Students take Action in the Gulf
This past Labor Day weekend, five chemistry students accompanied Professor Larsen on a tour of the coastlines of Mississippi and Louisiana to learn more about the effects of the BP oil spill. They brought back samples of the beach sand and water to study back at St. Mary's and to further their understanding of the many environmental issues facing the gulf.
Chem majors in San Francisco
From left to right: Brian, JP, Dr. Leah Eller, Rob, Nick, Danielle, Mike, Bertrand, Anita, Janice, Dr. Andy Koch, Tabitha (Now Dr. Clem), and Taylor. Emilie and Kristina couldn't make the photo.
Last Spring, 12 St. Mary's students attended the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Fransico. Eight presented their work and we all met after Tabitha Clem's ('05) talk. Tabitha was just finishing up her Ph.D. at UC Berkeley.
The Chemistry Major: Required Courses
- Chemistry Core Courses (28 semester hours)
- Cognate Courses (16 semester hours)
- Elective Courses (4 semester hours)
- Course Descriptions
Required Courses: Chemistry Core Courses (28 semester hours)
- CHEM 106-General Chemistry II
- CHEM 311-Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 312-Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 451-Physical Chemistry I
- CHEM 452-Physical Chemistry I
- CHEM 305-Quantitative Analysis
- CHEM 405-Inorganic Chemistry
Required Courses: Cognate Courses (16 semester hours)
- MATH 151-Calculus I
- MATH 152-Calculus II
- PHYS 131-General Physics I
- PHYS 132-General Physics II
Required Courses: Elective Courses (4 semester hours)
Option 1: ACS Certified Major
- CHEM 325-Chem Literature
- CHEM 420-Biochemistry I
Option 2: non-ACS Certified Major
- CHEM 306-Instrumental Analysis
- PHYS 462-Quantum Mechanics
- CHEM 490-Senior Seminar
- CHEM 399/397 or 499/497-Independent Study/Directed Research (as approved by the Chemistry faculty)
- CHEM 480 Topics in Chemistry
