Total Semester Hours required for the Degree: 120 semester hours
Major
Semester Hours required for the B.A. in Chemistry Major: 54 semester hours
The Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry is comprised of the following courses.
A five-year accelerated BA/MS program is available. Detailed information is available at .
Courses:
Total Semester Hours: 52 - 54
CHM 1310
General Chemistry I. (3 credits)
CHM 1390
OR
General Chemistry I, Honors. (3 credits)
CHM 1315
General Chemistry Laboratory I. (1 credits)
CHM 1395
OR
General Chemistry Laboratory I, Honors. (1 credits)
CHM 1410
General Chemistry II. (3 credits)
CHM 1415
General Chemistry Laboratory II. (1 credits)
CHM 2310
Inorganic Chemistry I. (3 credits)
CHM 2440
Organic Chemistry I. (3 credits)
CHM 2445
Organic Chemistry Laboratory I. (1 credits)
CHM 2730
Quantitative Analysis. (3 credits)
CHM 2840
Organic Chemistry II. (3 credits)
CHM 2845
Organic Chemistry Laboratory II. (1 credits)
CHM 3000
Undergraduate Seminar.
CHM 3001
Undergraduate Seminar. (1 credits)
CHM 3300
Survey of Biochemistry. (3 credits)
CHM 3450
OR
Biochemistry I. (3 credits)
CHM 3500
Introduction to Chemical Research. (1 credits)
CHM 3910
Physical Chemistry Foundations. (3 credits)
MAT 1441
Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. (5 credits)
MAT 2442
Calculus and Analytic Geometry II. (5 credits)
MAT 2250
OR
Elementary Statistics. (4 credits)
Two semesters of physics (including labs) are required, with the option of taking all the calculus-based or all the algebra-based courses.
PHY 1351
General Physics I. (3 credits)
PHY 1352
General Physics I Laboratory. (1 credits)
PHY 1361
General Physics II. (3 credits)
PHY 1362
General Physics II Laboratory. (1 credits)
OR
PHY 1151
Principles of Physics I. (3 credits)
PHY 1152
Principles of Physics I Laboratory. (1 credits)
PHY 1161
Principles of Physics II. (3 credits)
PHY 1162
Principles of Physics II Laboratory. (1 credits)
AND Six Semester Hours of Electives from the following courses in Chemistry (See Footnotes 2, 3 and 4):
CHM 3455
Biochemistry Laboratory. (2 credits)
CHM 3460
Biochemistry II. (3 credits)
CHM 3915
Physical Chemistry Laboratory. (2 credits)
CHM 4750
Environmental Chemistry. (3 credits)
CHM 4770
Molecular Spectroscopy. (2 credits)
CHM 4780
X-ray Crystallography. (3 credits)
CHM 4790
Medicinal Chemistry. (3 credits)
CHM 4800
Selected Topics in Chemistry. (1 to 4 credits)
CHM 4830
Instrumental Analysis. (3 credits)
CHM 4860
Advanced Biochemistry. (3 credits)
CHM 4900
Inorganic Chemistry II. (3 credits)
CHM 4915
Advanced Laboratory. (3 credits)
CHM 4920
Advanced Physical Chemistry. (3 credits)
CHM 4410
Independent Study I. (1 to 3 credits)
CHM 4410
Independent Study II. (1 to 3 credits)
CHM 4410
Independent Study III. (1 to 3 credits)
CHM 4410
Independent Study IV. (1 to 3 credits)
CHM 4444
Honors Independent Study I. (1 to 3 credits)
CHM 4444
Honors Independent Study II. (1 to 3 credits)
CHM 4444
Honors Independent Study III. (1 to 3 credits)
CHM 4444
Honors Independent Study IV. (1 to 3 credits)
CHM 4400
Undergraduate Research I. (1 to 3 credits)
(see Footnote 2)
CHM 4400
Undergraduate Research II. (1 to 3 credits)
(see Footnote 2)
CHM 4400
Undergraduate Research III. (1 to 3 credits)
(see Footnote 2)
CHM 4400
Undergraduate Research IV. (1 to 3 credits)
(see Footnote 2)
CHM 4555
Honors Research I. (1 to 3 credits)
(see Footnote 2)
CHM 4555
Honors Research II. (1 to 3 credits)
(see Footnote 2)
CHM 4555
Honors Research III. (1 to 3 credits)
(see Footnote 2)
Footnotes:
(Major GPA based on all chemistry courses taken at EIU.) 1 Note: MAT 2442 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II is a corequisite. 2 A maximum of 3 semester hours of Undergraduate Research I-IV, CHM 44001-44004, and Honors Research I-II, CHM 45551-45553聽may be used to satisfy the requirements for a chemistry degree. 3 Prerequisite requirements must be met for all courses. 4The following may not be used for the degree; CHM 1040G, 3025G, 3100, 3200 and 4001.
Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
