When you enroll at Susquehanna, you’ll be paired with an advisor and application tool to guide you in your course planning and scheduling. The following is an excerpt from the complete course catalog. 入学的学生遵循学年课程目录的要求,他们在其中宣布每个专业和/或辅修, consult with their advisor(s) and the Academic Planning Tool.
Learning Goals
- 能够运用适当的化学和物理模型对化学系统或现象进行预测或得出结论. Examples of chemical systems are compound formation (synthesis), energy transfer, equilibrium composition, various physical properties, chemical reactivity, etc.
- Demonstrate mastery of laboratory skills and execute common experimental techniques.
- Demonstrate the ability to design, prepare, execute and adjust experiments.
- Describe the theoretical and operational principles of common laboratory instrumentation such as NMR, FT- IR, UV-Vis, AA, fluorescence spectrometers, GC-MS, HPLC and electrochemical analysis instrumentation, as well as their typical uses, sensitivities and limitations. Interpret the data collected with such instrumentation.
- Find topic-specific chemical literature, interpret and evaluate chemical studies as described in scientific journals, and describe these conclusions through written and oral presentations.
- Analyze and interpret data to detect trends, evaluate the quality of data and reach scientifically valid conclusions.
American Chemical Society Accreditation
The department’s major in chemistry is accredited by the American Chemical Society.
Majors in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Chemical Physics
Susquehanna offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry and Bachelor of Science degrees in chemistry, biochemistry and chemical physics. Two biochemistry tracks are available: an ACS-Certified track and a Biology-Intensive track. The ACS-Certified track includes courses that cover properties of metals, 光谱技术和仪器方法,将准备学生的职业生涯或研究生课程在生物化学或生物物理学领域. 生物密集课程包括的课程将为学生提供除生物系统之外的化学原理的坚实基础,并将为学生在生物科学或生物化学方面的职业或研究生课程做好准备, or the health care professions. All required courses must be completed with a grade of C- or higher.
Double-counting restriction
Students may only pursue either a single major or minor offered by the Department of Chemistry.
Chemistry
The Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry requires the following courses, with grades of C- or better:
4 General Chemistry I - choose from: CHEM-103 or CHEM-111
4 General Chemistry II - choose from: CHEM-104 or CHEM-232
4 CHEM-221 Organic Chemistry I
4 CHEM-222 Organic Chemistry II
4 CHEM-242 Methods of Chemical Analysis
4 CHEM-341 Physical Chemistry I
4 CHEM-342 Physical Chemistry II
4 CHEM-450 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
4 PHYS-204 Introductory Physics I (Calculus-based)
4 PHYS-206 Introductory Physics II (Calculus-based)
4 Four semester equivalents of CHEM-505 Seminar
0-8 Mathematics through MATH-112 Calculus II
2 CHEM-400 Research Experience
2 CHEM-500 Problems in Chemistry and Biochemistry
Other chemistry courses selected to fulfill career goals.
The Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry with American Chemical Society certification
获得美国化学学会认证的化学学士学位需要至少49个学时的化学课程. Students will meet the requirements for the degree by completing the following courses: all courses required for the Bachelor of Arts degree; CHEM-430 Instrumental Analysis, one biochemistry course from among CHEM-422 The Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids, CHEM-424 The Biochemistry of Metabolism or CHEM-426 The Biochemistry of Proteins and Enzymes; and one elective course from among CHEM-300 Topics in Chemistry, CHEM-302 Medicinal Chemistry, CHEM-303 Scientific Ethics, Blunders, and Fraud, CHEM-304 Pharmaceutical Chemistry, CHEM-305 Forensic Chemistry or CHEM-306 Nanoscience. In addition, 学生将在大三和/或大四期间完成至少四个学时的CHEM-400(包括文学学士学位所需的两个学时)和MATH-201线性代数或MATH-353微分方程.
完成双学位(包括化学文学学士或理学学士学位)的学生可以用第二专业的顶点学位代替CHEM-500.
Secondary Teaching Certification
The Chemistry Department offers secondary teaching certification for both chemistry and biochemistry majors.
宾夕法尼亚州要求参加教师认证课程的课程包括成功完成ENGL-100写作和思考或同等课程, at least 3 semester hours in British or American literature, 至少6个学时的数学课程(或其他满足中央课程分析思维要求的课程), and at least one 40-hour externship. Education course requirements for secondary education are EDUC-101 Introduction to Education and Society, EDUC-250 Educational Psychology, EDUC-260 Introduction to Special Education, EDUC-270 Instruction of Exceptional Students, EDUC-330 Technology in Education, EDUC-350 English Language Learners: Theory and Instruction, EDUC-380 Instructional Design, EDUC-424 Methods of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment in Teaching Science, EDUC-479 Principles of Learning and Teaching in Secondary Education, EDUC-483 Differentiated Instruction and Classroom Management in Secondary Education, and the EDUC-500 Student Teaching Package (EDUC-501, EDUC-502, EDUC-503, and EDUC-600).
In addition, 中等教育化学专业的学生完成化学或生物化学专业的所有通常要求, except for CHEM-400, and CHEM-500 (which is fulfilled with EDUC-500 Student Teaching Package.) While not required, it is recommended that secondary education students complete at least 2 semester hours of CHEM-400.
Honors in Chemistry
The departmental honors program encourages and recognizes superior performance in chemistry. To graduate with honors in chemistry, candidates must do the following:
- Maintain at least a 3.25 cumulative GPA overall and a 3.50 cumulative GPA in chemistry courses (plus biology courses for biochemistry majors),
- Petition the research advisor in writing by the third week of their final semester. The research advisor will make a request on behalf of the honors candidate to the department chair.
- Upon departmental approval, submit an acceptable written thesis based on a minimum of 4 semester hours of CHEM-400, completed during the junior and/or senior years, and CHEM-500 (or BIOL-510 and BIOL-511, if approved by Chemistry Department), and
- Pass an oral thesis defense.