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Academic Program Guide


Chemical Science


ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)

*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*

This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.

This degree is designed for students who wish a good knowledge of chemistry as a background for some other field. Examples are pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-veterinarian, oceanography, environmental science and criminology. Other possibilities include a combination of chemistry with areas such as law and business. This degree should not be used by someone planning to work as a chemist directly or planning to do graduate work in Chemistry.

Mapping Coordinator: Shellie Camp
Email: scamp@fsu.edu

Sample Schedule and Required Milestones by Term

Sample Schedule: Term 1 hrs
ENC1101 Freshman Composition3
CHM1045 General Chemistry I and CHM1045 Lab4
MAC1140 Pre-Calculus Algebra 3
Foreign Language4
GE Core Social Science3
Required Milestones: Term 1
Complete ENC1101 ( ≥ C minus )
Completed MAC1105 ( ≥ C minus )
Sample Schedule: Term 2 hrs
ENC2135 Research, Genre, and Context 3
CHM1046 General Chemistry II and CHM1046 Lab4
MAC1114 Analytic Trigonometry3
Foreign Language4
GE Core Humanities/Cultural Practice3
Required Milestones: Term 2
Complete ENC2135 ( ≥ C minus )
Complete MAC1140 ( ≥ C minus )
Complete CHM1045 and CHM1045L ( ≥ C minus in each)
Sample Schedule: Term 3 hrs
PHY2053C College Physics A4
CHM2210 Organic Chemistry I3
MAC2311 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I4
Foreign Language4
Required Milestones: Term 3
Complete CHM1046 and CHM1046L ( ≥ C minus in each)
Sample Schedule: Term 4 hrs
CHM2211 Organic Chemistry II 3
CHM2211L Organic Chemistry II Lab3
GE History3
GE Social Science3
PHY2054C College Physics B4
Required Milestones: Term 4
Complete CHM2210 ( ≥ C minus )
Sample Schedule: Term 5 hrs
CHM3120 Analytical Chemistry I and CHM 3120L4
GE Humanities/Cultural Practice3
Oral Communication Competency3
Major or Free Elective3
Major or Free Elective3
Required Milestones: Term 5
Complete CHM2211 ( ≥ C minus )
Civic Literacy requirement
Sample Schedule: Term 6 hrs
Upper Level Chemistry Elective4
Major or Free Elective3
Major or Free Elective3
GE Ethics3
Required Milestones: Term 6
(no milestones)
Sample Schedule: Term 7 hrs
CHM4130 Advanced Analytical Chemistry 3
Major or Free Elective3
Major or Free Elective3
Major or Free Elective3
GE course3
Required Milestones: Term 7
Complete Graduation Checks
Sample Schedule: Term 8 hrs
CHM4130L Advanced Analytical Chemistry Lab1
Major or Free Elective3
Major or Free Elective3
Major or Free Elective3
Major or Free Elective3
Required Milestones: Term 8
Apply for Graduation in 1st two weeks

Employment Information
Representative Job Titles Related to this Major (note that this is a pre-professional degree and not designed to prepare the student to enter any specific chemical work area): Baccalaureate level – Pharmaceutical Sales, Service Representative, Technical Writer, Inspector (food or drug), Laboratory Assistant, Technician, Teacher – high school

Representative Employers: Pharmaceutical/Chemical Manufacturers, Governmental Agencies, Professional/Technical Journals, High Schools

International Opportunities: International study is available for all students and may include opportunities for internships or taking course work towards various majors and minors. International study may have an impact on the MAP; therefore, it is important to consult with the academic advisor before participating. Interested students can find information about international study, research, internships, and service opportunities at: global.fsu.edu/undergraduate-students/going-abroad.

This Map is not a contract, either expressed or implied, between the University and the student, but represents a flexible program of the current curriculum which may be altered from time to time to carry out the academic objectives of the University. The University specifically reserves the right to change, delete or add to any Map at any time within the student’s period of study at the University.



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