Chairperson:
| El Rassy, Houssam T. |
| Professors: | Al-Ghoul, Mazen H.; Bouhadir, Kamal H.;
El Rassy, Houssam T.; Ghaddar, Tarek
H.; Ghauch, Antoine R.; Halaoui, Lara I.;
Hasanayn, Faraj A.; Kaafarani, Bilal R.;
Patra, Digambara J.; Sultan, Rabih F. |
| Associate Professors: | Hmadeh, Mohamad A.; Karam, Pierre M. |
| Instructors: | Abi Rafii, Randa A.; Deeb, Hana H.; Sadek,
Samar A.
|
BS in Chemistry
Mission Statement
The Chemistry Department provides liberal arts and professional education in chemistry. The
undergraduate program at the department is dedicated to teaching, scholarship, research
and creative endeavors. Through this program, the department delivers a strong theoretical
course of study and practical training in the chemical sciences to assure the success of its
students in graduate schools, professional schools and employment. Undergraduate students are able to explain the essential facts, principles and theories across the four major
areas of chemistry, i.e. analytical, organic, inorganic and physical. In addition, they are strongly encouraged to be engaged in research in these aforementioned areas. The program also
plays a central role in the education of students of other majors, including students of Medicine, Health Sciences, Engineering, and Agriculture. Students accepted as chemistry majors
must maintain an average of 2.3 or above in their first three terms in major courses in order to
remain in the program. Students must complete the following minimum requirements: CHEM
201, CHEM 201L, CHEM 211, CHEM 212, CHEM 215, CHEM 216, CHEM 217, CHEM 218, CHEM
220, CHEM 225, CHEM 228, CHEM 229, and CHEM 230, at least two elective courses of the
following five courses: CHEM 231, CHEM 232, CHEM 233, CHEM 234 and BIOL 220, in addition to MATH 201, MATH 202, and CMPS 201 or CMPS 203 or CMPS 209, PHYS 211 and PHYS
211L, 6 credits in the Societies and Individuals, and 12 credits in the Cultures and Histories.
It is highly recommended that chemistry majors complete MATH 201 and MATH 202 before
taking CHEM 217 and CHEM 218.
The 90-credit requirement for a BS degree in Chemistry is distributed as follows:
Degree Requirements
- Major courses: 40 credits in Chemistry courses (33 credits as required courses, 6 credits as elective courses, and 1 credit as a required seminar course)
- Courses from outside the department: 6 credits of Math and 1 credit of Physics
- Understanding the World courses: 3 credits of Physics
- Quantitative Reasoning courses: 3 credits of CMPS
- University General Education requirements that include 6 credits in Understanding Communication - English, 3 credits in Understanding Communication - Arabic, 9 credits in Cultures and Histories, 3 credits in Community-engaged Learning, 3 credits in Human Values, and 6 credits in Societies and Individuals. At least one of the courses from Cultures and Histories or Human Values should be from the History of ideas: CHLA.
- Elective courses: 7 credits in free electives
- At least one course from your degree requirements (except Understanding Communication) should cover the theme of Social Inequalities (3 credits).
Freshman students who intend to major in chemistry should complete the following minimum requirements: CHEM 101, CHEM 101L, CHEM 102, CHEM 102L, MATH 101 and MATH 102, PHYS 101 and PHYS 101L.
Students who intend to minor in chemistry should complete the following requirements:
- CHEM 201, one lab course from the following list (CHEM 201L, CHEM 203, CHEM 209 or CHEM 210) and a minimum of 12 credits from courses selected from at least three of the below four chemistry divisions:
- Analytical: CHEM 215, CHEM 219, CHEM 234
- Inorganic: CHEM 228, CHEM 229
- Organic: CHEM 207, CHEM 208, CHEM 211, CHEM 212
- Physical: CHEM 217, CHEM 218, PHYS 212, [CHEM 204 and MECH 310]
- Typical choice of minors for different majors:
- Biology: CHEM 201, CHEM 201L/210, CHEM 211, CHEM 212, CHEM 215, CHEM 228 (16/17 credits)
- Physics: CHEM 201, CHEM 201L/209/210, PHYS 212, CHEM 215/217, CHEM 208/211/212/228 (16/17 credits)
- Geology: CHEM 201, CHEM 201L/209, CHEM 208, CHEM 215, CHEM 228, CHEM 229 (16/17 credits)
- Chemical Engineering: CHEM 201, CHEM 201L/209, CHEM 207, CHEM 219, (CHEM 204 and MECH 310) (16/17 credits)
- For a premedical chemistry student, the core premedical chemistry courses are: CHEM 101 + CHEM 101L (or equivalent), CHEM 201, CHEM 211, CHEM 212, and CHEM 225. The biology premedical courses are BIOL 101 (or equivalent) and BIOL 200 or BIOL 201. The physics requirements for a premedical chemistry student are PHYS 211 and PHYS 211L.
- The premedical chemistry core courses for non-chemistry major premedical students are: CHEM 101 + CHEM 101L (or equivalent), CHEM 201, CHEM 210, CHEM 211, and CHEM 212.
Course Descriptions
34 + 6 Credits in Chemistry
|
Modes of Analysis |
Understanding Communication - English and Arabic (9) |
Cultures and Histories (9), Human Values (3) |
Societies and Individuals (6) |
Understanding the World (44-47), Quantitative Reasoning (3) |
Community-Engaged Learning (3) |
Lecture
Courses
(9+12+6+
47+9+3)
| Required
Arabic
course (3) Required
English
courses:
ENGL 203
(3), 204(3) | Required
credits in the
Cultures and
Histories:
9 credits
including
History of Ideas
and 3 credits
Human Values | Required (6) | Core: CHEM
201(3), 211(3),
212(3), 215(3),
217(3), 218(3),
228(3), 229(3) Electives: CHEM
233(3), CHEM
234(3), BIOL
220(3) Science courses
(12): PHYS 211(3),
MATH 201(3),
MATH 202(3),
CMPS 201 or
203 or 209(3) | Required course (3) |
| Seminar (1) | | | | CHEM 230(1) | |
Laboratory (13–19) | | | | Computer Science (3): CMPS 201 or 203 or 209(3) Chemistry courses (9–15) Core: CHEM 201L(1), CHEM 216(2), 220(3), 225(3) Electives2: CHEM 231(3), 232(3) Science courses (1): PHYS 211L | |
Research Project (0 or 3) | | | | CHEM 299(3) |
|