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Chemistry (B.A.)

Total Semester Hours required for the Degree: 120 semester hours

Major

Semester Hours required for the B.A. in Chemistry Major: 54 semester hours

The Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry is comprised of the following courses.

Students who have completed college-level, algebra-based physics courses (e.g., PHY 1151G, 1152G, 1161, 1162) should consult the department chair.

A five-year accelerated BA/MS program is available. Detailed information is available at http://www.eiu.edu/eiuchemgrad/accelerated_MS.php.

Courses:

Total Semester Hours: 54

CHM 1310G

General Chemistry I. (3 credits)

CHM 1390G

General Chemistry I, Honors. (3 credits)

CHM 1315G

General Chemistry Laboratory I. (1 credits)

CHM 1395G

General Chemistry Laboratory I, Honors. (1 credits)

CHM 1410

General Chemistry II. (3 credits)

CHM 1415

General Chemistry Laboratory II. (1 credits)

CHM 2310

Inorganic Chemistry I. (3 credits)

CHM 2440

Organic Chemistry I. (3 credits)

CHM 2445

Organic Chemistry Laboratory I. (1 credits)

CHM 2730

Quantitative Analysis. (3 credits)

CHM 2840

Organic Chemistry II. (3 credits)

CHM 2845

Organic Chemistry Laboratory II. (1 credits)

CHM 3000

Undergraduate Seminar.

CHM 3001

Undergraduate Seminar. (1 credits)

CHM 3500

Introduction to Chemical Research. (1 credits)

MAT 1441G

Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. (5 credits)

MAT 2442

Calculus and Analytic Geometry II. (5 credits)

PHY 1351G

General Physics I. (3 credits)

PHY 1352G

General Physics I Laboratory. (1 credits)

PHY 1361

General Physics II. (3 credits)

PHY 1362

General Physics II Laboratory. (1 credits)

AND

CHM 3300

Survey of Biochemistry. (3 credits)

CHM 3450

Biochemistry I. (3 credits)

AND

CHM 3910

Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics. (3 credits)

CHM 3920

Quantum Chemistry. (3 credits)

AND Six Semester Hours of Electives in Chemistry (See Footnotes 1, 2 and 3)

Footnotes:

(Major GPA based on all chemistry courses taken at EIU.)
¹ The following may not be used as electives: Chemistry 1040G, 3025G, 3100, 3200 and 4001.
² A maximum of 3 semester hours of Undergraduate Research I-IV, CHM 44001-44004, and Honors Research I-II, CHM 45551 and CHM 45552 may be used to satisfy the requirements for a chemistry degree.
³ Prerequisite requirements must be met for all relevant chemistry courses.

Information sourced from the 2025-2026 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.

Chemistry (B.A.)

Major

Courses:

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AND Six Semester Hours of Electives in Chemistry (See Footnotes 1, 2 and 3)

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