To earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry, students
complete 126-credits, including core, major-sequence and
elective requirements, as outlined below. For more information
about courses, please see the St. John's College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences
Undergraduate Bulletin.
Common Core — 24
Credits
| DNY | 1000C | Discover New York | 3 |
| ENG | 1000C | English Composition | 3 |
| ENG | 1100C | Literature in a Global Context | 3 |
| HIS | 1000C | Emergence of a Global Society | 3 |
| PHI | 1000C | Philosophy of the Human Person | 3 |
| PHI | 3000C | Metaphysics | 3 |
| THE | 1000C | Perspectives on Christianity | 3 |
| SPE | 1000C | Public Speaking | 3 |
Distributed Core — 18
Credits
| Foreign Language | | | 6 |
| PHI | 2200C | Ethics | 3 |
| THE | 2000 level | Any course this level. | 3 |
| THE | 3000 level | Any course this level. | 3 |
| SOC | | Choose any course. | 3 |
St. John's Core — 9
Credits
| Art or Music | | | 3 |
| Core Elective | | | 3 |
| Core Elective | | | 3 |
Major Sequence — 45 to
49 Credits
All Biology students complete the
major requirements below. They also may select Option I, II,
or III. |
| CHE 1210 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHE 1220 | General Chemistry II | 5 |
| CHE 2230 | Organic Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHE 2240 | Organic Chemistry II | 5 |
| CHE 3250 | Quantitative Analysis | 4 |
| CHE 3270 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHE 3280 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHE 3300 | Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis | 4 |
| CHE 3321 | Experimental Physical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHE 3340 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHE 4341 | Introduction to Inorganic Synthesis | 2 |
In addition to the Chemistry major sequence, all science
majors take the following: |
| MTH | 1730 | | 4 |
| MTH | 1740 | | 4 |
| PHY | 1930 | | 4 |
| PHY | 1940 | | 4 |
Option I — 45
Credits
Students select one of the following: |
| CHE | 3330 | | 3 |
| CHE | 4351 | | 3 |
| CHE | 4361 | | 3 |
| CHE | 4903 | | 3 |
| CHE | 3390 | | 3 |
| Or a 100 level graduate CHE course |
Option II — 49
Credits
(With American Chemical Society Certification)
Students take CHE 3390 and select one of the
following: |
| CHE | 3330 | | 3 |
| CHE | 4351 | | 3 |
| CHE | 4361 | | 3 |
| CHE | 4903 | | 3 |
| CHE | 3420 | | 3 |
| CHE | 3431 | | 3 |
| Or a 100 level graduate CHE course |
Option III — 49
Credits
(Chemistry with a concentration in Biochemistry)
Students must select one of the following: |
| CHE | 3390 | | 3 |
| BIO | 3470 | | 3 |
We highly recommend that students take the following
electives: |
| CHE | 3330 | | 3 |
| BIO | 3320 | | 3 |