Dec 08, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Chemistry Major - Liberal Arts Specialization - CHLA

A Liberal Arts Specialization is for students who plan to pursue professional work in chemical industry labs, food science, environmental science, drug design, health fields, scientific writing, and more! Upon completion of this specialization, students will:

Develop an advanced understanding in a particular field of chemistry
Obtain wet-lab and instrumentation experience that is highly marketable in the chemical industry job market.

Additional Requirements (14 credits)

4 additional credits of 300 or 400 level chemistry

CHE 350 - Chemistry Seminar III 2 Hour(s)
MAT 161 - Calculus II 4 Hour(s)
MAT 161L - Calculus II - Laboratory 0 Hour(s)
Take the two remaining physical chemistry courses for a total of four credits that were not taken for the major.
CHE 320 - Quantum Chemistry 2 Hour(s)
CHE 321 - Spectroscopic Analysis 2 Hour(s)
CHE 321L - Spectroscopic Analysis Laboratory 0 Hour(s)
CHE 322 - Chemical Kinetics 2 Hour(s)
CHE 322L - Chemical Kinetics Laboratory 0 Hour(s)
CHE 323 - Chemical Thermodynamics 2 Hour(s)
CHE 323L - Chemical Thermodynamics Laboratory 0 Hour(s)