Program: Chemistry, B.S. - Siena Heights University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 08, 2025

2020 Siena Heights University Catalog

Course Requirements for Major

Program Requirements: 38 Credit Hours

CHE 141 General Chemistry I 4 credit hours
CHE 142 General Chemistry II 4 credit hours
CHE 241 Organic Chemistry I 4 credit hours
CHE 242 Organic Chemistry II 4 credit hours
CHE 341 Physical Chemistry I 3 credit hours
CHE 342 Physical Chemistry II 3 credit hours
CHE 350 Analytical Chemistry 4 credit hours
CHE 351 Introduction To Computational Chemistry 1 credit hours
CHE 395 Junior Seminar I 1 credit hours
CHE 396 Junior Seminar II 1 credit hours
CHE 441 Physical-Instrumental Analysis 4 credit hours
CHE 495 Senior Seminar I 1 credit hours
CHE 496 Senior Seminar II 1 credit hours
CHE Approved Chemistry Elective 3 credit hours

Cognate Requirements: 22 Credit Hours

MAT 174 Data Analysis And Statistics 3 credit hours
MAT 181 Calculus With Analytic Geometry I 4 credit hours
MAT 182 Calculus With Analytic Geometry II 4 credit hours
PHY 161 Physics I (Calculus Based) 4 credit hours
PHY 162 Physics II (Calculus Based) 4 credit hours
TSD 101 Fundamentals Of Speech Communication 3 credit hours

Total for Major: 60 Credit Hours

Liberal Arts: 28 Credit Hours

General Electives: 32 Credit Hours

Total for Degree: 120 Credit Hours

Other Requirements

Students majoring in Chemistry must maintain a 2.1 g.p.a. in all required courses (excluding cognate requirements in the major).
Chemistry majors must complete a 16-hour residency and 12 credit hours of Siena Heights chemistry courses at the 200-level or higher and the Junior and Senior seminar series (CHE 395 /CHE 396 /CHE 495 /CHE 496 ).
Students seeking teacher certification must take CHE 454 Biochemistry as a required chemistry elective.
Students seeking secondary certification in teaching must also take NSC 110 Earth Science , and complete the appropriate science methods course: NSC 373 Science Methods from the Professional Education Sequence.