Chemistry (Please see NOTE below)
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Please Note: Admission to this program was discontinued effective October 5, 2021 and a teach-out plan is in place for current students.
Home Department: Natural Sciences
Daniel O. Ludwigsen, Ph.D.
Room 2-323A, 810-762-7488
naturalsciences@kettering.edu
Chemistry Program Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| First Year Experience | ||
| CILE-101 | First Year Foundations | 1 |
| General Education | ||
| COMM-101 | Rhetoric & Writing | 4 |
| ECON-201 | Economic Principles | 4 |
| LA-201 | Sophomore Seminar: Exploring the Human Condition | 4 |
| LA-489 | Sr. Seminar:Leadership, Ethics | 4 |
| Advanced Humanities Electives 1 | 8 | |
| Advanced Social Science Electives 1 | 8 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 33 | |
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Humanities and Social Science advanced electives must be selected from approved 300 and 400 level courses.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | ||
| MATH-101 | Calculus I | 4 |
| or MATH-101X | Calculus I | |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Calculus II | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Calculus II - Honors | ||
| MATH-203 | Multivariate Calculus | 4 |
| or MATH-203H | Multivariate Calculus - Honors | |
| MATH-204 | Differential Equations & Laplace Transforms | 4 |
| or MATH-204H | Differential Equations and Laplace Transforms - Honors | |
| MATH-258 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| Physics | ||
| PHYS-114 & PHYS-115 | Newtonian Mechanics and Newtonian Mechanics Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS-224 & PHYS-225 | Electricity and Magnetism and Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS-362 | Modern Physics and Lab | 4 |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 32 | |
| Chemistry Core | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| General Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry Lab | ||
| Principles of Chemistry and Principles of Chemistry Lab | ||
| CHEM-237 & CHEM-238 | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| CHEM-345 & CHEM-346 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab 2 | 6 |
| CHEM-347 & CHEM-348 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab 2 | 6 |
| CHEM-351 & CHEM-352 | Biochemistry I and Biochemistry Lab | 7 |
| CHEM-361 & CHEM-362 | Physical Chemistry I and Physical Chemistry I Lab | 7 |
| CHEM-363 & CHEM-364 | Physical Chemistry II and Physical Chemistry II Lab | 7 |
| CHEM-373 & CHEM-374 | Analytical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry Lab | 7 |
| CHEM-437 & CHEM-438 | Inorganic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry Lab | 7 |
| Advanced Chemistry Electives/Labs | 9 | |
| CHEM-494 | Research Methods | 4 |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 68 | |
| Electives | ||
| Technical Electives 3 | 12 | |
| Free Electives | 12 | |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 24 | |
| Undergraduate Thesis | ||
| CILE-400 | Culminating Undergraduate Experience: Thesis 4 | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours | 128 | |
(Minimum) Total Credits Required for Program: 1615
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Alternatively an extended (X) section of this lecture course may be taken. Extended versions of courses offer additional hours with the instructor.
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A technical elective may be any 300 or 400 level courses in BIOL, CE, CHEM, CHME, CS, EE, IME, ISYS, MATH, MECH, or PHYS that is not used to complete core degree requirements. MATH-204 and PHYS-224/PHYS-225 can also count as a technical elective. All other courses must be approved by the department head.
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Students are automatically registered for CILE-400 in a co-op term when they reach Junior II status.
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The minimum total number of credit hours required for graduation is 161; however, the total number of credit hours taken may exceed 161. All Applied Biology majors must meet the general educational requirements and their program‘s requirements for a minor or concentration.
Chemistry Major Representative Program
| Freshman I | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| CILE-101 | First Year Foundations | 1 |
| CHEM-137 or CHEM-135 |
General Chemistry I or Principles of Chemistry |
3 |
| CHEM-136 | Principles of Chemistry Lab | 1 |
| MATH-101 | Calculus I | 4 |
| COMM-101 | Rhetoric & Writing | 4 |
| ECON-201 | Economic Principles | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Freshman II | ||
| CHEM-237 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM-238 | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| MATH-102 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS-114 | Newtonian Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS-115 | Newtonian Mechanics Laboratory | 1 |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore I | ||
| CHEM-345 | Organic Chemistry I * | 4 |
| CHEM-346 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 2 |
| MATH-203 | Multivariate Calculus | 4 |
| PHYS-224 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
| PHYS-225 | Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory | 1 |
| LS-201 | Sophomore Seminar: Exploring the Human Condition | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Sophomore II | ||
| CHEM-347 | Organic Chemistry II * | 4 |
| CHEM-348 | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 2 |
| MATH-204 | Differential Equations & Laplace Transforms | 4 |
| Adv. COMM, HUMN, or SSCI Elective | 4 | |
| Technical Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Junior I | ||
| CHEM-351 | Biochemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM-352 | Biochemistry Lab | 3 |
| CHEM-361 | Physical Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM-362 | Physical Chemistry I Lab | 3 |
| MATH-258 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Junior II | ||
| CHEM-373 | Analytical Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM-374 | Analytical Chemistry Lab | 3 |
| CHEM-363 | Physical Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM-364 | Physical Chemistry II Lab | 3 |
| PHYS-362 | Modern Physics and Lab | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Senior I | ||
| CHEM-437 | Inorganic Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM-438 | Inorganic Chemistry Lab | 3 |
| Advanced Chemistry Elective and Lab | 7 | |
| Advanced Humanities or Advanced Social Science Elective 1 | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Senior II | ||
| Advanced Chemistry Elective | 2 | |
| Advanced Humanities, Advanced Social Science, or Advanced Communications Elective 1 | 4 | |
| Technical Electives | 8 | |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Senior III | ||
| CHEM-494 | Research Methods | 4 |
| Adv. COMM, HUMN, or SSCI Elective | 4 | |
| LS-489 | Senior Seminar: Leadership, Ethics, and Contemporary Issues | 4 |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Any Term | ||
| CILE-400 | Culminating Undergraduate Experience: Thesis | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 4 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 161 | |
(Minimum) Total Credits Required for Program: 1614
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Humanities, Social Science, and Communications advanced electives must be selected from approved 300 and 400 level courses, including one Humanities course and one Social Science Course. Additionally, two of the three advanced electives must be writing intensive.
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Alternatively an extended (X) section of this lecture course may be taken. Extended versions of courses offer additional hours with the instructor.
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A technical elective may be any 300 or 400 level courses in BIOL, CE, CHEM, CHME, CS, EE, IME, ISYS, MATH, MECH, or PHYS that is not used to complete core degree requirements. MATH-204 and PHYS-224/PHYS-225 can also count as a technical elective. All other courses must be approved by the department head.
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The minimum total number of credit hours required for graduation is 161; however, the total number of credit hours taken may exceed 161. All Applied Biology majors must meet the general educational requirements and their program‘s requirements for a minor or concentration.