2019-2020 BSC Catalog

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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EH 204, EH 207, or EH 208
MA 207
one course from the following:
BA 301
BA 311
PY 211
PY 250
PY 211 and PY 250 have prerequisites not included in major requirements.
Minor Requirements
The following courses are required (6 units):
AC 221
BA 201
BA 320
BA 350
BA 372
EC 202
Courses required for the accounting major may be used to meet the minor requirements in
business administration.
Chemistry
Bachelor of Science
Scott C. Dorman, Kate L. Hayden, David J. A. Schedler, Toni B. South,
Clyde T. Stanton, Laura K. Stultz
The study of chemistry may lead to careers in healthcare, teaching, and government and
industrial research, or to graduate or dental school. Students wishing to prepare for
teaching chemistry in secondary schools should complete a chemistry major and confer
with the education department concerning additional requirements in education.
Upon completion of the chemistry major, students will be able to
• demonstrate a knowledge of the broad fundamental concepts of chemistry
• search the scientific literature and find adequate, appropriate source material on
a given topic
• derive hypotheses to answer chemistry questions
• design experiments to test hypotheses
• conduct experiments and analyze data
• draw appropriate conclusions from scientific data
• explain the results of experiments to a broad audience
• write clearly and concisely in scientific research format
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2019-2020