UIS Graduate and Undergraduate Catalog
Academic Year 2006 - 2007

CHEMISTRY
Bachelor of Science, Undergraduate Minor

Faculty Harshavardhan Bapat, Keenan E. Dungey, Gary Trammell
Associated Faculty Wayne Gade
Emeritus Faculty William L. Bloemer

Contact: (217) 206-6589
che@uis.edu or www.uis.edu/chemistry/

The chemistry program is designed to prepare students for direct entry into the chemical profession or for further studies in graduate or professional programs. The program is accredited by the American Chemical Society's Committee on Professional Training.

THE BACHELOR’S DEGREE
A B.S. degree in chemistry requires 120 semester hours of course work.  After completing required general education and program requirements, chemistry majors will have approximately 20 semester hours of general electives that may be taken in any academic program.  Some students elect to use these general elective hours to complete a minor in another field of interest.  Students wishing to major in chemistry should consult with an academic adviser upon admission to the university to make sure they are taking their required courses in the proper sequence. 

Two options are available for the B.S. degree in chemistry -- chemistry and chemistry with a biochemistry concentration. The biochemistry concentration may be attractive to students seeking to attend medical school or to find careers in forensic science or biotechnology. Certification by the American Chemical Society is optional in both degrees. Students who choose to be certified must take CHE 422 Inorganic Chemistry as a program elective.  

Introductory Courses
CHE 141 Principles of Chemistry  4 Hrs.
CHE 241 Principles of Inorganic Chemistry  4 Hrs.
CHE 367 Fundamental Organic Reactions  3 Hrs.
CHE 368 Experimental Organic Chemistry  1 Hr.
CHE 369 Bio-organic Chemistry  4 Hrs.
Calculus (one year) (MAT 115, 116)  8 Hrs.
Physics (one year) (ASP 201, 202)  8 Hrs.

Transfer Students
General Chemistry I and II
Organic Chemistry (one year)
Calculus (one year)
Physics (one year)  

Students with deficiencies in the introductory courses may enter the program conditionally but will be required to make up the deficiencies during their first year of study. This extra work may mean that some students will require more than four years to complete the B.S. degree.  

Intermediate and Advanced Courses
CHE 301 General Seminar  3 Hrs.
CHE 321 Chemical Analysis  3 Hrs.
CHE 322 Laboratory Techniques  1 Hr.
CHE 400 Undergraduate Research  4 Hrs.
CHE 401, 402 Physical Chemistry  6 Hrs.
CHE 415 Biochemistry  I  4 Hrs.
CHE 421 Instrumental Analysis  4 Hrs.
CHE 441 Integrated Chemistry Laboratory 1 Hr.
Chemistry Electives*  3-10 Hrs.

Total Core  29-36 Hrs.  

General Electives  12-19 Hrs.
UIS Requirements  12 Hrs.

Total 60 Hrs.

ACS Certification
Certification by the American Chemical Society is optional.  Students who choose to be certified must take CHE 422 Inorganic Chemistry as one of their program electives.  

* Biochemistry Concentration
Students who choose the biochemistry concentration must take 8 credit hours of courses for their electives: 1) CHE 416 Biochemistry II or an advanced course approved by the Chemistry program and 2) one advanced biology course from BIO 311 Cell Biology, BIO 345 and 346 General Microbiology with laboratory (both count as one advanced course), or BIO 381 Genetics.  

THE MINOR IN CHEMISTRY
To earn a minor in chemistry, students must complete a minimum of 16 semester hours from the following courses. A minimum of eight hours of upper‑division course work must be taken at UIS.  

Core courses
General chemistry (one year)
Organic chemistry (transfer course or CHE 367)
Laboratory techniques course (CHE 322, 1 Hr.)

Total  12-13 Hrs. 

Electives
CHE 400 Undergraduate Research   1-4 Hrs.
CHE 480 Special Topics  1-4 Hrs.  

Analytical chemistry
CHE 321 Chemical Analysis  3 Hrs.
CHE 421 Instrumental Analysis  4 Hrs.
CHE 431 Environmental Chemistry  4 Hrs.  

Organic and Biochemistry
CHE 369 Bio-Organic Chemistry  4 Hrs.
CHE 415 Biochemistry I  4 Hrs.
CHE 416 Biochemistry II  4 Hrs.
CHE 418 Biochemical Laboratory Methods  3 Hrs.
CHE 433 Physiological Chemistry  4 Hrs.  

Physical and Inorganic Chemistry
CHE 401 Physical Chemistry I  3 Hrs.
CHE 402 Physical Chemistry II   3 Hrs.
CHE 441 Integrated Laboratory  1 Hr.
CHE 422 Inorganic Chemistry  3 Hrs.