Chemistry, BA

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Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry · 55 credits

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Typical path

+ First Year Seminar

+ SBC

+ First Year Seminar

+ SBC

+ SBC ×2

+ SBC ×3

+ Upper-division elective ×2

+ Elective

+ SBC

+ Upper-division SBC ×2

+ Elective ×3

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Solution Chemistry Laboratory and one additional laboratory

Pick 1 course · 2 courses to choose from

100s

None

200s

None

300s

400s

None

General Chemistry (lecture)

One of

All of
- CHE 131General Chemistry IB4 cr
- CHE 132General Chemistry II4 cr
or
CHE 152Molecular Science I4 cr

Catalog text

CHE 131 - General Chemistry IB 4 credits; CHE 132 - General Chemistry II 4 credits; OR; CHE 152 - Molecular Science I 4 credits

General Chemistry Laboratory

One of

All of
- CHE 133General Chemistry Laboratory I1 cr
- CHE 134General Chemistry Laboratory II1 cr
or
CHE 154Molecular Science Laboratory I2 cr

Catalog text

CHE 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit; CHE 134 - General Chemistry Laboratory II 1 credit; OR; CHE 154 - Molecular Science Laboratory I 2 credits

Physical Chemistry

CHE 301Physical Chemistry I4 cr
CHE 302Physical Chemistry II4 cr

Catalog text

CHE 301 - Physical Chemistry I 4 credits; CHE 302 - Physical Chemistry II 4 credits

Solution Chemistry Laboratory and one additional laboratory

CHE 303Solution Chemistry Laboratory2 cr
Choose 1 course
- CHE 304Chemical Instrumentation Laboratory2 cr
- CHE 384Intermediate Synthetic and Spectroscopic Laboratory Techniques3 cr

Catalog text

CHE 303 - Solution Chemistry Laboratory 2 credits and one additional laboratory course (CHE 304 or CHE 384)

Organic Chemistry

One of

All of
- CHE 321Organic Chemistry I4 cr
- CHE 322Organic Chemistry IIA4 cr
or
All of
- CHE 331Molecular Science II4 cr
- CHE 332Molecular Science III4 cr

Catalog text

CHE 321 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credits; CHE 322 - Organic Chemistry IIA 4 credits; OR; CHE 331 - Molecular Science II 4 credits; CHE 332 - Molecular Science III 4 credits

Organic Laboratory

CHE 327Organic Chemistry Laboratory2 cr
or
CHE 383Introductory Synthetic and Spectroscopic Laboratory Techniques2 cr

Catalog text

CHE 327 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 credits; OR; CHE 383 - Introductory Synthetic and Spectroscopic Laboratory Techniques 2 credits

Inorganic Chemistry and Tools of Chemistry

CHE 375Inorganic Chemistry I3 cr
CHE 385Tools of Chemistry1 cr

Catalog text

CHE 375 - Inorganic Chemistry I 3 credits; CHE 385 - Tools of Chemistry 1 credit

Upper-division chemistry credits at Stony Brook

At least 12 credits of upper-division work in chemistry must be taken at Stony Brook; these must be taken in at least two of the major subdisciplines (inorganic, physical, and organic chemistry).

Catalog text

At least 12 credits of upper-division work in chemistry must be taken at Stony Brook; these must be taken in at least two of the major subdisciplines (inorganic, physical, and organic chemistry).

Sample schedule

Year 1 · Fall16 cr

First Year Seminar 1011
WRT 101Introductory Writing Workshop3
MAT 131Calculus I4
CHE 131General Chemistry IB4
CHE 133General Chemistry Laboratory I1
SBC3

Year 1 · Spring16 cr

First Year Seminar 1021
WRT 102Intermediate Writing Workshop3
CHE 132General Chemistry II4
CHE 134General Chemistry Laboratory II1
MAT 132Calculus II4
SBC3

Year 2 · Fall16 cr

CHE 321Organic Chemistry I4
CHE 327Organic Chemistry Laboratory2
MAT 203Calculus III with Applications3
PHY 131Classical Physics I4
SBC3

Year 2 · Spring18 cr

CHE 322Organic Chemistry IIA4
CHE 328Synthetic and Spectroscopic Laboratory Techniques3
CHE 385Tools of Chemistry1
PHY 132Classical Physics II4
SBC3
SBC3

Year 3 · Fall15 cr

CHE 301Physical Chemistry I4
CHE 303Solution Chemistry Laboratory2
SBC3
SBC3
SBC3

Year 3 · Spring15 cr

CHE 302Physical Chemistry II4
CHE 304Chemical Instrumentation Laboratory2
SBC3
SBC3
SBC3

Year 4 · Fall15 cr

CHE 375Inorganic Chemistry I3
Upper-division elective3
Upper-division elective3
Elective3
SBC3

Year 4 · Spring15 cr

Upper-division SBC3
Upper-division SBC3
Elective3
Elective3
Elective3

Program rules

Letter grades
Courses in “General Chemistry (lecture)”, “General Chemistry Laboratory”, “Physical Chemistry”, “Solution Chemistry Laboratory and one additional laboratory”, “Organic Chemistry”, “Organic Laboratory”, “Inorganic Chemistry and Tools of Chemistry”, “Courses in Related Fields: Mathematics”, “Courses in Related Fields: Physics” must be taken for a letter grade.
Minimum grade
C or higher in “General Chemistry (lecture)”, “General Chemistry Laboratory”, “Physical Chemistry”, “Solution Chemistry Laboratory and one additional laboratory”, “Organic Chemistry”, “Organic Laboratory”, “Inorganic Chemistry and Tools of Chemistry”, “Courses in Related Fields: Mathematics”, “Courses in Related Fields: Physics”.

Stony Brook Curriculum

WRTD satisfied by

CHE 303Solution Chemistry Laboratory2 cr
or
CHE 304Chemical Instrumentation Laboratory2 cr
or
CHE 384Intermediate Synthetic and Spectroscopic Laboratory Techniques3 cr

Catalog text

Each student majoring in Chemistry must use CHE 303, CHE 304, or CHE 384 to satisfy the writing requirement for the Chemistry major (a satisfactory grade is required).

Notes

Grading: Three courses in the major may be passed with a grade of C-. The page does not identify which three courses, so this exception is not modeled.
Grading: The sample sequence marks CHE 304 and CHE 328 with ** and states that only one of these two laboratory courses is required.
Note: The Bachelor of Science program, its options (biological chemistry, chemical physics, environmental chemistry, chemical science), and the Chemistry Honors Program are not modeled. The honors program requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 in science and mathematics through the junior year, a senior thesis, and a 3.40 GPA in senior-year chemistry courses.
Note: The Chemistry Secondary Teacher Education Program is described under the Education and Teacher Certification entry and is not modeled here.
Note: Minors of particular interest to Chemistry majors are Biology (BIO), Environmental Studies (ENS), and Marine Sciences (MAR).
Advising: Students interested in combining chemistry with materials science should see the Interdisciplinary Program: Engineering Chemistry, BS.