at Oregon State University
| Department of Chemistry at Oregon State University |
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B.S.
Degree in Chemistry with a Environmental Chemistry Option (Track Two)
Gilbert Hall 153
(541) 737-2081
The Environmental Chemistry Option is structured to provide a quality foundation for working in government, industrial or university labs studying the behavior of chemicals in the environment. Students can earn a chemistry degree in four years while targeting their career. This option includes eleven courses in biology, microbiology, toxicology, environmental chemistry and health, soil science, & hydrology.
| CHEMISTRY CORE (81 cr) | ||
| CH 221/224, CH 222/225, CH 223/226 | General Chemistry (15) | |
| CH 334, CH 335, CH 336 | Organic Chemistry (9) | |
| CH 361, CH 362 | Experimental Chemistry I (6) | |
| CH 421, CH 422 | Analytical Chemistry (6) | |
| CH 461 | Experimental Chemistry II (3) | |
| Select one of the following three lab courses: | ||
| CH 462 (WIC) or CH 463 (WIC) or CH 464 (WIC) | Experimental Chemistry II (3) | |
| CH 411 | Inorganic Chemistry (3) | |
| CH 440, CH 441, CH 442 | Physical Chemistry (9) | |
| MTH 251, MTH 252, MTH 254 | Calculus (12) | |
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PH
201, PH 202, PH 203 or |
General Physics (15) |
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| ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY OPTION (35-36 cr) | |
| (BI 211) b | Principles of Biology (4) |
| BI 212 | Principles of Biology (4) |
| BI 213 | Principles of Biology (4) |
| BI 314 | Cell and Molecular Biology (4) |
| MB 302 | General Microbiology (3) |
| MB 303 | General Microbiology Laboratory (2) |
| TOX 430 | Chemical Behavior in the Environment (3) |
| TOX 455 | Environmental Toxicology (3) |
| Select one of the following two statistics courses: | |
| ST 201 Principles of Statistics (3) or ST 314 Introduction to Statistics for Engineers (3) | |
| ELECTIVES--Select three courses from below: a | |
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BI 370 (3), CE 514 (3), CH 401 (3), CH 691 (3), CH 692 (3), CSS 305 (3), CSS 435 (3), CSS 455 (4), ENVE 531 (4), ENVE 532 (4), ENVE 541 (4), GEO 487 (4), TOX 413 (3), or TOX 490 (3) |
| a Check Additional Information for more details | Baccalaureate Core Requirements |
| b BI 211 is not a requirement for the Environmental Chemistry option but it is an enforced pre-requisite for BI 314 (beginning S07). BI 211, 212, & 213 can be taken in any order. | |
| Sample curriculum by year | last updated 05/20/2008 |