2002-2003 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
Ruiess
V. F. Ramsey, Chairperson; Asting, Ballas, Crumm, Eddy, Elcesser, Ford,
Klavetter, Ko, Kondo, Kupchella, Lake, Long, See, Southard, Sowa, Varughese,
Wood, Woolcock; and professors emeriti Bordas, Costa, Fazio, McKelvey, Patsiga,
Scroxton, Tackett, Wunz, Zambotti
Website: www.iup.edu/chemistry
Degrees offered by the Department of Chemistry are the Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, the Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry, and the Bachelor of Science in Education with a Chemistry major. The first two degree programs are under the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and the third is under the College of Education and Educational Technology. The department also offers a Chemistry minor.
The B.S. degree in Chemistry is a professional degree and is certified by the American Chemical Society. The student completing this major should be qualified to assume a position in industry or government as a chemist or to apply for admission to graduate school to pursue advanced studies leading to the M.S. or Ph.D. degree. The student considering going to a professional school who also wishes to complete this degree should elect appropriate courses as required by the professional school in addition to the courses required here. Those students who are particularly interested in biochemistry should elect a few selected biology courses.
The curriculum leading to the B.A. degree in Chemistry is designed to allow for the workable union of nonscience areas with chemistry in such a way as to retain the fundamental science and mathematics requirements needed for a career in chemistry. A careful selection of electives will qualify the student for entrance into many fields in which there is an acute need for educated people and, at the same time, satisfy the entrance requirements of various professional and graduate schools.
Some possible and useful combinations between chemistry and other disciplines would include chemistry-biology, chemistry-business administration, chemistry-computer science, chemistry-criminology, chemistry-government, chemistry-pre-dental, chemistry-pre-law, chemistry-safety science, chemistry-pre-medicine, and chemistry-English (technical writing). The student must arrange a practical sequence of non-chemistry courses in consort with his/her advisor and the department chairperson concerned. A student seeking a career in forensic science should major in chemistry. The department also offers pre-medical programs in both the B.S. and B.A. curricula. These programs prepare the student to satisfy the entrance requirements of medical schools.
The curriculum leading to the B.S. in Education with a Chemistry major is designed to prepare the student to teach chemistry at the secondary school level. Upon completion of the specified coursework and the requirements for teacher certification processes, the student is eligible for Pennsylvania certification by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
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Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section with the following specifications: Natural Science: PHYS 111-121 and 112-122 or Liberal Studies Electives: MATH 122 or 124, no courses with CHEM prefix |
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56-57 |
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Major: |
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29 |
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Concepts in Chemistry |
4sh |
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Basic Inorganic Chemistry |
4sh |
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Organic Chemistry I |
4sh |
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Organic Chemistry II |
4sh |
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Quantitative Analysis |
4sh |
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Instrumental Analysis |
4sh |
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Physical Chemistry I |
4sh |
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Physical Chemistry Laboratory I |
1sh |
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Other Requirements: |
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15-21 |
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Planned program in complementary field (advisor approval) with 6sh in 300/400-level courses (2) |
15sh (1) |
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Foreign Language Intermediate Level (3) |
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Free Electives: |
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17-24 |
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Total Degree Requirements: |
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124 |
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(1) Recommended fields: Biology, Business, Computer Science, Criminology, Dietetics, Economics, English, Foreign Language, Geoscience, Mathematics, Safety Science, Physics, Political Science, Psychology. (2) Chemistry Pre-Med program requires BIOL 111, 112, 263, 331. (3) Intermediate-level Foreign Language may be included in Liberal Studies electives. |
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Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section
with the following specifications: Natural Science: PHYS 111-121 and 112-122 or Liberal Studies Electives: MATH 122 or 124, no courses with CHEM prefix |
56-57 | ||
| Major: Required Courses: |
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Concepts in Chemistry |
4sh |
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Basic Inorganic Chemistry |
4sh (1) |
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Organic Chemistry I |
4sh |
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Organic Chemistry II |
4sh |
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Chemistry Semina |
1sh |
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Quantitative Analysis |
4sh |
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Instrumental Chemistry I |
4sh |
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Physical Chemistry I |
4sh |
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Physical Chemistry II |
3sh |
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Physical Chemistry Laboratory I |
1sh |
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Physical Chemistry Laboratory II |
1sh |
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Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory |
1sh |
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Advanced Inorganic Chemistry |
3sh |
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Controlled Electives: Additional Chemistry electives from the following: |
6sh (2) | ||
| Other Requirements: | 7-14 | ||
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Additional math: COSC 110 and one additional course from the following: MATH 171, 227, 241, 342 Pre-Med program (3) |
7-8sh | ||
| Foreign Language Intermediate Level (4) | 0-6sh | ||
| Free Electives: (5) | 9-17 | ||
| Total Degree Requirements: | 124 | ||
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(1) Those who took CHEM 111 and 112 should take CHEM 116 for American Chemical Society (ACS) certified B.S. (2) CHEM 498 (2sh) required for ACS certification. (3) Chemistry/Pre-Med program requires BIOL 111, 112, 263, 331, 352, and CHEM 351. (4) Intermediate-level Foreign Language may be included in Liberal Studies electives. (5) Pre-Med requires Biology sequence 18sh. |
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Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section
with the following specifications: Mathematics: MATH 123 Natural Science: PHYS 111-121 and 112-122 Social Science: PSYC 101 Liberal Studies Electives: GEOS 111 or 113, MATH 124, no courses with CHEM prefix |
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| College: Professional Education Sequence: |
32 | ||
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Digital Instructional Technology |
3sh |
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Pre-student Teaching Clinical Experience I |
1sh |
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Pre-student Teaching Clinical Experience II |
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Student Teaching |
12sh |
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School Law |
1sh |
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Teaching Science in the Secondary School |
3sh |
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Educational Psychology |
3sh |
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Assessment of Student Learning: Design and Interpretation of Educational Measures |
3sh |
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Education of Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Secondary Settings |
2sh |
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American Education in Theory and Practice |
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| Major: Required Courses: |
33-35 | ||
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Concepts in Chemistry |
4sh |
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Basic Inorganic Chemistry |
4sh |
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Organic Chemistry I |
4sh |
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Organic Chemistry II |
4sh |
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Quantitative Analysis |
4sh |
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Instrumental Analysis |
4sh |
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Physical Chemistry I |
4sh |
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Physical Chemistry Laboratory I |
1sh |
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Problems in Chemistry |
1-2sh |
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Controlled Electives: One additional chemistry course from the following: CHEM 342, 351, 411 |
3-4sh | ||
| Other Requirements: | 5 | ||
| BIOL 111 | Principles of Biology I | 4sh | |
| GEOS 112 or 114 | Earth Science for Educators Lab I or II | 1sh | |
| Free Electives: | 0 | ||
| (#) Total Degree Requirements: | 126-129 | ||
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(*) See requirements leading to teacher certification, titled “Admission to Teacher Education,” in the College of Education and Educational Technology section of this catalog. (#) See advisory paragraph “Timely Completion of Degree Requirements” in the section on Requirements for Graduation. |
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| Minor—Chemistry | 20 | ||
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General Chemistry I |
4sh |
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General Chemistry II |
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Organic Chemistry I |
4sh |
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Organic Chemistry II |
4sh |
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One chemistry elective from the following: CHEM 321, 323, 351 |
4sh | ||
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