Degrees programs/curriculums/majors: Chemistry, B.S. - Louisiana State University

Apr 28, 2025

2012-2013 General Catalog

Biological Chemistry
Chemical Physics
Chemistry
Chemistry and a Second Discipline
Environmental Chemistry

Materials
Polymers
Pre-professional Chemistry
Secondary Education

Chemistry

Freshman Year (32 Sem. Hrs.)

BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3) **
CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3) or
CHEM 1421 HONORS: General Chemistry (3)
CHEM 1422 HONORS: General Chemistry (3)
CHEM 1431 HONORS: General Chemistry Laboratory (2) *
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
General education arts course (3)
MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)
MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4)
Approved electives or area requirements (3-1)

Sophomore Year (32 Sem. Hrs.)

Junior Year (29 Sem. Hrs.)

CHEM 3491 Physical Chemistry I (3)
CHEM 3492 Physical Chemistry II (3)
CHEM 3493 Physical Chemistry Laboratory (3)
Foreign languages courses (4)
General education social sciences course (2000 level or above) (3)
English course from the general education humanities list or second semester foreign language course (3-4)
Approved electives or concentration courses (7-6)

Three hrs. chosen from 2000 level or above

ENGL courses from the general education humanities list (3) or
HNRS courses from the general education humanities list (3)

Senior Year (27 Sem. Hrs.)

CHEM 4570 Advanced General Inorganic Chemistry (3)
General education social sciences course (3)
Approved electives or concentration courses (21)

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

*With the dean’s approval, CHEM 1202 , CHEM 1212 may be substituted for CHEM 1422 , CHEM 1431 ; and CHEM 2261 , CHEM 2262 , and CHEM 2364 may be substituted for CHEM 2461 , CHEM 2462 , and CHEM 2463 .

**The biological chemistry, pre-professional, and secondary education concentrations also require BIOL 1208 and BIOL 1209 laboratories.

Areas of Concentration

Biological Chemistry (22 hrs.)

Students completing this concentration will receive American Chemical Society certification.

Two sem. hrs. of

CHEM 3900 Chemical Problems (1-3) in an approved biological chemistry project or
BIOL 3999 Undergraduate Research in Biological Sciences (1-3) including a comprehensive written report filed with the Department of Chemistry’s Undergraduate Office

Note:

This concentration also requires BIOL 1208 and BIOL 1209 to be taken in the freshman year.

Chemical Physics (25-26 hrs.)

Students completing this concentration will receive American Chemical Society certification.

BIOL 2083 The Elements of Biochemistry (3)
three semester hours of CHEM 3900 in an approved physical chemistry project
CHEM 4552 Instrumental Characterization of Organic Compounds (2)
CHEM 4553 Instrumental Characterization of Organic Compounds (2)
three hours of chemistry electives
three-hour CSC programming course
MATH 2065 Elementary Differential Equations (3)
MATH 2085 Linear Algebra (3) or
MATH 2090 Elementary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4)
six hours of Physics electives

Chemistry electives:

Physics electives:

Chemistry (24 hrs.)

Recommended for preparation as a chemical professional or for entrance to graduate study in chemistry. Students completing this concentration will receive American Chemical Society certification.

BIOL 2083 The Elements of Biochemistry (3)
two semester hours of CHEM 3900 in an approved chemistry project
CHEM 4552 Instrumental Characterization of Organic Compounds (2)
CHEM 4553 Instrumental Characterization of Organic Compounds (2)
CHEM 4564 Advanced Organic and Inorganic Laboratory (3)
CHEM 4571 Organometallic Chemistry (3) or
CHEM 4572 Foundations of Bioinorganic Chemistry (3)
six semester hours of Chemistry electives
three semester hours of CSC programming course

Chemistry electives:

Chemistry and a Second Discipline (21 hrs.)

15 semester hours of Second Discipline Electives

Two semester hours of

Second Discipline Electives:

Courses should form a coherent sequence in one department with at least three courses numbered 3000 or above. If courses are from more than one department, student must obtain a minor in that discipline. Selection of the concentration courses should be completed and approved by the department and dean’s office by the end of the sophomore year.

Environmental Chemistry (21 hrs.)

Students completing this concentration will receive American Chemical Society certification.

BIOL 2083 The Elements of Biochemistry (3)
two semester hours in CHEM 3900 in an approved environmental chemistry project
CHEM 4150 Environmental Chemistry (3)
CHEM 4552 Instrumental Characterization of Organic Compounds (2)
CHEM 4553 Instrumental Characterization of Organic Compounds (2)
three hours CSC programming course
six hours of Environmental electives

Environmental Electives:

Materials (26 hrs.)

Students completing this concentration will receive American Chemical Society certification.

BIOL 2083 The Elements of Biochemistry (3)
two semester hours of CHEM 3900 in an approved materials chemistry research project
CHEM 4010 Macromolecular Systems I (4)
CHEM 4552 Instrumental Characterization of Organic Compounds (2)
CHEM 4553 Instrumental Characterization of Organic Compounds (2)
CHEM 4564 Advanced Organic and Inorganic Laboratory (3)
three-hour CSC programming course
ME 2733 Materials of Engineering (3)
ME 3701 Materials of Engineering Laboratory (1)
ME 4723 Advanced Materials Analysis (3)

Polymers (23 hrs.)

Students completing this concentration will receive American Chemical Society certification.

BIOL 2083 The Elements of Biochemistry (3)
two semester hours of CHEM 3900 in an approved polymer research project
CHEM 4010 Macromolecular Systems I (4)
CHEM 4011 Macromolecular Systems II (4)
CHEM 4552 Instrumental Characterization of Organic Compounds (2)
CHEM 4553 Instrumental Characterization of Organic Compounds (2)
CHEM 4564 Advanced Organic and Inorganic Laboratory (3)
three hours of CSC programming course

Pre-professional Chemistry (21 hrs.)

BIOL 4093 General Biochemistry I (3)
BIOL 4094 General Biochemistry II (3)
BIOL 4385 Biochemistry Laboratory (3)
CHEM 4552 Instrumental Characterization of Organic Compounds (2)
CHEM 4553 Instrumental Characterization of Organic Compounds (2)
eight hours from pre-professional electives

Pre-professional Electives

Note:

This concentration also requires BIOL 1208 and BIOL 1209 to be taken in the freshman year.

Secondary Education (33 hrs.)

This concentration is part of the Geaux Teach–Math and Sciences Program. Students will obtain a degree in chemistry and, upon completing this concentration and meeting any additional requirements of the Louisiana Department of Education, will be eligible for certification in the state of Louisiana as teachers in grades 6-12.

Required courses:

Chemistry electives:

Note:

In addition, the student must take EDCI 2500 as one of the General Education social science courses. Students should plan their course work so that the last semester of the senior year can accommodate the 12 hours that are required to be taken concurrently (EDCI 4006 and EDCI 3136 ). BIOL 1208 and BIOL 1209 labs should be included in the freshman year.