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2023-2024 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Chemistry, B.S. Pre-Health Professional Concentration
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Advisement for the major is available from the Chemistry Department
Chemistry, B.S. Pre-Health Professional Concentration Curriculum Guide (Suggested 4-Year Plan of Study)
The Chemistry Department offers a broad selection of concentrations for students seeking careers in chemistry and the physical sciences. The pre-health professional concentration is designed for students interested in pursuing postgraduate professional school programs. With the advice of the Health Professions Advising Program (HPAP), these students select their courses according to the admission demands of the professional schools in their areas of interest while also completing the requirements for a B.S. in chemistry. See the Pre-Professional Programs section of this catalog for more information.
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The Bachelor of Science in chemistry requires a minimum of 120 credits for graduation.
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Chemistry majors must have at least a C average in the math and science courses required by the major.
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Transfer students majoring in chemistry are required to complete at least 15 hours in chemistry at Salisbury University.
Checklist
This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.
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University Undergraduate Major Policies
- Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
- Requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
- All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
- Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
- Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
- Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
- It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
- Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.
General Education Requirements
Please Note: Check Major Requirements section below for a list of General Education requirements that are fulfilled by the major.
Group I: English Composition and Literature (2 Courses)
A. C or Better in One of the Following
B. Select One Course From:
Literature course (from either ENGL or MDFL Depts.) 4 Hour(s) Credit:
Group II: History (2 Courses)
A. Select One Course From:
B. Select One Course From:
Group III: Humanities and Social Sciences (3 Courses)
A. Select One Course from One of the Following 7 Areas:
B. Select One Course from One of the Following 10 Areas:
C. Select One Course from Either Group IIIA or IIIB (Course must be from a different area than previously selected)
- ART, COMM, DANC or THEA, MDFL, MUSC, PHIL, ANTH, CADR, ECON or FINA, EDFN, ENVR, Human GEOG, POSC, PSYC, SOCI 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
Course: OR - HONR 112 - Issues in the Social Sciences 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR - HONR 211 - Issues in the Humanities 4 Hour(s) Credit
Group IV: Natural Science, Math and Computer Science (4 courses)
A. Select Courses with Laboratories from at Least Two of the Following Four Areas:
BIOL, CHEM, GEOL or Physical GEOG, PHYS 4 Hour(s) Credit:
B. Select One Course (Need Not be a Lab) from One of the Following Areas:
C. Select One Course From:
MATH 3-4 Hour(s) Credit:
Group V: Health Fitness (1 Course)
General Education Requirements Fulfilled by Major
IIIA (Humanities), IIIB (Social Science), IVA (Lab Science), IVB (Non Lab Science), IVC (Mathematics)
Chemistry Major Core
Complete the Following (7 Courses):
Concentration Requirements
Chemistry Requirements (9 Courses)
Math Requirement
The following course may be taken instead of the Core MATH 201 course:
Physics Requirements (2 Courses)
Complete 1 of the Following
Complete 1 of the Following
Biology Requirement (4 Courses)
General Education Requirement (3 Courses)
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