CHEMISTRY (including Environmental Chemistry)
College: Arts and Sciences
Degree: B. S. or B. A.
Limited Access: NO
Contact: Dr. Bill Cooper (jr/sr)
             Ms. Katie Garcia (fr/soph)
Address: 415 Dittmer Laboratory of Chemistry, FSU (Cooper)
             320 HCB (Garcia)
             Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390
Phone: 850.644.6875 (Cooper); 850.645.7943 (Garcia)
E-Mail: cooper@chem.fsu.edu ; kgarcia@admin.fsu.edu

Description of Major
Chemistry is a science that deals with the composition, structure, reactivity and properties of substances and of the transformations they undergo. Chemists perform experiments, conduct research, investigate and analyze techniques for basic scientific purposes, and develop new and improved products. Discoveries have sometimes resulted in the creation of entirely new industries: for example, the polymers and synthetic textile fibers industries. Many chemists specialize in the product or process of a particular industry, such as agriculture, food, petroleum, plastics and rubber. The department offers instruction leading to the baccalaureate degree in Chemistry or Environmental Chemistry (including the American Chemical Society certification) for students planning either careers in the chemical industry or graduate work.

Prerequisite Coursework:  0 beyond other requirements
The following are required in preparation for the upper division major. All may also apply toward Liberal Studies, major, and/or collateral coursework.
CHM X045, X046L (3,1) General Chemistry I and lab
CHM X046, X046L (3,1) General Chemistry II and lab
CHM X210/X210L, CHM X211/X211L (4, 4) Organic Chem. & Labs or PHY X048C, PHY X049C (4,4) College Physics & Labs
MAC X311 (4) Calculus I
MAC X312 (4) Calculus II
Other courses might serve as acceptable alternatives to these common program prerequisites.  Please see http://www.facts.org/cgi-bin/eaglec for a current list of approved substitutes.

Requirements for graduation in the College of Arts and Sciences include: a minimum of six hours each in written communication, humanities, and natural science, and three hours each in history and mathematics. These should be completed as part of the general education/Liberal Studies program. In addition, students must be proficient in a foreign language through the intermediate (2220 or equivalent) level or sign language through the advanced (2614 or equivalent) level.

Admission Requirements to Major Program of Studies
Students must complete at least 52 hours of credit with a minimum grade point average of 2.0, at least half the required Liberal Studies hours including English and mathematics, or an A.A. Degree.

Mapping
Mapping is FSU’s academic advising and monitoring system.  Academic progress is monitored each Fall and Spring semester to ensure that students are on course to earn their degree in a timely fashion.  Transfer students must meet mapping guidelines to be accepted into their majors.   You may view the map for this major at
www.academic-guide.fsu.edu.

Departmental policy on grades and progress in the major.
No required course in which a student has earned a grade below "C-" may be applied toward any of the degrees in chemistry. Students must also make a "C-" or better in the first semester of a year sequence course (or obtain the instructor's permission) to continue the sequence. A student who has received more than five unsatisfactory grades (U, F, D-, D, D+) in courses required for a major offered by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (chemistry, mathematics, physics, biological science, or approved outside elective) and their prerequisites at Florida State University or elsewhere, whether or not repeated, will not be permitted to graduate with a degree in that major.

Environmental Chemistry Track (71-74 hours)
All of the courses listed above are required for this track with the exception of CHM 4610 and 4610L. Instead of those courses, students take the following:
Basic Science Courses (8-9 hours).
Select one of the following sequences.
GLY 2010C (4) Physical Geology, GLY 2100 (3) Historical Geology, GLY 2100L (1) Historical Geology Lab
BSC 2010 (3) Biological Science I, BSC 2011 (3) Biological Science II and either BSC 2010L/2011L (3) Biological Sciences II Lab or BOT XXXX (3) Plant Diversity
Select two advanced courses (6-8) in Chemistry of the Environment, to be chosen from an approved list.

Computer Skills Competency:  0 hours beyond major.  CHM 3120L (2).

Oral Communication Competency:  0-3 hours
Students must demonstrate the ability to orally transmit ideas and information clearly.  This requirement may be met through appropriate high school speech training or with an approved college-level course.

Minimum Program Requirements - Summary
Total Hrs. Required 120
Liberal Studies 36*
Major Coursework 62-75
Minor Coursework 0*
Foreign Language 0-12 (depending on placement)
Computer Skills 0 beyond major
Oral Communication Competency 0-3
Electives to bring total hours to 120
*Some coursework required for the major may also be applied towards Liberal Studies and/or minor requirements.

Remarks:
1. 60 hours must be earned at a senior institution.
2. The final 30 hours must be in residence at FSU.
3. A minimum of 40 hours must be earned at the 3000/4000 (junior/senior) level. (Note:  calculus, organic chemistry and physics courses apply toward meeting this requirement.)
4. All 4000-level courses must be taken at FSU.
5. The B. A. Degree requires an additional 9 hours in the fields of history and humanities beyond Liberal Studies.
6. Students with more then five grades below “C-” in required courses or their prerequisites, including transfer courses, will be dropped from the program.

Employment Information
Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Chemist - analytic, polymer, organic, food, textile petroleum, water purification, inorganic, physical, pollution control; Sales representative, physical, veterinarian, Writer: technical/scientific, Biochemist, Association Chemist, Pharmacologist, Teacher, Radio chemist, Chemist, Dentist, Crime-lab analyst, Industrial Health Engineer, Agricultural Professor, Consumer Safety Officer.

Representative Employers: Manufacturing & processing firms, Pharmaceutical manufacturers, Utilities companies, Professional & technical Journals, mining petroleum companies, Chemical Industries, Schools, colleges, and universities, medical laboratories, hospitals, business corporations, Governmental agencies - local, state, federal.