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Chemistry (B.S.)

Total Semester Hours required for the Degree: 120 semester hours

Major

Semester Hours required for the B.S. in Chemistry Major: 68-93 semester hours depending on Concentration

The Bachelor of Science in Chemistry is comprised of the following common core courses and one of the listed Chemistry Concentrations.

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 BS/MS program is available for the Chemistry concentrations. Detailed information is available at http://www.eiu.edu/eiuchemgrad/accelerated_MS.php.

Common Core Courses:

Total Semester Hours: 48

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)

CHM 3780

Instrumental Analysis. (3 credits)

CHM 3910

Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics. (3 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)

Chemistry Concentrations:

1. Chemistry (See Footnote 1)

Total Semester Hours: 20

Five semester hours of electives in Chemistry (See footnotes 2 and 3)

CHM 3450

Biochemistry I. (3 credits)

CHM 3915

Physical Chemistry Laboratory. (2 credits)

CHM 3920

Quantum Chemistry. (3 credits)

CHM 4000

Undergraduate Seminar.

CHM 4001

Undergraduate Seminar. (1 credits)

CHM 4900

Inorganic Chemistry II. (3 credits)

CHM 4915

Advanced Laboratory. (3 credits)

2. Management

Total Semester Hours: 42

Three semester hours of electives in Chemistry (See Footnote 4)

BUS 1950

Business Software Applications. (3 credits)

BUS 2101

Financial Accounting. (3 credits)

BUS 2102

Managerial Accounting. (3 credits)

BUS 2750

Business Law. (3 credits)

BUS 2810

Business Statistics I. (3 credits)

BUS 3010

Principles of Management. (3 credits)

BUS 3100

Survey of Marketing Principles. (3 credits)

BUS 3470

Principles of Marketing. (3 credits)

BUS 3500

Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence for Business. (3 credits)

BUS 3710

Financial Management and Decision Making. (3 credits)

BUS 3950

Operations and Supply Chain Management. (3 credits)

CHM 3300

Survey of Biochemistry. (3 credits)

ECN 2801G

Principles of Macroeconomics. (3 credits)

ECN 2802G

Principles of Microeconomics. (3 credits)

Footnotes:

(Major GPA based on all chemistry courses taken at EIU.)

¹Satisfies certification requirements of the American Chemical Society.

² Electives in the Chemistry Concentration must include two semester hours of 3000-level or higher chemistry laboratory work in addition to CHM 4915. Courses that may be used to satisfy this requirement include CHM 3455, Undergraduate Research I-IV: CHM 44001-44004, Honors Research I-II: CHM 45551 and 45552, CHM 4770. 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 The following may not be used as electives in the Chemistry Concentration: CHM 1040G, 3025G, 3100, 3200, and 3300.

⁴ The following may not be used as electives in the Management Concentration: CHM 1040G, 3025G, 3100, 3200, and 4001.

Information sourced from the 2025-2026 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.