Chemistry Courses

CHEMISTRY

Minimum credits for a B.S. degree in Chemistry is 120.
12 credits of Chemistry electives to be chosen from the following courses and to be distributed among at least two divisions (i.e., Organic, Physical, Inorganic or Analytical):
Organic:    CHEM 4216, 4226, 4286
Inorganic:  CHEM 4016, 4026, 4066
Physical:   CHEM 4316, 4346, 4356, 4376, 4406,
                   4426, 4506
Analytical: CHEM 4166, 4176, 4186

MATH 1516 Calculus I with Algebra Enhancement can replace MATH 1520.
* C.S. 2126 or C.S. 2146 can be substituted for C.S. 2106

Biochemistry Option

Environmental Chemistry (ACS certified)

This option is for chemistry majors who also desire a strong background in the environmental sciences. In addition to completing all of the requirements for an ACS certified chemistry degree, students pursuing this option will take courses in biology, geology, and environmental engineering designed to provide the fundamental understanding necessary to work in the environmental field. Additional courses required under this option are:

In addition the undergraduate research required for ACS certification must be directed toward an environmental topic.

Geology-Geochemistry Option

This option is designed particularly for those wanting a strong background in geology. A student considering entry into the Master's program in Geochemistry offered by the department is strongly urged to follow this option. With the completion of the courses required for the option, a student would be able to enter directly into the Geochemistry Master's program. The Geology-Geochemistry option includes the following courses:

Minor in Chemistry
The Minor in Chemistry described below has been approved by the Board of Regents. This minor should be particularly attractive for some engineering majors, who will be able to satisfy the requirements outlined
below by taking only 2-3 additional courses beyond those already required by their major.

Fall Semester Spring Semester

Year One

Year Two

Year Three

Year Four
One course chosen from among the following:

While the order suggested above is probably the most logical, courses can be taken in any order as long as course prerequisites are met. Prerequisites are listed in the catalog.

CHEM 3176 has a CHEM 1066 prerequisite and can be taken any fall semester after the freshman year. This course will probably be the most difficult for students to schedule.

Meeting the prerequisites for some of the possible fourth year courses requires particular course selections during the first three years of the minor. For example, taking CHEM 3266, Organic Chemistry II, requires that the student choose CHEM 3256, Organic Chemistry I, rather than CHEM 2216, Survey of Organic Chemistry.

For information regarding Secondary Eduction Certification in conjunction with The University of Montana - Western, please refer to the preprofessional section.

Pre-Pharmacy
Students at Montana Tech can complete the 1st two years of a prepharmacy program and then transfer to another school to complete the program. The program described below is designed to meet the requirements
of The University of Montana - Missoula pre-pharmacy program:

Fall Semester Spring Semester

Year One

Year Two

Electives should be carefully chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor to insure that they meet the requirements of the Montana Tech core curriculum and in particular should be chosen to insure that a total of
6 credits are from the Humanities Core and 6 credits are from the Social Sciences Core.

The courses listed in bold are not required in the pre-pharmacy curriculum, but, if taken, will insure that the student is also successfully completing the first two years of the Chemistry curriculum at Montana Tech.

Dr. Douglas Cameron
(406) 496-4247