The Chemistry B.A. degree is designed to allow students the flexibility to prepare for multiple careers in chemistry through selection of track-specific and restricted elective courses. This program has three areas of emphasis from which students may choose their specialization: Education, Preprofessional, and Industry.
Degree Requirements
- The Chemistry B.A. is not open to students who have declared the Chemistry B.S. as their major.
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 15 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses taken from the UCF Department of Chemistry
- Prior to enrolling in Chemistry and Math, you must take the Chemistry Placement Test and Math Placement Test ~ https://www.sdes.ucf.edu/placement-tests/
- All prerequisites of courses taught within the College of Sciences will be enforced.
- Courses designated in Common Program Prerequisites (CPP) are usually completed in the first 60 hours.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements: Basic Level
0 Total Credits
- All courses specifically identified in the preceding General Education and Common Program Prerequisites sections meet the Basic Core requirement - GEP: CHM2045C, MAC2311C; CPP: CHM2046, CHM2046L, CHM2210, CHM2211, CHM2211L, and PHY2053C (PHY2053/PHY2053L) or PHY2048C (PHY2048/PHY2048L).
Core Requirements: Advanced Level
7 - 8 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Earn a minimum grade of C in each of the following:
- CHM3120 - Analytical Chemistry (3)
- CHM3120L - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1)
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- CHM3422 - Applied Physical Chemistry (3)
- CHM3410 - Physical Chemistry I (4)
Restricted Electives
42 - 50 Total Credits
- Complete 1 of the following
Education Track- Complete all of the following
- The track is designed to promote student success in instructional settings in the K-12 or post-secondary setting, but does not directly qualify students for teacher certification. Students in this specialization must declare and be admitted to the Science Education Minor.
- Complete the following:
- BCH4053 - Biochemistry I (3)
- EDF4467 - Learning Theory and Assessment (3)
- EDG4410 - Teaching Strategies and Classroom Management (3)
- TSL4080 - Theory and Practice of Teaching ESOL Students in Schools (3)
- SCE4360 - Science Instructional Analysis (4)
- SCE4361 - Programs in Teaching Science (3)
- Please meet with an advisor to select restricted electives that support your career goals.
- Earn at least 23 credits from the following:
- BCH4054 - Biochemistry II (3)
- BCH4103L - Biochemical Methods (2)
- CHM4130 - Advanced Analytical Laboratory Technique (3)
- CHM4130L - Advanced Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (2)
- CHM4610 - Inorganic Chemistry (3)
- CHM4610L - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
- CHM4930 - Chemistry Seminar I (1)
- CHM4931 - Chemistry Seminar II (1)
- CHM4942 - Instructional Experiences in Undergraduate Chemistry (3)
- EDF2005 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession (3)
- EDF2130 - Child and Adolescent Development for Educators (3)
- EDF4603 - Analysis and Application of Ethical, Legal, and Safety Issues in Schools (3)
- EEX4242 - Teaching Exceptional Students in Secondary Settings (3)
- RED4043 - Content Reading in Kindergarten through Grade 12 (3)
- SCE4633 - Secondary Science Curriculum (3)
- SCE4933 - Seminar on Secondary Science Education (3)
- Additional courses may be taken upon approval of chemistry advisor
Industry Track- Complete all of the following
- The industry track is designed for students who intended to pursue bachelor’s level positions or careers in chemistry or a related industry.
- Complete the following:
- BCH4053 - Biochemistry I (3)
- BCH4103L - Biochemical Methods (2)
- CHM3215L - Organic Laboratory Techniques II (2)
- CHM4130 - Advanced Analytical Laboratory Technique (3)
- CHM4130L - Advanced Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (2)
- Please meet with an advisor to select restricted electives that support your career goals.
- Earn at least 37 credits from the following:
- BCH4054 - Biochemistry II (3)
- CHM4220 - Organic Chemistry III (3)
- CHM4455 - Polymer Chemistry (3)
- CHM4610 - Inorganic Chemistry (3)
- CHM4610L - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
- CHM4671 - Bioinorganic Chemistry (3)
- CHM4780 - Green and Sustainable Chemistry (3)
- CHM4930 - Chemistry Seminar I (1)
- CHM4931 - Chemistry Seminar II (1)
- CHM4912 - Directed Independent Research (0 - 99)
- CHM4942 - Instructional Experiences in Undergraduate Chemistry (3)
- CHS4100 - Radiochemistry (3)
- FIN3403 - Business Finance (3)
- MAC2312 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (4)
- MAN3025 - Management of Organizations (3)
- MAP2302 - Ordinary Differential Equations I (3)
- MAR3023 - Marketing (3)
- MCB3020C - General Microbiology (5)
- OSE3052 - Foundations of Photonics (3)
- Additional courses may be taken upon approval of chemistry advisor
Preprofessional Track- Complete all of the following
- The preprofessional track is designed for students who intended to pursue additional professional programs or a career in the health professions.
- Complete the following:
- BSC2011C - Biology II (4)
- BCH4053 - Biochemistry I (3)
- MCB3020C - General Microbiology (5)
- PCB3063 - Genetics (3)
- PCB3703C - Human Physiology (4)
- ZOO3733C - Human Anatomy (4)
- Please meet with an advisor to select restricted electives that support your career goals.
- Earn at least 27 credits from the following:
- BCH4054 - Biochemistry II (3)
- BCH4103L - Biochemical Methods (2)
- CHM4130 - Advanced Analytical Laboratory Technique (3)
- CHM4220 - Organic Chemistry III (3)
- CHM4942 - Instructional Experiences in Undergraduate Chemistry (3)
- MCB3202 - Principles of Infectious Disease (3)
- MCB4207 - Infectious Processes (3)
- MCB4224 - Molecular Biology of Diseases (3)
- MCB4276 - Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (3)
- MCB4312 - Molecular Biotechnology (3)
- MCB4414 - Microbial Metabolism (3)
- MCB4503C - Virology (3)
- MLS3305 - Hematology (3)
- MLS4334 - Hemostasis (3)
- MLS4430C - Clinical Microbiology I (4)
- PCB3023 - Molecular Cell Biology (3)
- PCB3233 - Immunology (3)
- PCB3233L - Immunology Laboratory (1)
- PCB3522 - Molecular Biology I (3)
- PCB4028 - Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology (3)
- PCB4284 - Immunobiology (3)
- PCB4280 - Molecular Immunology (3)
- PCB4524 - Molecular Biology II (3)
- PCB4805 - Endocrinology (3)
- SLS2311C - Overview of Select Medical Careers (2)
- SOP3004 - Social Psychology (3)
- ZOO3744 - Neurobiology (3)
- ZOO3755C - Introductory Histology (4)
- ZOO4603C - Embryology/Development (5)
- ZOO4605 - Human Clinical Embryology and Congenital Malformation (3)
- ZOO4742 - Advanced Neurobiology (3)
- ZOO4743C - Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience (4)
- ZOO4753C - Human Histology (4)
- Additional courses may be taken upon approval of chemistry advisor
Grand Total Credits: 49 - 58