Additional Courses to Complete an A.B. in Chemistry

Chemistry: Bachelor of Arts

For information, contact the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 160 Hughes Laboratories, Oxford Campus, phone 513-529-2813. This program is for students interested in a career in life or health sciences or in teaching chemistry in secondary school.

Program Requirements

All of these:
  CHM 137 or 141, and 142 College Chemistry (3, 3)
  CHM 144, 145 College Chemistry Laboratory (2, 2)
  CHM 241, 242 Organic Chemistry (3, 3) or
  CHM 251, 252 Organic Chemistry for Chemistry Majors (3, 3)
  CHM 244, 245 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2, 2)
  CHM 363 Analytical Chemistry (3)
  CHM 364 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (2)
* CHM 471, 472 Physical Chemistry (3, 3)

Related Hours

All of these:
* MTH 151, 251 Calculus I, II (5, 4) or equivalents
* PHY 181, 182 General Physics (4, 4)
* PHY 183, 184 General Physics Laboratory (1, 1)

Choose either biological sciences or teaching licensure track:

Biological Sciences Track

* One of these:
  BOT/MBI/ZOO 116 Biological Concepts (4)
  BOT 191 General Botany (4)
  ZOO 114 Principles of Biology (4)

* One of these:
  BOT 251 Fundamentals of Plant Physiology (3)
  BOT 355 Plant Cell Biology (3)
  MBI 201 General Microbiology (4)
  ZOO 305 Animal Physiology (5)

Teaching Licensure Track

Students who wish to combine teacher licensure with an Arts and Science major must observe the rules, procedures and restrictions pertaining to admission to a licensure cohort as outlined in the School of Education and Allied Professions chapter. For information, contact the Office of Student Services in the School of Education and Allied Professions, McGuffey Hall, Oxford Campus, phone 513-529-6418.

* Ten additional science/math courses (32-34 credit hours) are required after obtaining an AAS in Chemical Technology, plus a few Miami Plan requirements.