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Chemistry Degree
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Program type:
Major thing that has a long title
Format:
On Campus
Est. time to complete:
4 years
Credit Hours:
120
Pursue your scientific creativity and explore the properties and behavior of matter through experiential learning.
The undergraduate chemistry program at the University of North Texas strives to provide its students with a quality education in the fundamental areas of chemical knowledge and hands-on training using modern chemical instrumentation.
The Bachelor of Arts with a major in chemistry prepares students for careers in chemistry-related areas like business, professional health services, environmental studies, patent law, and pharmacology. You may also get a teaching certification that equips you for teaching in secondary schools.
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Request more infoWhy earn a degree in chemistry?
The BA in Chemistry is available for students who desire a degree in chemistry with a more liberal arts orientation. Students can select from three coursework options that best suit their career goals:
- students planning to attend graduate school;
- students planning a career in chemical industry; or
- students who are pre-professional Allied Health majors
Undergraduate students who wish to teach in the public school system can pursue a BA in Chemistry with Teaching Certificate.
The undergraduate chemistry programs at the University of North Texas provide opportunities beyond formal classroom instruction. Students can perform independent research, under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Several of our undergraduate students have co-authored research publications resulting from their undergraduate research.
Marketable Skills
- Operation of modern spectrometric instrumentation
- Operation of modern chromatographic instrumentation
- Application of appropriate statistical methods
- Safe handling of stable compounds
- Laboratory notebook keeping
Chemistry Degree Highlights
The chemistry program is recognized for its excellence in education, earning accreditation from the American Chemical Society. This distinction means we meet or exceed high standards for excellence in education.
Many opportunities are available for our students to participate in undergraduate research. This helps you prepare for graduate school, gain experience for an internship, or publish in a scientific journal.
Our faculty members include professors who have achieved national and international recognition for their scholarship. Their research spans the traditional areas of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry, as well as interdisciplinary fields like chemical biology, materials chemistry, and chemistry education.
Our computational chemistry research group is one of the most recognized in the nation.
The Chemistry Resource Center and the Computational Chemistry Instructional Laboratory provide mentoring and tutoring services to Chemistry majors. You can also participate in the student chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma, a professional chemistry fraternity, or the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society.
Chemists work for:
- Chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers
- Electronics and scientific instrument manufacturers
- Food, cosmetics, and personal care companies
- Government agencies
- National and private laboratories
- Research firms
Our chemistry alumni include a former president of Dow Corning Corp.-Europe, a former head patent attorney for Eli Lilly and Co., two past presidents of the American College of Surgeons, and many other outstanding researchers and university professors.
Recent graduates have been highly sought after for industrial and government positions, and many have attended some of the country's top graduate and medical schools.
Chemistry Bachelor's Courses You Could Take
Principles of Biochemistry (3 hrs)
Chemistry of biomolecules; amino acids, proteins, enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleotides, nucleic acids, vitamins and coenzymes; metabolism of biomolecules, generation and utilization of energy.
Physical Chemistry (3 hrs)
Thermodynamics, kinetic theory, solutions and phase equilibria, chemical equilibrium, photochemistry and chemical kinetics.
Quantitative Analysis (3 hrs)
Statistical treatment of data; theory and principles of sampling and transfer techniques, gravimetric, and volumetric methods; introductory instrumental analysis.
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3 hrs)
Electronic structure of atoms and molecules; structure and thermodynamic properties of binary compounds; inorganic nomenclature; introductory survey of bonding, stereochemistry and reactivity of inorganic and organometallic complexes.
Materials Chemistry (3 hrs)
Application of chemical principles to understanding the general behavior of materials. Course includes semiconductors, metals, catalysts and “nano-designed” materials (e.g. quantum wells).
Organic Chemistry (3 hrs)
Structure, nomenclature, occurrence and uses of main classes of organic compounds; functional groups and their interconversion; the character of chemical bonding; stereochemistry; structure and reactivity; acid/base reactions, resonance, inductive and steric effects; reaction mechanisms.
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