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2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
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2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Chemistry, B.A.

(120 units)

This degree is approved for distance education by the WSCUC.

Degree Progress

BA Chemistry majors must complete the following requirements within the specified time of declaring the major. Some students may need to take courses during Summer Session to meet these requirements. Students who have not met the requirements by the required semester must either declare another major or meet with an Academic Advisor to determine if the student’s performance in the courses merits an additional semester to complete. 

Freshmen:

A grade “C” or better must be achieved in the following courses within one calendar year.

A grade of “C” or better must be achieved in the following courses within two calendar years.

Transfer Students:

A grade “C” or better must be achieved in the following courses within one calendar year.

Note

In addition, Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry majors must earn a “C” or better in all courses counting toward the major and must also maintain an upper-division major GPA of 2.0 or higher. A student whose GPA in the major or upper division GPA in the major falls below 2.0 will be advised that they are at risk of being dismissed from the major and granted one semester to raise their major GPA(s) to 2.0. Students who do not successfully raise their major GPA(s) must meet with an advisor to declare another major or submit an appeal to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry explaining why they need one additional semester. Students whose major GPAs remain below 2.0 after this additional semester must declare a new major.

Requirements

Lower Division:

Take either of the following pairs:

Take either:

Take all of the following courses:

Upper Division:

Take all of the following courses:

Take the following:

Take one of the following courses:

Take all of the following courses:

Select one pair from the following:

Take an additional 3 units chosen with advisor consultation from the following:

Note

Only one biochemistry pathway may be used toward this degree program: either CHEM 448  or CHEM 441A  and/or CHEM 441B .

To meet prerequisite standards for courses in this program’s requirements, a “C” or better is necessary in the following:

Note

Students must consult an advisor to select additional courses to meet the student’s individual goals and interests.

Students pursuing the Forensics Studies minor with the BA in Chemistry please note:

  • The BA in Chemistry accepts CRJU 440 as an Upper Division Chemistry Elective. 
  • The Forensics Studies Minor accepts CHEM 361 meeting the requirement for CRJU 110 or CRJU 300.