Chemistry (BSc Program)
Kerry Reimer, Associate Professor and Chair
Chow H. Lee, Professor
Andrea Gorrell, Associate Professor
Guy Plourde, Associate Professor
Margot Mandy, Associate Professor
Stephen Rader, Associate Professor
Todd Whitcombe, Associate Professor
Jeffrey Northrop, Adjunct Professor
Alida Hall, Senior Lab Instructor
Umesh Parshotam, Senior Lab Instructor
Daniel Erasmus, Senior Lab Instructor
Dominic Reiffarth, Senior Lab Instructor
Website: http://www.unbc.ca/chemistry
Chemistry is the fundamental science that deals with the nature of substances and the changes occurring in them. Chemical reactions are the basis of all life. Everything we are or do depends in one way or another on chemistry. A major or minor in chemistry or minor in biochemistry prepares you for a variety of careers in industry, education, ecology, and public service, or for graduate study and research in chemistry and many related fields.
Major in Chemistry
The major in Chemistry requires students to take at least 64 credit hours of Chemistry, 36 credit hours of which must be upper-division (i.e., 300- or 400-level).
The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Science with a major in Chemistry is 128 credit hours.
Program Requirements
Lower-Division Requirement
100 Level
200 Level
One of :
Upper-Division Requirement
300 Level
400 Level
Nine credit hours of 300- or 400-level Chemistry *
Three credit hours of 400-level Chemistry *
Up to 6 credit hours from BCMB 306-3, BCMB 307-3, BCMB 308-3, BCMB
330-3, BCMB 340-3, BCMB 401-3, BCMB 402-3, BCMB 403-3, BCMB 405-3 or
BCMB 409-3 may be used to satisfy these requirements.
*A minimum of four courses must be completed.
Elective and Academic Breadth Requirement
Elective credit hours as necessary to ensure completion of a minimum of 128 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Regulation 15). A maximum of three credit hours from Continuing studies may be used towards the elective credits. A total of 54 credit hours of upper-division study (300- and 400-level courses) must be successfully completed to meet degree requirements.
Course Selection
Students interested in the Chemistry program of study should select courses in their first four semesters according to the schedule below. For availability of courses at the 300 and 400 level, students should consult with the Academic Advisor in the Chemistry program.
Semester One (September)
Semester Two (January)
Humanities, Social Sciences, or other course from appropriate quadrants
Semester Three (September)
Humanities, Social Sciences, or other course from appropriate quadrants
Three (3) Math or elective credits
Semester Four (Winter)
Three (3) Math or elective credits
Joint Major in Chemistry/Computer Science
The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Science with a Joint Major in Chemistry and Computer Science is 126 credit hours.
MATH 342-3 (Biostatistics) may not be used for credit towards any Mathematics or Computer Science major, minor, or joint major.
MATH 150-3 (Finite Mathematics for Business andEconomics) may not be used for credit towards any Mathematics or Computer Science major or joint major.
Program Requirements
Literacy Requirement
One of:
Lower-Division Requirement
Upper-Division Requirement
Chemistry
Fifteen credit hours of 300- or 400-level Chemistry *
Up to 6 credit hours from BCMB 306-3, BCMB 307-3, BCMB 308-3, BCMB
330-3, BCMB 340-3, BCMB 401-3, BCMB 402-3, BCMB 403-3, BCMB 405-3 or
BCMB 409-3 may be used to satisfy these requirements.
Computer Science
Six credit hours of 300- or 400-level Computer Science *
Six credit hours of 400-level Computer Science (excluding the seminar, project, and special topics courses).
*Between the two disciplines, a minimum of 15 credit hours a the 400 level must be completed.
One of:
Elective and Academic Breadth Requirement
Elective credit hours as necessary to ensure completion of a minimum of 126 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Regulation 15).
Joint Major in Chemistry/Mathematics
The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Science with a Joint Major in Chemistry and Mathematics is 125 credit hours.
MATH 342-3 (Biostatistics) may not be used for credit towards any Mathematics major, minor, or joint major.
MATH 150-3 (Finite Mathematics for Business and Economics) may not be used for credit towards any Mathematics major or joint major.
Program Requirements
Lower-Division Requirement
Upper-Division Requirement
Chemistry
Nine credit hours of 300- or 400-level Chemistry *
Six credit hours of 400-level Chemistry
Up to 6 credit hours from BCMB 306-3, BCMB 307-3, BCMB 308-3, BCMB
330-3, BCMB 340-3, BCMB 401-3, BCMB 402-3, BCMB 403-3, BCMB 405-3 or
BCMB 409-3 may be used to satisfy these requirements.
Mathematics
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Advanced Linear Algebra
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Six credit hours of 300- or 400-level Mathematics
Six credit hours of 400-level Mathematics *
* Between the two disciplines, a minimum of 15 credit hours at the 400 level must be completed.
Elective and Academic Breadth Requirement
Elective credit hours as necessary to ensure completion of a minimum of 125 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Regulation 15).
Joint Major in Chemistry/Physics
The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Science with a Joint Major in Chemistry and Physics is 126 credit hours.
PHYS 307-3 (Selected Topics in Environmental Physics) may not be used as Physics credit toward any Physics major, minor, or joint major.
Program Requirements
Lower-Division Requirement
Upper-Division Requirement
Six credit hours of 300- or 400-level Chemistry *
Six credit hours of 400-level Chemistry *
* Up to 6 credit hours from BCMB 306-3, BCMB 307-3, BCMB 308-3, BCMB
330-3, BCMB 340-3, BCMB 401-3, BCMB 402-3, BCMB 403-3, BCMB 405-3 or
BCMB 409-3 may be used to satisfy these upper-division Chemistry requirements.
Three credit hours of 300- or 400-level Physics
Six credit hours of 400-level Physics
Elective and Academic Breadth Requirement
Elective credit hours as necessary to ensure completion of a minimum of 126 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Regulation 15).
Minor in Chemistry
The minor in Chemistry is designed to provide students with a solid grounding and a core of study in one or more of the subdisciplines of Chemistry. Thus, some flexibility is permitted in satisfying the requirements for a minor. Students have the option to study a range of subdisciplines at the 300 level while counting the 200 level prerequisites toward the minor or to focus on particular subdisciplines through to the 400 level. A maximum of six courses (14 credit hours) of the 100- and 200-level courses used to fulfill requirements for a major (or another minor) may also be used toward a minor in Chemistry.
The minimum requirement for completion of the minor in Chemistry is 29 credit hours.
100 Level
200 Level
At least nine credit hours from:
*Note: Selections made should incorporate prerequisites for intended upper division courses.
300 and 400 Level
At least 12 credit hours from:
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