Chemistry - BS, Materials Chemistry Track
The Department of Chemistry offers a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a Materials Chemistry Track. In materials chemistry, molecular-level understanding drives the design, synthesis, and characterization of materials with interesting and useful properties. Insight into catalytic, electronic, optical, or structural characteristics of substances allows them to be tailored for different applications. This track includes a breadth of coverage in both hard and soft materials and prepares students for further study in materials chemistry or employment in a variety of industries.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| CHEM 100 | Horizons in Chemistry | 1 |
| CHEM 119 | Fundamentals of Chemistry I 1 | 4 |
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| HIST 105 | History of the United States 2 | 3 |
| MATH 151 or MATH 171 | Engineering Mathematics I or Calculus I | 4 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 120 | Fundamentals of Chemistry II 1 | 4 |
| HIST 106 | History of the United States 2 | 3 |
| MATH 152 or MATH 172 | Engineering Mathematics II or Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 206 | Newtonian Mechanics for Engineering and Science | 3 |
| PHYS 226 | Physics of Motion Laboratory for the Sciences | 1 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 227 | Organic Chemistry I 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 231 | Techniques of Organic Chemistry | 2 |
| PHYS 207 | Electricity and Magnetism for Engineering and Science | 3 |
| PHYS 227 | Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory for the Sciences | 1 |
| Select one of the following | 4 | |
| Several Variable Calculus | ||
| Engineering Mathematics III | ||
| Engineering Mathematics III | ||
| Semester Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 228 | Organic Chemistry II 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 234 | Organic Synthesis and Analysis 3 | 3 |
| CHEM 362 | Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| Materials chemistry elective 4 | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Differential Equations | ||
| Principles of Statistics I | ||
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 315 | Fundamentals of Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
| CHEM 318 | Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 327 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 433 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 468 | Materials Chemistry of Inorganic Materials | 3 |
| POLS 206 | American National Government | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 325 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| CHEM 328 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 466 | Polymer Chemistry | 3 |
| POLS 207 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| Materials chemistry elective 4 | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: 6 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 326 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CHEM 415 | Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 491 | Research 7 | 3 |
| Materials chemistry elective 4 | 3 | |
| Select two of the following: 6, 8 | 6 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 434 | Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 481 | Seminar 3 | 2 |
| CHEM 491 | Research 7 | 3 |
| Materials chemistry elective 4 | 3 | |
| General elective | 2 | |
| Select one of the following: 6 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | Select a section designated for chemistry majors. |
| 2 | Students may substitute any 6 hours of American history courses approved by the University Core Curriculum to fulfill this requirement, but no more than 3 hours may be in Texas history. Students seeking teacher certification must take HIST 105 and HIST 106. |
| 3 | This is a designated C- or W-course. |
| 4 | In consultation with an advisor, choose 12 hours from among CHEM 220; CHEM 462; CHEM 470; MEEN 222/MSEN 222 OR BMEN 343, MEEN 458 |
| 5 | Must be selected in consultation with an advisor. |
| 6 | These electives must include 12 hours of courses which meet the language, philosophy and culture (3 hours), creative arts (3 hours), social and behavioral science (3 hours) and communication (3 hours) requirements of the University Core Curriculum. (See page 17). In addition, 3 hours of courses must be in the area of International and Cultural Diversity and 3 must be in the area of Cultural Discourse. These may be in addition to the previous 12 hours of University Core Curriculum courses, or if a course in this category satisfies an area of the Core, it can be used to meet both requirements. Electives should be chosen in consultation with the chemistry advisor. Electives should be chosen in consultation with the chemistry advisor and should be selected to meet the residency requirement (36 hours at 300-400 level must be taken at TAMU). Electives recommended in the various track programs should be strongly considered. |
| 7 | The total hours of CHEM 485 and CHEM 491 taken by BS chemistry majors on a graded (A–F) basis may not exceed 15. Additional hours of these courses may be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. |
| 8 | Students wishing to complete an American Chemical Society certified degree program must take at least one semester of biochemistry (i.e., BICH 410 or BICH 440). |