Academics
Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry

Courses, Course Title, Credit Hours 

  • CHEM 105-105L,106-106L General Chemistry and Lab 8
  • CHEM 205-205L,206-206L Organic Chemistry and Lab 8
  • CHEM 210-210L Analytical Chemistry and Lab 4
  • CHEM 307-308,309-310 Physical Chemistry and Lab 10
  • One of the following: 4–5
    • CHEM 335-335L Biochemistry and Lab
    • CHEM 346-346L Instrumental Analysis and Lab
    • CHEM 425-425L Inorganic Chemistry and Lab
  • Senior Program
    • CHEM 491 Seminar I 1
    • CHEM 4941 Research Project 2

Total for B.A. Degree in Chemistry 37–38

1Honors research replaces this requirement for students reading for honors.

• Transfer students must complete the equivalent of the normal junior and senior yearcredit hour requirement in chemistry (a minimum of 18 hours) in residence at Randolph College.

• Additional courses required as prerequisites for courses for the chemistry major include MATH 149R and 150 and PHYS 115-115L,116-116L, or their equivalents.

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry & A.C.S. Certified Degree 

Courses, Course Title, Credit Hours

  • CHEM 105-105L,106-106L General Chemistry and Lab 8
  • CHEM 205-205L,206-206L Organic Chemistry and Lab 8
  • CHEM 210-210L Analytical Chemistry and Lab 4
  • CHEM 307-308,309-310 Physical Chemistry and Lab 10
  • CHEM 346-346L Instrumental Analysis and Lab 4
  • CHEM 425-425L Inorganic Chemistry & Lab 4
  • Senior Program
    • CHEM 491 Seminar I 1
    • CHEM 493,4961 Laboratory Research I-II 4

Total for B.S. Degree in Chemistry 43

Additionally for A.C.S. certification

  • CHEM 335 Biochemistry 3
  • CHEM 443 Theories of Molecular Structure 3
  • One of the following: 1–4
    • CHEM 225-225L Environmental Chemistry & Lab
    • CHEM 335L Biochemistry Laboratory
    • Honors Research

Total for A.C.S. certified degree 50–53

1 Honors research replaces this requirement for students reading for honors.

• Transfer students must complete the equivalent of the normal junior and senior yearcredit hour requirement in chemistry (a minimum of 18 hours) in residence at RandolphCollege.

• Additional courses required as prerequisites for courses for the chemistry major include MATH 149R and 150R and PHYS 115-115L,116-116L, or their equivalents.

• The B.S. Degree is not the American Chemical Society (ACS) certified degree. The ACS requires fifty semester hours of chemistry and all ACS certified majors earn the B.S.Degree.

Chemistry Minor

  • CHEM 105-105L,106-106L General Chemistry and Lab 8
    • One of the following: 4
    • CHEM 210-210L Analytical Chemistry and Lab
    • CHEM 225-225L Environmental Chemistry and Lab
  • One of the following: 8–10
    • CHEM 205-205L,206-206L Organic Chemistry and Lab
    • CHEM 307-309,308-310 Physical Chemistry and Lab
  • One additional 300-level Chemistry course with lab 4

Total for Minor in Chemistry 24–26 1

1 At least one-half of the credit hours must be earned in residence at Randolph College.

RECOMMENDED COURSES: BIOL 103; PHYS 25l, 252; MATH 241 and 250; PHIL 230; I ST 132 and141R; COMM 159R.

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