1998-1999 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Degrees offered by the Department of Chemistry are the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, the Bachelor of Arts 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. The department also offers a Chemistry minor.
The B.S. 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. 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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