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Chemistry B.S. - Environmental Chemistry

General Degree Requirements

To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information. 

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Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY CONCENTRATION

Course Requirements

Lower-Division Core Courses
Complete all of the following courses:
BIOB 160Principles of Living Systems3
BIOB 161NPrinciples of Living Systems Lab1
BIOB 260Cellular and Molecular Biology4
BIOB 272Genetics and Evolution4
CHMY 141NCollege Chemistry I4
CHMY 142NCollege Chemistry I Lab1
CHMY 143NCollege Chemistry II4
CHMY 144NCollege Chemistry II Lab1
CHMY 221Organic Chemistry I3
CHMY 222Organic Chemistry I Lab2
CHMY 223Organic Chemistry II3
CHMY 224Organic Chemistry II Lab2
GEO 101NIntroduction to Physical Geology3
GEO 102NIntroduction to Physical Geology Lab1
M 171Calculus I4
M 172Calculus II4
PHSX 215NFundamentals of Physics with Calculus I4
PHSX 216NPhysics Laboratory I with Calculus1
PHSX 217NFundamentals of Physics with Calculus II4
PHSX 218NPhysics Laboratory II with Calculus1
Upper-Division Core Courses
Complete all of the following courses:
BCH 480Advanced Biochemistry I3
CHMY 311Analytical Chemistry-Quantitative Analysis4
CHMY 373Physical Chemistry-Kinetics & Thermodynamics4
CHMY 401Advanced Inorganic Chemistry3
CHMY 421Advanced Instrument Analysis4
STAT 451Statistical Methods I3
STAT 457Computer Data Analysis I1
Advanced Electives 1
Complete 9 credits from the following courses:9
Advanced Biochemistry II
Biochemistry Research Lab
Advanced Undergraduate Research
Independent Study
General Ecology
Stream Ecology
Lake Ecology
General Microbiology (equiv to BIOM 260)
Special Topics/Experimental Course
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Lab
Aquatic Chemistry
Organic Spectroscopy
FT-NMR Option for Undergraduate Research
Special Topics/Experimental Course
Independent Study
Hydrogeology
Independent Study
Statistical Methods II
Advanced Writing Requirement
To complete the Advanced College Writing Requirement, Chemistry students may take the following courses or any other stand-alone advanced writing course.3
Advanced Biochemistry II
Biochemistry Research Lab
Total Hours88
1

 A maximum of 3 credits each of CHMY 492BIOB 492, and GEO 492 be applied to meet the advanced electives requirement. In addition, a maximum of 5 credits of a language may be applied to meet the advanced electives requirement.

 

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