Chemistry (3+2 Program)

No student assigned this degree plan 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 4 year option such as the Pre-Health Professional Biochemistry Option in consultation their academic advisor and maintain that degree plan until after completion of 1-2 years of professional school.

Upon request, SAU will confer the baccalaureate BS degree with a major in Chemistry – Professional on students who successfully fulfill the following requirements: 1) Complete 88 semester hours of course work (30 semester hours earned prior to clinical/professional training must be taken at the Magnolia campus and 12 must be at 3000-4000 level courses); 2) Complete (four semesters, with official transcript from clinical/professional program on file with the SAU Registrar’s Office) of coursework in an approved accredited school of chiropractic, dentistry, medicine, optometry, pharmaceutical, or veterinary science; and 3) satisfy the other requirements for graduation. Students should consult recommended courses from clinical/professional program that may be necessary in addition to 88 hours at the Magnolia campus.

University Requirement – 2 hours
GSTD 1002 Freshman Seminar

General Education – 24 hours (Mathematics, natural science and physical science
courses are included in the major.)

Chemistry – 28 hours
CHEM 1501 Background and Strategies in Chemistry
CHEM 1023/1021 University Chemistry I/Lab
CHEM 1123/1121 University Chemistry II/Lab
CHEM 2012/2001 Analytical Chemistry/Lab
CHEM 3003/3001 Organic Chemistry I/Lab
CHEM 3103/3101 Organic Chemistry II/Lab
4 hours of upper-level chemistry elective (including lab)

Select 4 hours from the following:
CHEM 3313/3311 Instrumentation I/Lab
CHEM 4313/4311 Instrumentation II/Lab

Mathematics – 10 hours
MATH 1045 Pre-Calculus Mathematics*
MATH 1525 Calculus I

*Taking both MATH 1023 College Algebra and MATH 1033 Plane Trigonometry is
equivalent to MATH 1045 Pre-Calculus Mathematics

Physics – 8 hours

PHYS 2003/2001 College Physics I/Lab
PHYS 2103/2101 College Physics II/Lab
or
PHYS 2203/2201 University Physics I/Lab
PHYS 2213/2211 University Physics II/Lab

Biology – 16 hours
BIOL 1203/1201 Principles of Biology I/Lab
BIOL 1213/1211 Principles of Biology II/Lab
BIOL 3023/3021 Microbiology/Lab
4 hours of upper-level biology elective (including lab)

Clinical/Professional Program – 32 hours
32 hours (electives in approved accredited professional school – minimum of four
semesters)

No minor is required in this plan