Program: Chemistry (ACS-Certified Chemistry) BS Semester Guide - University of Southern Mississippi - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 01, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Freshmen

1st semester (14 hours)

MAT 167 - Calculus I with Analytic Geometry 3 hrs.
CHE 106 - General Chemistry I 3 hrs.
CHE 106L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 hr.
CHE 108 - Foundations of Chemistry and Biochemistry 1 hr.
ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.

Select 1:

2nd semester (16 hours)

CHE 107 - General Chemistry II 3 hrs.
CHE 107L - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 hr.
ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
MAT 168 - Calculus II with Analytic Geometry 3 hrs.
Electives 3 hrs.

Select 1:

CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs.
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 320 - Professional Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs.
or any other designated SI course

Sophomore

1st semester (14-15 hours)

CHE 255 - Organic Chemistry I 3 hrs.
CHE 255L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 111 - General Physics I 3 hrs.
or
PHY 201 - General Physics I with Calculus 4 hrs.
PHY 111L - General Physics I Laboratory 1 hr.
or
PHY 201L - General Physics I with Calculus Laboratory 1 hr.
Elective 3 hrs.

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

2nd semester (14-15 hours)

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
or
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
CHE 256 - Organic Chemistry II 3 hrs.
CHE 256L - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 112 - General Physics II 3 hrs.
or
PHY 202 - General Physics II with Calculus 4 hrs.
PHY 112L - General Physics II Laboratory 1 hr.
or
PHY 202L - General Physics II with Calculus Laboratory 1 hr.
Elective 3 hrs.

Junior

1st semester (16 hours)

CHE 308 - Chemistry Junior Seminar 1 hr.
CHE 311 - Analytical Chemistry 3 hrs.
CHE 311L - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory 2 hrs.
CHE 400 - Chemical Literature 3 hrs.
CHE 410 - Safety Principles and Procedures in the Chemical Sciences 1 hr.
Elective 3 hrs.

Select 1 course:

CHE 404 - Spectral Elucidation of Structure 3 hrs.
CHE 422 - Biochemistry II 3 hrs.
CHE 424 - Biochemistry III 3 hrs.
CHE 431 - Inorganic Chemistry 3 hrs.
CHE 451 - Medicinal Chemistry 3 hrs.
CHE 460 - Pharmacology 3 hrs.
CHE 470 - Survey of Toxicology 3 hrs.

2nd semester (14 hours)

CHE 331 - Principles of Inorganic Chemistry 3 hrs.
CHE 331L - Principles of Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 1 hr.
CHE 462 - Physical Chemistry: Quantum Chemistry 3 hrs.
CHE 462L - Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1 hr.
CHE 420 - Principles of Biochemistry 3 hrs.
or
CHE 421 - Biochemistry I 3 hrs.

Select 1:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (16 hours)

CHE 461 - Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics 3 hrs.
CHE 461L - Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1 hr.
ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
Electives 6 hrs.

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

2nd semester (14-16 hours)

CHE 411 - Instrumental Analysis 3 hrs.
CHE 411L - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory 1 hr.
CHE 496 - Research 1-3 hrs.
Electives 7-9 hrs.

Notes:

Students are encorged, but not required, to choose electives from the list below. The following courses CHE 421L , CHE 422 and CHE 424 are strongly recommended for pre-medical students

MAT 169 - Calculus III with Analytic Geometry 3 hrs.
MAT 285 - Introduction to Differential Equations I 3 hrs.
CHE 392 - Introduction to Research 1-3 hrs.
CHE 404 - Spectral Elucidation of Structure 3 hrs.
CHE 420L - Principles of Biochemistry Laboratory 1 hr.
CHE 421L - Biochemistry I Laboratory 2 hrs.
CHE 422 - Biochemistry II 3 hrs.
CHE 424 - Biochemistry III 3 hrs.
CHE 431 - Inorganic Chemistry 3 hrs.
CHE 451 - Medicinal Chemistry 3 hrs.
CHE 460 - Pharmacology 3 hrs.
CHE 470 - Survey of Toxicology 3 hrs.