Chemistry Department
The mission of the chemistry department
is to educate students in a way that will allow them to graduate as lifelong
learners that are well prepared for their chosen careers. The objectives of the Department
of Chemistry are: (1) to prepare students for graduate and/or professional
schools (i.e. medical); (2) to prepare students for positions in industry,
government service, and teaching; (3) to allow science students with non-chemistry
majors to relate chemistry to their major science; and (4) to acquaint
non-science students with the methods, concepts, and achievements of the
science of chemistry.
The chemistry
curriculum has the approval of the American Chemical Society for training
professional chemists. The chemistry program is designed to be flexible which
allows students to choose electives best suited for their future career goals. Students completing the Bachelor of Science for
professional chemists (American Chemical Society certified degree) can pursue
opportunities in various industrial labs across the country, or can continue
their education in graduate school.
Students interested in professional schools, chemistry associated
industries, secondary education or other options may pursue the Bachelor of
Science non-certified degree. This degree is designed to prepare students
interested in careers combining the knowledge of chemistry with other areas.
The chemistry departments two undergraduate majors
(biochemistry and chemistry) and graduate degree all share common goals and
objectives for student outcomes but at different levels of expectation. Graduates of our programs will:
·
Demonstrate
knowledge of fundamental content in the basic areas of chemistry.
·
Integrate knowledge
with critical thinking to solve problems.
·
Perform
qualitative/quantitative chemical analyses/syntheses using modern
instrumentation.
·
Articulate
scientific information through oral communication.
·
Articulate
scientific information through written communication.
·
Gain
research experience via participation in research projects.
Displayed are the course
descriptions of chemistry courses taught at SFA. A curriculum map of a biochemistry/chemistry
major is available at the following link: curriculum map. Each course has course objectives and student
learning outcomes associated with it and are linked to the title of each
course. The student learning outcomes
are assessed and evaluated yearly.
Courses that are co-requisites must be taken together during the
same semester. Separate grades will be awarded for these courses. Withdrawal
from one corequisite course requires the dropping of
the other course. A student is not required to repeat a corequisite
course for which the student has received a passing grade.
Course Credit
A
minimum grade of C is required in all courses that are prerequisites to a
chemistry course. Unless otherwise
indicated, courses are three semester hours credit, three hours lecture per
week.
Courses in Chemistry (CHE)
111. Introductory Chemistry I (CHEM 1305) Introduction
to the principles and concepts of chemical thought. Corequisite:
CHE 111L. Prerequisite: Eligibility for MTH 138. (F, Sp, Sum I)
111L. Introductory Laboratory I (CHEM 1105) - one semester
hour, two hours lab per week. Introductory
laboratory experiments. Co-requisite: CHE 111. Lab fee required. (F, Sp, Sum I)
112. Introductory Chemistry II
(CHEM 1307) -
Elementary organic and biochemical systems. Prerequisites: CHE 111 and 111L.
Co-requisite: CHE 112L. (Sp)
112L. Introductory Laboratory II
(CHEM 1107) -
one semester hour, two hours lab per week. Introductory organic laboratory
experiments. Prerequisites: CHE 111 and 111L. Co-requisite: CHE 112. Lab
fee required. (Sp)
125. Introductory Physical Science - four semester hours, three
hours lecture, two hours lab per week. Presents introductory
concepts in physics and chemistry.
Seamless combination of content and interactive lectures with hands-on
laboratory exercises to give both conceptual and kinetic understanding of
physical science principles. Not open to
students who have received credit in PHY 125.
May not be used to meet graduation requirements by
students majoring/minoring in the College of Sciences
and Mathematics. Co-requisite: CHE 125L.
(F, Sp)
133. General Chemistry I (CHEM 1311) Atomic and molecular
structures, stoichiometry, gas laws and
thermodynamics. Corequisite: CHE 133L. Prerequisite:
MTH 138 or concurrent enrollment. (F, Sp, Sum I)
133L. General Laboratory I (CHEM 1111) - one semester hour, three
hours laboratory per week. Spectroscopy, quantitative experiments.
Co-requisite: CHE 133. Lab fee required. (F, Sp, Sum I)
134. General Chemistry II (CHEM 1312) Equilibrium, kinetics, redox, descriptive chemistry and radiochemistry. Prerequisites: CHE 133, 133L,
and MTH 138. Corequisite: CHE 134L. (F, Sp, Sum
II)
134L. General Laboratory II (CHEM 1112) - one semester hour, three
hours laboratory per week. Kinetics, spectrophotometry,
quantitative/qualitative experiments. Prerequisites: CHE 133 and 133L.
Co-requisite: CHE 134. Lab fee required. (F, Sp, Sum II)
231. Quantitative Analysis - four semester hours, three
hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Analytical
applications of solution chemistry. Prerequisite: CHE 134 and 134L. Lab
fee required. (Sp)
241. Inorganic Chemistry - Fundamental concepts of the
descriptive inorganic chemistry of the elements. Prerequisite: CHE 134 and
134L. Co-requisite: CHE 241L. (F)
241L. Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory - one semester hour, three
hours lab per week. Study of syntheses and reactions of
inorganic chemistry. Prerequisites: CHE 134 and 134L. Co-requisite: CHE
241. Required lab fee.
(F)
271. Special Topics in Chemistry - Special studies in
chemistry. May be
repeated once on a different topic. Prerequisite: Permission of the
instructor.
271L. Special Topics Lab - one semester hour, three hours laboratory per
week. Special studies in chemistry laboratory techniques.
May be repeated once on a different topic.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Required lab fee.
275. Supervised Problems one to four semester hours. Individual study and/or laboratory research. Prerequisite:
Permission of instructor. Pass-Fail grading.
276. Supervised Problems - one to four semester hours. Continuation of CHE 275. Individual study
and/or laboratory research. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Pass-Fail grading.
302. Fundamental Applications of Chemistry - four semester hours, three
hours lecture, two hours lab per week. Presentation of the
applications of chemistry and chemical principles to everyday life with an
emphasis on hands-on investigations. May not be used
to meet graduation requirements by students majoring/minoring
in the College of Sciences and Mathematics. Prerequisites: CHE 125, PHY
125, or consent of instructor. Required lab fee. (F,
Sum II)
320. Chemical Concepts - Review of fundamentals of chemistry as related
to teaching. Does not count toward a major or minor in chemistry. Prerequisite: Eight hours of
chemistry. (as needed)
321. Applied Chemical Concepts - Fundamentals of laboratory safety and
stockroom management/design. Prerequisites: CHE 231. (as
needed)
330. Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Comprehensive one semester
course for students requiring only one semester of organic. Prerequisite: CHE
134 and 134L. Corequisite: CHE 330L. (Sp, Sum I)
330L. Fundamentals of Organic Lab - one semester hour, four hours
of lab per week. Synthesis and characterization of organic
compounds. Prerequisites: CHE 134 and 134L. Co-requisite: CHE 330. Required
lab fee. (Sp, Sum I)
331. Organic Chemistry I Development of organic
chemistry for chemistry majors, minors, and pre-professionals. Prerequisites:
CHE 134 and 134L. Corequisite: CHE 331L. (F, Sum I)
331L. Organic Laboratory I - one semester hour, four hours
of lab per week. Synthesis and characterization of organic
compounds. Prerequisites: CHE 134 and 134L. Co-requisite: CHE 331. Required lab fee. (F, Sum I)
332. Organic Chemistry II - Continuation of CHE 331.
Prerequisites: CHE 331 and 331L. Co-requisite: CHE 332L. (Sp, Sum II)
332L. Organic Laboratory II - one semester hour, four hours
lab per week. Continuation of 331L. Prerequisites: CHE
331 and 331L. Co-requisite: CHE 332. Required lab fee.
(Sp, Sum II)
337. Physical Chemistry I - four semester hours, three
hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Laws, principles, and theories
concerning the structure of matter as related to properties. Prerequisites: CHE
231 and MTH 234. Fall. Required lab fee. (F)
338. Physical Chemistry II - 4 semester hours, 3 hours
lecture, 3 hours lab per week. Continuation of CHE 337.
Prerequisite: CHE 337. Required lab fee. (Sp)
420. Environmental Chemistry - four semester hours, three
hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Chemical processes involved in the
environment. Prerequisite: CHE 231 and 330 or 331. Required
lab fee. (Sp)
441. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry - Reactions and structures of
inorganic molecules and ions are studied. Prerequisite: CHE 337. (Sp)
442L. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Laboratory
- 1 semester hour, 3 hours laboratory per week. The
preparation and characterization of inorganic compounds. Prerequisite:
CHE 441 or concurrent enrollment. Lab fee required. (Sp)
443. Instrumental Analysis - 4 semester hours, 3 hours
lecture, 3 hours lab per week. Spectrochemical and electrochemical methods of analysis. Prerequisite: CHE
231 and 337. Required lab fee. (F)
452. Comprehensive Biochemistry I - Structure, function, and
chemical aspects of proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates; enzyme
kinetics; mechanism/regulation of enzymes; introduction to metabolism;
carbohydrate metabolism.
Prerequisite: CHE 330 or CHE 331.
(F, Sp)
452L. Comprehensive Biochemistry I
Laboratory
- one semester hour, three hours of lab per week.
Purification and characterization of biomolecules. Prerequisites: CHE 330L or 331L and
CHE 452 or concurrent enrollment. Required lab fee.
(F)
453. Comprehensive Biochemistry II - Continuation of Comprehensive
Biochemistry I; study of the structure, function, chemistry, and metabolism of
lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids; control of metabolic pathways,
interrelationships of metabolic pathways; bioenergetics; current issues
relating metabolism to medicine and health.
Prerequisite: CHE 452. (Sp)
454. Biochemical Techniques - Three semester hours, one
hour lecture, six hours lab per week. A capstone course for
the biochemistry major which allows the student to obtain practice in
biochemical techniques. Prerequisites: CHE 452L and CHE 453 (or
concurrent enrollment). Lab fee
required. (Sp)
455. Advanced Organic Chemistry - Continuation of CHE 331-332,
emphasizing spectroscopic methods and advanced topics. Prerequisite: CHE 332.
(F)
470. Seminar - one semester hour. Written and oral reports. Individual
instruction. May be repeated for a total of four
credit hours. Prerequisite: CHE 337. (Sp)
471. Advanced Special Topics One to four semester hours. Special studies in
chemistry. May be repeated once on a different topic.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
471L. Advanced Special Topics Lab - one semester hour, three hours laboratory per
week. Special studies in chemistry laboratory techniques. May be repeated once on a
different topic. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Lab fee
required.
475. Advanced Supervised Problems one to four semester hours. May be repeated for a total of four hours credit. Undergraduate only. Individual study
and/or laboratory research. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. Pass-Fail grading.
476. Advanced Supervised Problems one to four semester hours. May be repeated for a total of four hours credit. Undergraduates only. Individual study
and/or laboratory research. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. Pass-Fail grading.
480. Industrial Internship - Practical work in an industrial
setting for a minimum of eight weeks under the joint guidance of a practicing
chemist and SFA faculty member. May be repeated for credit if content differs. Prerequisite: Permission of the department
chair and instructor. Pass-Fail
grading.
481. Laboratory Internship - three semester hours, one hour
lecture, four hours lab per week. Teaching experience in
undergraduate chemistry laboratory, including maintenance, laboratory
preparation, grading, and assistant of students in laboratory experience under
the direct supervision of faculty mentor. May be repeated for credit
if content differs. Prerequisite:
Permission of the department chair and instructor. Pass-Fail grading.
505. Advanced
Chemical Concepts - Particular
emphasis on those concepts which are of value in the teaching of all levels of
science and chemistry. Prerequisite: CHE 320 or equivalent. (as needed)
506. Topics in
Chemical Concepts. The
course will examine one or more topics that are currently of interest in
teaching chemical concepts. May be repeated under different
topics. Prerequisite: CHE 505 or permission of the instructor.
511. Advanced Organic Chemistry - Mechanisms and structural considerations
of organic reactions are presented. Prerequisite: CHE 338.
516. Topics in Organic Chemistry - Topics may include recent
developments in organic synthesis, organometallics, heterocyclics, phase transfer catalysis, and physical
organic chemistry. May be repeated under different topics.
521. Advanced Analytical Chemistry - An in-depth study of classical
and instrumental methods of analysis commonly encountered in analytical
chemistry.
526. Topics in Analytical Chemistry - A study of one or more topics
currently of interest in analytical chemistry. May be
repeated under different topics.
531. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry - An advanced survey of the major
principles of inorganic chemistry.
536. Topics in Inorganic Chemistry - Topics of current interest in
inorganic chemistry will be treated. May be repeated under
different topics.
541. Advanced Physical Chemistry - A survey of selected principles
of physical chemistry at an advanced level.
546. Topics in Physical Chemistry - Advanced topics in physical
chemistry to fit needs/interests of students. May be repeated
under different topics.
551. Advanced Biochemistry. In-depth study
of the structure and function of DNA replication and repair; transcripyion; regulation of gene expression; genetic
manipulation; ethical/medical/health issues relating to genetic manipulation. Prerequisite: CHE 453 a minimum
grade of C.
555. Proteins and
Nucleic Acids. Molecular basis for eukaryotic inheritance;
structure and function; chromosomal organization; DNA replication and repair,
transcription and translation; the genetic code, regulation of gene expression,
genetic differentiation; genetic manipulation. Prerequisites: BIO 341 and CHE
453.
556. Topics in Biochemistry. Topics covered will relate to
current developments and discoveries in the field of biochemistry. May be repeated under a
different topic. Prerequisite: CHE 452 with a minimum grade of C.
570. Seminar.
1 semester
hour. Student will present to the faculty their research proposals or a
literature based presentation prior to their third term.
571. Advanced Special
Topics. Special studies in chemistry. May be repeated under a
different topic.
572. Advanced Environmental Chemistry I. Chemical processes involved in
the environment. Prerequisite: CHE 231 and 330 or 331.
575. Advanced Graduate Studies one - three semester hours, three
hours lab per week required for each semester hour of credit. Special problems in chemistry. Individual
instruction. Prerequisite: Four semesters of chemistry or
equivalent. Lab fee required.
576. Advanced Graduate Studies one - three semester hours. A continuation of CHE 575. Prerequisite: CHE 575. Lab fee
required.
581. Supervised Instruction of Laboratory
Courses -Teaching experience in undergraduate chemistry laboratory including maintenance, laboratory preparation, grading, and assistant of students in laboratory under the direct supervision of faculty mentor. Required of all graduate assistants for one semester. Pass-Fail
grading.
589.* Thesis Research - Research for the thesis. Individual research under the direction of graduate faculty member.
Prerequisite: CHE 338.
590.* Thesis Writing - three, six or nine semester
hours. Organization and writing of
thesis based on graduate research. Prerequisite: CHE 589.