To earn a Major in Chemistry, a student must earn 62 credits, out of which:
Required Credits: 46
Electives Credits: 8
*Capstone Research: 8
*Capstone research is not mandatory for the Majors. In lieu of the capstone research, a student may opt to take courses worth 8 credits from the list of electives offered by the Chemistry Department or by any other Department.
To earn a Minor in Chemistry, a student must earn 28 credits, out of which:
Required Credits: 24
Electives Credits: 4
To earn a Concentration in Chemistry, a student must earn 18 credits.
Courses for Major:
Required Courses | Electives |
Physics for Chemists (4) | Systems Biology (4) |
Mathematical Methods I (4) | Instrumental Analysis in Environmental Chemistry (4) |
Heat, Matter & Energy (4) | Nuclear Energy (4) |
Carbon Based Molecules (4) | Bioinorganic Chemistry (4) |
Chemistry Laboratory I (2) | Soft Matter (4) |
Atoms, Molecules and Elements (4) | Molecular Biophysics (4) |
Chemistry Laboratory II (2) | *Capstone Research (8) |
Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy (4) | |
Chemistry Laboratory III (2) | |
Chemistry Across the Periodic Table (4) | |
Kinetics & Chemical Equilibrium (4) | |
Chemistry Laboratory IV (2) | |
Symmetry & Group Theory (2) | |
Making Carbon Based Molecules (4) | |
Courses for Minor:
Required Courses | Electives |
Heat, Matter & Energy (4) | Systems Biology (4) |
Atoms, Molecules and Elements (4) | Instrumental Analysis in Environmental Chemistry (4) |
Chemistry Laboratory I (2) | Nuclear Energy (4) |
Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy (4) | Bioinorganic Chemistry (4) |
Chemistry Laboratory II (2) | Soft Matter (4) |
Chemistry Across the Periodic Table (4) | Molecular Biophysics (4) |
Carbon Based Molecules (4) | |
Courses for Concentration:
Required Courses |
Atoms, Molecules and Elements (4) |
Chemistry Laboratory I (2) |
Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy (4) |
Chemistry Across the Periodic Table (4) |
Carbon Based Molecules (4) |
The Krea Chemistry graduate will be prepared for careers in basic research, applied research and development, biotechnology, chemical analysis, manufacturing, and marketing, while the discipline serves as a strong background for careers in law, medicine, business, environmental science, government policy, consultancy and other areas of science.