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The Chemistry Department strives to provide a sound foundation
in chemistry for students wishing to concentrate in chemistry
and/or chemical engineering; to prepare students for
professional careers and for graduate study: to provide a proper
sequence of courses for those students preparing to teach
chemistry in the secondary school or preparing to enter medical,
dental, or other health professional schools; and to meet to
needs of the students wishing to secure a knowledge of the
fundamental principles of chemistry.
Majors in chemistry and chemical engineering are expected to
affiliate with the Delaware State University Chapter of the
American Chemical Society Student Affiliates during their
freshman year and to maintain their affiliation as long as they
are registered in the department.
Students who select a major offered by the Department of
Chemistry must complete the general education program as
required of all students. Specific courses required for the
various curriculum options are indicated below.
Curriculum Options
CHEMISTRY MAJOR (NON-TEACHING): For students preparing for
professional careers in chemistry and for graduate study; the
department offers a curriculum which meets the standards adopted
by the American Chemical Society for undergraduate professional
education in chemistry. The requirements for a major in this
program are forty-eight (48) hours, distributed as follows:
Chemistry 101-102, 201, 301-302, 303-304, 306, 308, 403 and
407-408, and six hours of electives, three hours in advanced
chemistry and three hours in advanced mathematics or physics, or
six hours in advanced chemistry. In addition a chemistry major
may take *French, Japanese, German or Spanish 101-102;
Mathematics 251-252; and Physics 201-202. Chemistry majors with
biochemical interest are also required to take Biology 101-102.
CHEMISTRY MAJOR (TEACHING): For students preparing to teach
chemistry in the secondary school, the department offers a
curriculum in chemistry education which meets the standards
adopted by the Delaware Department of Education for the state
certification. The requirements for a teaching major in
chemistry are thirty-two (32)hours, distributed as follows:
Chemistry 101-102, 301-302, 303-304, 306 or 308, and 403. In
addition, a chemistry teaching major must take Biology 101;
Education 204, 208, 210, 313, 318, 322, 309 and 412; *French,
German, Japanese or Spanish 101-102 and; Geology 101;
Mathematics 251-252; Natural Resources 205; Physics 201-202; and
Psychology 201.
CHEMISTRY MAJOR (PRE-PROFESSIONAL): For students preparing to
enter medical, dental, or other health professional schools and
who desire to concentrate in chemistry, the department offers a
pre-professional curriculum in chemistry. The requirements for a
pre-professional major in chemistry are forty (40) hours,
distributed as follows: Chemistry 101-102, 201,301-302, 303-304,
306, 308 and 403. In addition a pre-professional major must take
Biology 101-102; *French, German, Japanese or Spanish 101-102;
Mathematics 251-252; and Physics 201-202.
CHEMISTRY MINOR: A student who desires a minor in chemistry must
complete at least eighteen (18) hours in chemistry, distributed
as follows: Chemistry 101-102, 301-302 and an elective.
*A chemistry major who makes a score of 560 or higher on the
College Board Achievement Test in a foreign language prescribed
in the curriculum option, either prior to entering Delaware
State University or during the freshman or sophomore year of
residence at the University, will be considered to have
satisfied the foreign language requirement for the baccalaureate
degree in chemistry.
Copyright©Department of Chemistry, Delaware State University
Room 300, Luna I. Mishoe Science Center South,1200 North DuPont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901
Phone:
(302)-857-6530;
Fax: (302)-857-6539 |
