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Undergraduate
Chemistry Majors
Chemistry Minors
Chemistry Placement Examination
Undergraduate Statisitics
Students majoring in chemistry are encouraged, but not required, to minor in physics, mathematics, or biology.
To qualify as a chemistry major at Western Michigan University students, including transfer students, must complete their last 14 credit hours on campus in the Chemistry Department. Chemistry minors must complete their last 7 credit hours on campus. Students must declare their major or minor with a departmental advisor. Majors and minors must include at least one course that contains a laboratory experience. Students who plan to attend graduate school in chemistry are discouraged from taking courses under the credit-no credit option. Students who fail to earn a grade of C or better in CHEM 1120/1130, 3750/3760, and 4300 must not enroll in courses requiring these classes as prerequisites. Students who have chosen the chemistry major will satisfy the Baccalaureate Writing Requirement by successfully completing CHEM 4360 Physical Chemistry Laboratory.
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Arts and Sciences
A.C.S. Certified (American Chemical Society Certification)
Biochemistry
Business-Oriented
Secondary Education
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A minor in chemistry contains a minimum of 20 credit hours of chemistry courses. Chemistry minors in secondary education are required to take their 20 credit hours of chemistry and one year of physics before beginning their student teaching program.
Integrated Science Teaching Minor
The Department of Chemistry participates in the integrated science teaching minor for students in the elementary curriculum. For a full description of the program, consult the listing under the Interdisciplinary Programs section in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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To ensure that students possess adequate skills in chemistry, they must have had one year of high school chemistry and have taken Math 1110 or placed in a higher course, before enrolling in CHEM 1100. Students who do not meet these criteria must enroll in CHEM 1000 to build up their background in chemistry. Students who have taken high school chemistry but not taken Math 1110 must only take Math 1110.
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In a typical year:
Over 3000 students enroll in undergraduate chemistry courses
Almost
300 students enroll in graduate courses
A total of 12, 500 credit hours are provided
There are 120 chemistry major and 425 chemistry minors enrolled
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