The objectives of the faculty in chemistry include:

a) the provision of high-quality undergraduate education to students seeking a career in the chemical industry, to those wishing to pursue a graduate degree in chemistry, and to those wishing to teach chemistry at the secondary level;
b) the introduction of the philosophy and fundamentals of chemistry to students who are satisfying General Education requirements;
c) the broadening of scientific literacy.

Students desiring the best preparation for graduate work and careers in industry should pursue the BA degree. Those desiring to teach chemistry at the secondary level should earn the BSE degree.

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Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Chemistry (128 cr)

General Education (38 cr)
Chemistry majors are required to take the following courses which may be used to help satisfy General Education
requirements:
MATH 165 Calculus I (4)
PHYS 221 General Physics I (5)
PHYS 222 General Physics II (5)
Required Chemistry Courses (49 cr)
CHEM 121 and 121L General Chemistry I (5)
CHEM 122 and 122L General Chemistry II (5)
CHEM 230 Quantitative Analysis (5)
CHEM 341 Organic Chemistry I (5)
CHEM 342 Organic Chemistry II (5)
CHEM 420 Inorganic Chemistry (3)
CHEM 430 Instrumental Analysis (5)
CHEM 440 Organic Spectroscopy (3)
CHEM 461 Physical Chemistry I (4)
CHEM 462 Physical Chemistry II (4)
CHEM 480 Biochemistry (3)
CHEM 480L Biochemistry Laboratory (2)
Required Support Courses (16-17 cr)
MATH 166 Calculus II (4)
MATH 265 Vector Calculus (4)
MATH 305 Linear Algebra (4)
SCI 480 Seminar (2)
Elect one from the following (2-3 cr)
CSCI 126 Introduction to FORTRAN (2)
CSCI 128 Introduction to Pascal (2)
CSCI 160 Data Structures and Algorithms I (3)
Minor/Concentration /Electives (24-25 cr)

Bachelor of Science in Education with a Major in Chemistry (135 cr)

General Education (38 cr)
Chemistry majors are required to take the following courses which may be used to help satisfy General Education requirements:
MATH 165 Calculus I (4)
PHYS 203 Introductory Physics I (4)
PHYS 204 Introductory Physics II (4)
PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology (3)
Required Chemistry Courses (44 cr)
CHEM 121 and 121L General Chemistry I (5)
CHEM 122 and 122L General Chemistry II (5)
CHEM 220 Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry (3)
CHEM 230 Quantitative Analysis (5)
CHEM 341 Organic Chemistry I (5)
CHEM 342 Organic Chemistry II (5)
CHEM 360 Principles of Physical Chemistry (4)
CHEM 380 Environmental Chemistry (4)
CHEM 440 Organic Spectroscopy (3)
CHEM 480 Biochemistry (3)
CHEM 480L Biochemistry Laboratory (2)

Required Support Courses (16-17 cr)
MATH 240 Applied Statistics (4)
SCI 480 Seminar (2)
Elect one from the following (2-3 cr)
CSCI 126 Introduction to FORTRAN (2)
CSCI 128 Introduction to Pascal (2)
CSCI 160 Data Structures and Algorithms I (3)
Elect from BIOL (4)
Elect from GEOL (4)

Professional Education Sequence (37 cr)
ED 201 Introduction to Teaching (1)
ED 310 Foundations of Education (3)
ED 320 Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment (3)*
ED 380 Technology in Teaching (2)*
ED 460 Managing the Learning Environment (2)*
ED 470 Teaching Diverse Learners (2)*
ED 493 Student Teaching (12)*
SCI 391 Teaching Science in the Secondary School (3)*
SPED 110 Introduction to Exceptional Children (3)
SS 283 The Ethnic Experience in America (3)
Elect one of the following (3 cr)
PSY 255 Child and Adolescent Psychology (3)
PSY 312 Human Development-Adolescence (3)
* Requires admittance to Teacher Education.

Chemistry Minor (Teaching or Non-Teaching)

Option I (26-27 cr)
CHEM 121 and 121L General Chemistry I (5)
CHEM 122 and 122L General Chemistry II (5)
CHEM 230 Quantitative Analysis (5)
CHEM 240 Fundamental of Organic Chemistry (5)
CHEM 480 Biochemistry (3)
Elect one from the following (3-4 cr)
CHEM 220 Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry (3)
CHEM 360 Principles of Physical Chemistry (4)
CHEM 380 Environmental Chemistry (4)
Option II (28-29 cr)
CHEM 121 and 121L General Chemistry I (5)
CHEM 122 and 122L General Chemistry II (5)
CHEM 230 Quantitative Analysis (5)
CHEM 341 Organic Chemistry I (5)
CHEM 342 Organic Chemistry II (5)
Elect one from the following (3-4 cr)
CHEM 220 Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry (3)
CHEM 360 Principles of Physical Chemistry (4)
CHEM 380 Environmental Chemistry (3)
CHEM 480 Biochemistry (3)

Chemistry Concentration (14 cr)
CHEM 121 and 121L General Chemistry I (5)
CHEM 122 and 122L General Chemistry II (5)
CHEM Electives at the 200 level or above (4)


Bachelor of Science with a Major in Radiologic Technology (144 cr)

This curriculum is designed for students who wish to complete a full Bachelor's degree at MSU. It requires that the student meet all general education requirements and have a minimum of 60 credits of upper division course work (courses numbered 300 and above). Twenty-six of the 60 credits of upper division course work will be met by completing the clinical study. The remaining 34 upper division credits would be earned through a combination of required and elective courses. Because of the difficulties in scheduling and restrictions for some upper division course work it is anticipated that students following this course of study will spend 5-6 semesters of on-campus study in order to meet the requirements.

Once a student has completed all of the necessary on-campus course work they then enroll for two years of clinical training at any accredited school of radiologic technology. There are five of these schools in North Dakota, one of which is in Minot. These schools are separate from the University, and admission to them is competitive. Admission to clinical training is the sole prerogative of the individual hospital-based program. Admission to Minot State University does not guarantee acceptance into clinical training. Students pursuing the BS degree must enroll at Minot State during the two years of clinical training and pay full tuition and fees each semester. Students who require financial aid from Minot State University during the summer months of clinical training are allowed to register as full-time students. Students receive a minimum of 52 semester credits for clinical
training.

Once a student has been accepted into a radiologic technology school, they then apply to the Division of Science for permission to enroll in SCI 405 (Radiologic Technology
Clinical Experience).

SCI 405 carries the prerequisite of acceptance into the Rad Tech program. Students pursuing this program would, upon successful completion of the program, be granted a BS degree from Minot State. They would also be eligible to take the Radiologic Radiographer's Registry Examination to become certified as a registered radiologic technologist/radiographer. MSU maintains, where feasible, tuition agreements with radiologic technology schools for students pursuing the BS degree.

Transfer students are required to meet all of the MSU residency requirements, the General Education requirements, and to take a minimum of 12 credits of the required course work for the major at MSU. Credits from clinical study cannot be used to meet any of these requirements. No student who is already a registered radiologic technologist/radiographer may
be accepted into SCI 405.

General Education (38 cr)
Radiologic Technology majors are required to take the following specific courses which may also be used to help satisfy the General Education requirements.
MATH 107 Precalculus (4)
PHYS 203 Introduction to Physics I (4)
PHYS 204 Introduction to Physics II (4)
PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology (3)
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3)

Required Courses (35 cr)
BADM 301 Fundamentals of Management (3)
BADM 303 Personnel Management (3)
BIOL 220 Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
BIOL 221 Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
CHEM 115 and 115L Introductory Chemistry (4)
MATH 240 Applied Statistics (4)
PE 431 Kinesiology (3)
PHIL 210 Ethics (3)
PSY 270 Abnormal Psychology (3)
SCI 102 Introduction to Radiologic Technology (1)
Elect one from the following (3 cr)
BOTE 127 Information Processing (3)
CSCI 101 Introduction to Computing (3)

Clinical Experience (52 cr)
4 semesters at 13 credits per semester

Upper Division Electives (19 cr)

Any courses numbered 300 or above (other than those required in major).