B.S. in Chemistry - Pre-professional Concentration

Pre-professional is a category for students who intend to enter a professional school after graduating with their bachelor’s degrees. "Pre-professional" is not a major in itself, rather it is a specialized concentration with tailored advising to help you meet your post-graduation goals. Program Highlights: Specialized advising for students looking to enter medical, dental, pharmacy, veterinary, chiropractic, and other graduate programs A medical-school-of-choice acceptance rate of more than 95 percent. Small classes and a 20:1 student-to-teacher ratio, with opportunities to find mentors and develop strong working relationships with classmates. Highly qualified faculty members eager to share their experience and research in biology and chemistry. Accelerated “3+4” programs that enable students in strong academic standing to advance to graduate school after three years at Saint Francis. Practical experience in such settings as emergency rooms and family practitioners’ offices. Undergraduate research projects that enable you to work closely with professors in your field of study. Major Requirements: CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I CHEM 122 - General Chemistry II CHEM 192 - Chemistry Freshman Seminar CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry I CHEM 222 - Organic Chemistry II CHEM 251 - Quantitative Chemical Analysis CHEM 292 - Chemistry Sophomore Seminar CHEM 321 - Physical Chemistry I CHEM 322 - Physical Chemistry II CHEM 323 - Instrumental Analysis CHEM 324 - Inorganic Chemistry CHEM 392 - Chemistry Junior Seminar CHEM 404 - Advanced Organic Chemistry CHEM 405 - Biochemistry CHEM 492 - Chemistry Seminar BIOL 111 - Introduction to Biology: Molecules, Cells, and Animal Physiology and two 200 or above Biology courses selected with approval of the Pre-professional coordinator PHYS 121 - General Physics I PHYS 122 - General Physics II MATH 121 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I MATH 122 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II MATH 215 - Introductory Statistics MATH 221 - Calculus III or MATH 306 - Ordinary Differential Equations I Three credits from the following: CHEM 305 - Environmental Chemistry CHEM 398 - Chemistry Internship CHEM 399 - Chemistry Internship CHEM 401 - Principles of Spectroscopy CHEM 410 - Special Topics in Chemistry CHEM 411 - Special Topics in Chemistry CHEM 412 - Special Topics in Chemistry CHEM 413 - Special Topics in Chemistry CHEM 414 - Special Topics in Chemistry CHEM 415 - Special Topics in Chemistry CHEM 499 - Undergraduate Research CHEM 501 - Independent Study in Chemistry Note(s): Pre-medical students are encouraged to participate in an undergraduate research project.