Program Overview

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Chemistry - B.S.

Overview

Kent State's Bachelor of Science in Chemistry program offers an exciting opportunity to pursue a dynamic career in the field. With a rigorous curriculum and hands-on experience, you will gain the skills and knowledge needed to excel in a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, environmental science and more. Our program also provides a solid foundation for advanced studies in chemistry. Enroll now and start your journey toward a fulfilling career in chemistry.

Contact Information

• Scott Bunge | |

Program Delivery

• Delivery: In person
• Location: Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

• Chemical technicians
  • 2.8% slower than the average
  • 68,100 number of jobs
  • $49,820 potential earnings
• Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
  • 4.3% about as fast as the average
  • 26,400 number of jobs
  • $80,400 potential earnings
• Chemists
  • 4.7% about as fast as the average
  • 86,700 number of jobs
  • $79,300 potential earnings
• Food scientists and technologists
  • 4.4% about as fast as the average
  • 14,200 number of jobs
  • $73,450 potential earnings
• Forensic science technicians
  • 14.1% much faster than the average
  • 17,200 number of jobs
  • $60,590 potential earnings
• Natural sciences managers
  • 4.8% about as fast as the average
  • 71,400 number of jobs
  • $137,940 potential earnings
• Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education
  • 3.8% about as fast as the average
  • 1,050,800 number of jobs
  • $62,870 potential earnings

Accreditation

The B.S. degree in Chemistry is accredited by the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students.

• First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
• First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
• International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
• Former Students: Former Kent State students who have not attended another institution since Kent State and were not academically dismissed will complete the re-enrollment process through the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. Former students who attended another college or university since leaving Kent State must apply for admissions as a transfer or post-undergraduate student.
• Transfer Students: Students who attended an educational institution after graduating from high school or earning their GED must apply as transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

• Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours
  • Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
    • CHEM 10060 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (KBS) | 4-6
    • or CHEM 10970 | HONORS GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (KBS)
    • or CHEM 11060 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I BOOST (KBS)
    • CHEM 10061 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (KBS) | 4
    • or CHEM 10971 | HONORS GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (KBS)
    • CHEM 10062 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (KBS) (KLAB) | 1
    • CHEM 10063 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (KBS) (KLAB) | 1
    • CHEM 30105 | ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY I | 3
    • CHEM 30301 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3
    • CHEM 30475 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (ELR) | 1
    • CHEM 30476 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II | 1
    • CHEM 30481 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3
    • CHEM 30482 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 3
  • Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
    • UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1
    • Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below) | 8
    • Kent Core Composition | 6
    • Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9
    • General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) | 5
  • Concentrations
    • Choose from the following: | 67
    • Chemistry
    • Industrial Chemistry
    • Materials Chemistry
  • Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120

Chemistry Concentration Requirements

• Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours
  • Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
    • CHEM 30106 | ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY II | 2
    • CHEM 30107 | ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (WIC) | 1
    • CHEM 30108 | ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II (WIC) | 2
    • CHEM 30284 | INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY | 4
    • CHEM 40302 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 2
    • CHEM 40303 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY III | 2
    • CHEM 40364 | INTERMEDIATE INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB | 1
    • CHEM 40477 | INTERMEDIATE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 1
    • CHEM 40483 | INTERMEDIATE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 1
    • CHEM 40555 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I | 3
    • CHEM 40556 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II | 3
    • CHEM 40557 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 2
    • CHEM 40568 | ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 1
    • MATH 12002 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) | 5
    • MATH 12003 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II | 5
    • MATH 22005 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS III | 4
    • PHY 23101 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I (KBS) (KLAB) | 5
    • PHY 23102 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II (KBS) (KLAB) | 5
    • Advisor-Approved Chemistry (CHEM) Upper-Division Elective (40000 level) | 3
  • Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
    • Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 6
    • General Electives | 9
  • Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 67

Industrial Chemistry Concentration Requirements

• Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours
  • Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
    • CHEM 30051 | CAREER PATHWAYS IN CHEMISTRY | 1
    • CHEM 30106 | ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY II | 2
    • CHEM 30107 | ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (WIC) | 1
    • CHEM 30108 | ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II (WIC) | 2
    • CHEM 40302 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 2
    • CHEM 40364 | INTERMEDIATE INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB | 1
    • CHEM 40567 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY FOR LIFE SCIENCES | 4
    • CHEM 40568 | ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 1
    • ECON 22060 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3
    • MATH 12002 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) | 5
    • MATH 12003 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II | 5
    • MATH 12022 | PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS FOR LIFE SCIENCES | 3-4
    • or MATH 22005 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS III
    • PHY 22564 | INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS PHYSICS | 3
    • PHY 23101 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I (KBS) (KLAB) | 5
    • PHY 23102 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II (KBS) (KLAB) | 5
    • Chemistry Elective, choose from the following: | 3
      • CHEM 40352 | INORGANIC MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
      • CHEM 40451 | ORGANIC MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
      • CHEM 40559 | NANOMATERIALS
      • CHEM 40571 | SURFACE CHEMISTRY
    • Concentration Electives, choose from the following: | 12
      • ACCT 23020 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
      • BA 44152 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT
      • CHEM 30284 | INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
      • CHEM 40092 | INTERNSHIP IN CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY (ELR)
      • or CHEM 40796 | INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION
      • CHEM 40113 | CHEMICAL SEPARATIONS
      • CHEM 40352 | INORGANIC MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
      • CHEM 40451 | ORGANIC MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
      • CHEM 40557 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
      • CHEM 40559 | NANOMATERIALS
      • CHEM 40571 | SURFACE CHEMISTRY
      • ENGR 43080 | INDUSTRIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
      • PLST 48401 | PATENT LAW
  • Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
    • Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 3
    • General Electives | 6
  • Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 67

Materials Chemistry Concentration Requirements

• Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours
  • Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
    • CHEM 30106 | ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY II | 2
    • CHEM 30284 | INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY | 4
    • CHEM 40302 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 2
    • CHEM 40303 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY III | 2
    • CHEM 40352 | INORGANIC MATERIALS CHEMISTRY | 3
    • CHEM 40364 | INTERMEDIATE INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB | 1
    • CHEM 40451 | ORGANIC MATERIALS CHEMISTRY | 3
    • CHEM 40555 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I | 3
    • CHEM 40556 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II | 3
    • CHEM 40557 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 2
    • MATH 12002 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) | 5
    • MATH 12003 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II | 5
    • MATH 22005 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS III | 4
    • PHY 23101 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I (KBS) (KLAB) | 5
    • PHY 23102 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II (KBS) (KLAB) | 5
    • Concentration Elective, choose from the following: | 1-2
      • CHEM 30107 | ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (WIC)
      • CHEM 30108 | ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II (WIC)
      • CHEM 40477 | INTERMEDIATE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
      • CHEM 40483 | INTERMEDIATE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
      • CHEM 40568 | ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
      • CHEM 40571 | SURFACE CHEMISTRY
      • CHEM 40796 | INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION
  • Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
    • Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 6
    • General Electives | 11
  • Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 67

Graduation Requirements

• Graduation Requirements Summary
  • Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA
  • 2.000 | 2.000

University Requirements

• All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.
• NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements. Please see Program Requirements for details.

Bachelor's Requirements

• Requirement | Credits/Courses
  • Flashes 101 (UC 10001) | 1 credit hour
    • Course is not required for students with 30+ transfer credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or age 21+ at time of admission.
  • Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) | 2 courses
    • Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Core.
  • Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) | varies
    • Students must successfully complete one course or approved experience.
  • Kent Core (see table below) | 36-37 credit hours
  • Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) | 1 course
    • Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course.
  • Upper-Division Requirement | 39 credit hours
    • Students must successfully complete 39 upper-division (numbered 30000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate.
  • Total Credit Hour Requirement | 120 credit hours

Kent Core Requirements

• Requirement | Credits/Courses
  • Kent Core Composition (KCMP) | 6
  • Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) | 3
  • Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each) | 9
  • Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) | 6
  • Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory) | 6-7
  • Kent Core Additional (KADL) | 6
  • Total Credit Hours: | 36-37

Program Learning Outcomes

• Graduates of this program will be able to:
  1. Apply chemical knowledge to their profession.
  2. Develop their abilities to plan and execute chemical experiments.
  3. Prepare and deliver written and oral scientific reports.

Program Policies

Foreign Language Requirements

• In general, students may elect any foreign language taught through the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies. However, certain majors, concentrations and minors require specific languages or limit the languages from which students may choose. In addition, students who plan to pursue graduate study may need particular languages for that study. In such cases, students should seek the advice of the appropriate department before selecting a language.

Progress Toward Fulfillment

• College of Arts and Sciences students are encouraged to begin meeting the foreign language requirement as early as possible in their program to ensure timely degree completion.

Mandatory Outcomes Assessment

• In addition to the other General Requirements of the college, candidates for an undergraduate degree in the College of Arts and Sciences are required, as a condition of graduation, to participate in an outcomes assessment. These outcomes assessments are conducted by each undergraduate degree program in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Full Description

• The Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry is designed to provide a thorough foundation in the various fields of chemistry and the related sciences. The program is for students planning careers in the chemical industries or governmental laboratories, or who intend to do graduate work in chemistry. Students in the program have the opportunity to participate in an exchange program with the University of Leicester in England.
• The Chemistry major comprises the following concentrations:
  • The Chemistry concentration is designed for students interested in careers as practicing chemists in industrial research and development, in government research laboratories or in academia. It includes a strong foundation in both chemistry and related disciplines (physics and mathematics) and provides opportunities to pursue advanced chemistry electives. This concentration meets the requirements for certification by the American Chemical Society and is ideal for students who plan to pursue graduate studies in chemistry.
  • The Industrial Chemistry concentration provides solid background training in the major areas of chemistry, as well as practical training and related experiences in fields sought by local and regional chemical industries.
  • The Materials Chemistry concentration is recommended for students interested in pursuing graduate study or industrial careers in materials science, including nanotechnology. Its requirements, similar to those of the traditional chemistry concentration, provide an opportunity for more in-depth study in the synthesis and characterization of inorganic and organic materials, including polymers.
• Chemistry students in specific concentrations may apply early to the M.S. degree in Chemistry and double count 9 credit hours of graduate courses toward both degree programs. See the Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program Policy in the University Catalog for more information.

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