2006–2007 - Florida Institute of Technology

Rudolf J. Wehmschulte, Ph.D., materials and organometallic chemistry.
Kurt Winkelmann, Ph.D., physical and materials chemistry including
photochemistry, catalysis, surface chemistry.
Bachelor of Science Degree Program
The Department of Chemistry offers a bachelor of science
degree program in chemistry that is accredited by the American
Chemical Society. This program prepares the graduate for the
many diverse career opportunities available to the chemist in
government, private industry and academia. There are four
program options:
Research chemistry: Students receive an ACS-certified degree
by following this option. Research chemistry is the best choice for
those who wish to pursue an advanced degree after graduation and
are interested in a career in chemical research. This option features
a full year of undergraduate research during the senior year.
General chemistry: This option is similar to the research
chemistry option but without senior research, thus allowing
greater flexibility for the addition of electives during the senior
year. It also provides excellent preparation for professional or
graduate schools, or for a career in industry.
Chemical management: This option is designed for the
student interested in a business career in the chemical industry.
Chemical management provides a complete program in chemistry,
supplemented with selected business course work.
Premedical chemistry: This option is designed for the student
interested in a solid background in chemistry in preparation for a
career in medicine or a related professional field. The curriculum
includes all required course work to make the student competitive
for admission to medical, dental or veterinary schools. The
adviser to this program provides up-to-date information on
admission requirements for most of those schools, as well as
admission test information.
A dual-degree option is available for students with interest in
both chemistry and chemical engineering. This option requires
approximately one additional year of study and allows the student
to complete bachelor’s degrees in both chemistry and chemical
engineering.
In addition, a bachelor’s degree program in biochemistry is
cosponsored with the biological sciences department. For more
information on this program, see “Biochemistry.”
Degree Requirements
Candidates for a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry must complete
the minimum course requirements as indicated for each
option. Deviation from the recommended program can be made
only with the approval of the student’s adviser and the concurrence
of the department head.
Because the subject matter in general chemistry forms a critically
important foundation for all of the advanced chemistry courses,
both CHM 1101 and CHM 1102 must be passed with grades of
at least C before taking any other chemistry courses.
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All Options Except Premedical
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
BUS 1301 Basic Economics* ................................................................3
CHM 1101 General Chemistry 1** .......................................................4
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................3
CSE 1503 Introduction to Software Development/FORTRAN ...........3
MTH 1001 Calculus 1 ............................................................................4
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*Chemical management option takes Macroeconomics (BUS 2303) instead.
SPRING
CHM 1102 General Chemistry 2** .......................................................4
COM 1102 Writing about Literature .....................................................3
MTH 1002 Calculus 2 ............................................................................4
PHY 1001 Physics 1 ..............................................................................4
PHY 2091 Physics 1 Lab .......................................................................1
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**Credit can be obtained based on College Board Advanced Placement
examinations taken prior to enrollment at Florida Tech. Students interested
in receiving advanced-placement credit for chemistry should take the College
Board Advanced Chemistry examination and request that the results be sent
to Florida Tech.
Sophomore Year
FALL CREDITS
CHM 2001 Organic Chemistry 1 ...........................................................3
CHM 2011 Organic Chemistry Lab 1 ....................................................2
HUM 2051 Civilization l ........................................................................3
MTH 2001 Calculus 3 ............................................................................4
PHY 2002 Physics 2 ..............................................................................4
PHY 2092 Physics Lab 2 .......................................................................1
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SPRING
CHM 2002 Organic Chemistry 2 ...........................................................3
CHM 2012 Organic Chemistry Lab 2 ....................................................2
HUM 2052 Civilization 2 .......................................................................3
MTH 2201 Differential Equations/Linear Algebra ...............................4
Technical Elective ...............................................................3
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General Chemistry and Research Chemistry Options
Junior Year
FALL CREDITS
CHM 3001 Physical Chemistry 1 ...........................................................3
CHM 3011 Physical Chemistry Lab 1 ...................................................2
CHM 3301 Analytical Chemistry 1 .......................................................3
CHM 3311 Analytical Chemistry Lab 1 ................................................2
Social Science Elective ........................................................3
Technical Elective ...............................................................3
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SPRING
CHM 3002 Physical Chemistry 2 ...........................................................3
CHM 3012 Physical Chemistry Lab 2 ...................................................2
CHM 3302 Analytical Chemistry 2 .......................................................3
CHM 3312 Analytical Chemistry Lab 2 ................................................2
COM 2012 Research Sources and Systems ............................................1
Humanities Elective ............................................................3
Free Elective ........................................................................3
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General Chemistry Option
Senior Year
FALL CREDITS
CHM 4001 Inorganic Chemistry 1 .........................................................3
CHM 4900 Chemistry Seminar .............................................................0
Humanities Elective ............................................................3
Restricted Elective* (Chemistry) ........................................3
Technical Electives ..............................................................6
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