Chemistry-Chemistry Coordinate specialization (B.S.)

Departmental Requirements (34-35 hours)

Student must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 within the departmental requirements

• CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I (C) [SGR #6, HSDC]
• CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Laboratory (C) [SGR #6, HSDC]

• And either

• CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II (C) [SGR #6, HSDC]
• CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Laboratory (C) [SGR #6, HSDC]

• Or

• CHEM 116 - Honors Principles of Chemistry [SGR #6, HSDC]
• CHEM 116L - Honors Principles of Chemistry Laboratory [SGR #6, HSDC]

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• *Note: CHEM 116 is for students who enter college with a strong background in chemistry. Students who satisfactorily complete CHEM 116/116L also receive credit for CHEM 112/112L as Credit By Examination.

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• CHEM 326 - Organic Chemistry I (C)
• CHEM 326L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (C)
• CHEM 332 - Analytical Chemistry (C)
• CHEM 332L - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (C)
• CHEM 442 - Physical Chemistry I
• CHEM 472 - Chemical Literature Seminar I
• CHEM 474 - Chemical Literature Seminar II

Nondepartmental Requirements (20 hours)

Non-Departmental requirements may also be applied toward a minor or second major.

• MATH 123 - Calculus I (C) [SGR #5, HSDC] (5 credits required)
• MATH 125 - Calculus II (C) [SGR #5, HSDC]
• PHYS 211 - University Physics I (C) [SGR #6, HSDC]
• PHYS 211L - University Physics I Laboratory (C) [SGR #6, HSDC]
• PHYS 213 - University Physics II (C) [SGR #6, HSDC]
• PHYS 213L - University Physics II Laboratory (C) [SGR #6, HSDC]

Secondary Education/Chemistry Coordinate (B.S.)

See Chemistry (B.S.) with Secondary Education Certification  for program requirements for degree along with the appropriate teaching certification courses.

Students must have a CGPA of 2.6 to co-register for EDFN 338  and SEED 296  and to be admitted to Teacher Education. Beginning Summer 2015, students must have a CGPA of 2.7 to be admitted to the Teacher Education Program.

Four-Year Program Guides and Costs

USD encourages students to take 15 credits per semester or 30 credits within the year in order to graduate in 4 years. To help students complete their academic degree program in four years, we provide a sample academic plan. Please work with your academic advisor to confirm your plan.

• Chemistry Coordinate, B.S. 4-year plan guide  

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will design, evaluate, and implement a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal.
2. Students will recognize when there is a need for information and identify, locate, evaluate and effectively and responsibly use and convey that information to address the need or problem at hand.
3. Students will interact with other students and evaluate the effort put into team tasks, interactions with others, and the quantity and quality made to team discussions.
4. Students will comprehensively explore issues, ideas, artifacts and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion, and combine or synthesize existing ideas, images or expertise in original ways reflecting a high degree of innovation, divergent thinking, and risk taking.
5. Students will be able to systematically explore issues, objects or works through the collection and analysis of evidence that results in informed conclusions or judgments, and break down complex topics or issues into parts to gain a better understanding of them.
6. Chemistry majors  will demonstrate appropriate learning of the guiding principles and methodologies of chemistry as assessed by American Chemical Society (ACS) exams
7. Chemistry majors will demonstrate competence in independently gathering, interpreting and communicating the results of modern chemical research

State Authorization - It Matters Where You Live

If your learning placement course (internship, externship, clinical, rotation, practicum, independent study, study away, etc.) or your online course will be taken outside South Dakota, please reference the State Authorization webpage.

State Authorization