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Undergraduate Curriculum in Chemistry Program Description The Department offers two undergraduate degree programs:
The major difference between these two curricula is that the program leading to the B.S. Degree is more chemistry, physics, and mathematics-intensive, while the B.A. program offers considerably greater flexibility for choosing peripheral areas of concentration for which chemistry is the central science. Both programs can lead directly to various careers in industry, to professional school (medical, dental, veterinary), and to postgraduate work in many areas. The B.S. is clearly the best route to a Master's or Doctor's program in Chemistry. At North Carolina State University, about 56% of all the chemistry majors are double majoring with concentrations in the areas of Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Zoology to name a few. The chemistry department will be phasing in a new upper-level lab sequence for BS chemistry majors. This phase in will occur over the next two years, accompanied by a phase out of the following laboratory courses: CH 212, CH 402, CH 416, CH 428, and CH 434. These courses will be phased out over the 2007-2008 school year. You should look carefully at the following situations to plan your courses for the next year. * For students who have finished their General and Organic courses, but have not taken CH 428 or CH 402: You should plan on taking CH 442 – Advanced Synthetic Techniques in the Fall. Please note that CH 401 is a Corequisite for this lab course. * For students who have taken CH 428, but not CH 402: You should plan on taking CH 402 in either Fall 2007 or Spring 2008. CH 402 will not be offered after the Spring 2008 semester. Please remember that CH 401 is a Prerequisite for CH 402. * For students who have taken CH 434 but have not taken CH 416: You should plan on taking CH 416 in the Fall. This course will likely not be offered again after the Fall 2007 semester. Please remember that CH 415 is a Corequisite for CH 416. * For students who have taken CH 428, but not CH 434: You may take CH 434 in the Fall 2007 semester. However, this course will not be offered again after the Fall 2007 semester. Please remember that CH 433 is a Corequisite for CH 434. If you do take CH 434 this fall, please see the note concerning CH 416 above. Starting in Spring 2008, Advanced Measurements Laboratory (Course number TBA) will be offered. This new course will have both physical and analytical components. Note though that it will be a three credit hour course, whereas CH 434 and 416 are four credit hours combined. ** For rising juniors, CH 315 will no longer be an option to fulfill any requirements for the BS degree. It will continue to be a requirement for the BA degree. *** The five courses being phased out: CH 212, CH 402, CH 416, CH 428, and CH 434, total to 9 credit hours of laboratory. These are being replaced by the Advanced Synthesis Laboratory (CH 442 – 3 credit hours), Advanced Measurements Laboratory (CH TBA – 3 credit hours) and a choice of Advanced Synthesis #2 (3 credit hours) or Advanced Measurements #2 (3 credit hours) or two semesters of undergraduate research (6 credit hours). The selection of this third lab course will be based on the student’s interest. The Advanced Measurements #2 course will begin in Fall 2008 and will be held in fall semesters only. The advanced Synthesis #2 course will begin in Spring 2009 and be held in spring semesters only.
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