from the following:
CHEM 3313 – Instrumentation I and CHEM 3311 – Instrumentation I Lab
CHEM 4313 – Instrumentation II and CHEM 4311 – Instrumentation II Lab
Mathematics (5-6 hours)
Select one of the following options:
MATH 1023 – College Algebra and MATH 1033 – Plane Trigonometry
MATH 1045 – Pre-Calculus Mathematics
MATH 1525 – Calculus I
Physics (8 hours)
Select one of the following 8-hour course sequences:
PHYS 2003 – College Physics I and PHYS 2001 – College Physics I Lab
PHYS 2103 – College Physics II and PHYS 2101 – College Physics II Lab
or
PHYS 2203 – University Physics I and PHYS 2201 – University Physics I Lab
PHYS 2213 – University Physics II and PHYS 2211 – University Physics II Lab
Biology (20 hours)
BIOL 1203 – Principles of Biology I and BIOL 1201 – Principles of Biology I Lab
BIOL 1213 – Principles of Biology II and BIOL 1211 – Principles of Biology II Lab
BIOL 3023 – Microbiology and BIOL 3021 – Microbiology Lab
BIOL 3033 – Genetics and BIOL 3031 – Genetics Lab
4 hours of upper-level Biology electives (lecture + lab)
Science (1 hour)
SCI 3101 – Pre-Health Colloquium
Clinical/Professional Program (32 hours)
32 hours of electives (minimum of four semesters) in an approved accredited professional school
Total Hours – 120
Dr. Scott White
Associate Professor of Chemistry / Director STEM Center for K-12 Education
Biochemistry & Chemistry
Office: SCI 313E
870-235-4278
srwhite@saumag.edu
Dr. Gija Geme
Professor of Chemistry/ NRRC Director
Biochemistry & Chemistry, NRRC
gijageme@saumag.edu
870-235-5342
