2006-2007 Academic Year - Trinity University

CHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
STEVEN M. BACHRACH, Ph.D., Dr. D. R. Semmes Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
MICHELLE M. BUSHEY, Ph.D., Professor; Chair
BERT D. CHANDLER, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
JESSICA J. HOLLENBECK, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
LAURA M. HUNSICKER-WANG, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
NANCY STEWART MILLS, Ph.D., Professor
CHRISTOPHER J. PURSELL, Ph.D., Professor
ADAM R. URBACH, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
THE MAJOR
Four degree programs are offered to students interested in a major in chemistry. The Bachelor
of Science degree in Chemistry is a four-year course of study designed for those students
who plan to be professional chemists. This program meets the standards set by the American
Chemical Society to train chemists for industry and graduate programs in chemistry. The
Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry prepares students for graduate study and
research in the rapidly growing areas of biotechnology and the chemistry of life processes.
This program meets the standards set by the American Society for Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology as well as the American Chemical Society. The Bachelor of Science degree
in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology also meets the needs of students preparing for
graduate studies in bioscience or for medical school. This program is more interdisciplinary
than the B.S. in Biochemistry. The Bachelor of Arts program is suitable for students interested
in secondary school teaching, premedical training, and interdisciplinary studies such as
biophysics, environmental sciences, oceanography, and toxicology.
All students interested in a major are encouraged to begin research involvements during their
first and sophomore years. The course offering “Research Techniques and Applications”
(CHEM 1190) provides students with the opportunity to be engaged in the ongoing research
programs of chemistry faculty, and a significant component of this experience will involve the
use of sophisticated instrumentation for specific research applications. The junior-senior
course “Independent Research in Chemistry and Biochemistry” (CHEM 3-90) then allows
experienced students to undertake suitably challenging projects with faculty members without
having to spend a large fraction of time in introductory formats.
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
The requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in chemistry are as follows:
I. The common curriculum
II.
Departmental requirements:
A. 31-32 credits in chemistry including CHEM 1118, 1318, 2119, 2220, 2319, 2320,
3135, 3221, 3321, 3334, 3335, 3432 and one upper division course selected from
CHEM 3330, 4242, 4346, 4347.
B. MATH 1311, 1312, PHYS 1111, 1112, 1309, 1310.
C. Completion of the Senior Experience is satisfied by one of the following: CHEM
4346, 4347, GNED 4301 Senior Synthesis, or GNED 4300 Senior Interdisciplinary
Seminar.
III.
Electives sufficient to total 124 semester hours.
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