Chemistry Degrees Online

Requirements: A total of at least 56-58 credits in science and math, including at least 30 credits in chemistry and an emphasis selected from the three listed below.
CM 221 General Chemistry I (3), and
CM 221L General Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
CM 222 General Chemistry II (3), and
CM 222L General Chemistry II Laboratory (1)
CM 261 Analytical Chemistry (3), and
CM 261L Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CM 294, 394, or 494 Topics in Chemistry (1 each)
CM 321 Organic Chemistry I (3), and
CM 321L Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
CM 322 Organic Chemistry II (3), and
CM 322L Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (1)
CM 331 Inorganic Chemistry (3)
CM 351 Thermodynamics and Kinetics (3)
CM 362 Integrated Laboratory I (1)
CM 461 Integrated Laboratory II (1)
CM 497 Research (1)*
CM 498 Senior Seminar (1)**
MA 251, 252 Calculus I, II (4 each)
PH 211 Physics for Science and Engineering I (3), and
PH 211L Physics for Science and Engineering I Laboratory (1)
PH 212 Physics for Science and Engineering II (3), and
PH 212L Physics for Science and Engineering II Laboratory (1)

Chemistry Emphasis (9-11 credits):
CM 471 Structure Elucidation (3)
PH 313 Modern Physics (3), and
PH 313L Modern Physics Laboratory (1); or,
PH 481 Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics (3)
Choose one of the following:
BI 441 Biochemistry I (3), and
BI 441L Biochemistry I Laboratory (1)
CM 472 Advanced Organic Chemistry (3)
PH 472 Solid State Physics (3)

Biochemistry Emphasis (11 credits):
BI 222 General Biology II: Foundations of Molecular and Cellular Biology (3), and
BI 222L General Biology II: Foundations of Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory (1)
BI 441 Biochemistry I (3), and
BI 441L Biochemistry I (1)
BI 442 Biochemistry II (3)

Environmental Chemistry Emphasis (10 credits):
BI 221 General Biology I: Foundations of Biological Diversity (3), and
BI 221L General Biology I: Foundations of Biological Diversity Laboratory (1)
BI 324 Plant and Animal Ecology (3); or,
*approved Ecology course; or,
***Environmental chemistry or water quality course (3)

In addition to the above requirements, the student will be required to successfully pass an oral examination or a written subject examination in the field of chemistry.

*A minimum of one credit is required, but a maximum of six credits in CM 497 will be allowed toward the major.

**CM 498 must be taken at Northwest Nazarene University.

***Courses in ecology and environmental chemistry are available through the
off-campus Au Sable Institute.

The chemistry program at New College encourages and develops independence, scientific judgment, and a high level of performance. From the beginning, students work closely with faculty in a non-competitive environment, learning the skills and techniques necessary for scientific work. Tutorials, Independent Study Projects, and the senior thesis provide opportunities for intensive study on specific topics and original laboratory research.

Laboratories are well equipped for organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry projects as well as for biochemistry and molecular biology. Students also have access to research grade instruments in laboratory courses and research projects. Research facilities include a 60 MHz and a 250 MHz NMR spectrometer, a Silicon Graphics workstation; several FTIR and UV-visible spectrophotometers, a fluorimeter, an ellipsometer, high-pressure liquid chromatographs, an inert atmosphere glove box, electrochemical equipment, a GC-MS, a real-time PCR machine, and a digital imaging system.

Courses offered in the core program in chemistry include General Chemistry I and II, Organic Chemistry – Structure and Reactivity I and II, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry I and II, and Biochemistry I. General, Organic, Inorganic, and Physical Chemistry are each accompanied by separate laboratory courses. Other courses offered include Chemistry and Society, Environmental Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry II, Biochemistry Laboratory, and Bioinorganic Chemistry. Recent tutorials have been conducted in Structure Elucidation, Chemical Applications of Group Theory, Surface Chemistry, Photochemistry, Polymer chemistry, Main Group Inorganic Chemistry, and Molecular Biology. Many opportunities are available for laboratory research tutorials.

Chemistry of National Chia-Yi University (NCYU), located in the Lantan main campus, was founded in 2000. The chemistry program was used to be a part of Food Science Department. When the university expended from a technical college to a four-year university in 2000, the chemistry program was separated and became the chemistry department.
Although the program’s history was short, we are able to offer a state-of-art facility, and continue to improve on a daily basis. In addition, we keep recruiting internationally recognized researchers to serve as our faculty members. Their expertise areas include analytical, organic, inorganic, physical chemistry, and biochemistry, as well as biotechnology and nanotechnology. Based on our efforts, we strongly believe this program will become one of the best chemistry programs in Taiwan.
Research Focus:

Our goal is to establish an integrated research program in biotechnology or related fields. The research topics will focus on protein chemistry and material science. The faculty of this department is strongly encouraged to engage in researches related in these two fields. Research topics will include structure elucidation of macromolecules, enzymology, synthesis of materials, instrumental design, and their applications. In addition, faculty is still encouraged to create other research interests. By integrating researches of different fields, we are going to establish a highly competitive chemistry program.

Biochemistry Courses
BCHM 524 – Biochemical Applications of Mass Spectrometry
BCHM 526 – Advance Protein Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
BCHM 543 – Proteins
BCHM 544 – Molecular Biology
BCHM 545 – Advanced Physical Biochemistry
BCHM 550 – Principles of Structure Determination by X-Ray Crystallography
BCHM 580 – Special Topics in Biochemistry
MEDS 514 – MOLECULAR & CELLULAR BIOLOGY Chemistry Courses
CHEM 515 – Structure and Bonding in Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 516 – Mechanics and Dynamics in Inorganic Chcmistry
CHEM 523 – Organic Reaction Mechanisms
CHEM 533 – Physical Organic Chemistry
CHEM 535 – Reagent Chemistry
CHEM 540 – Organic Synthesis
CHEM 551 – Organic Structure Elucidation
CHEM 554 – Organometallic Chemistry
CHEM 557 – Quantum Mechanics
CHEM 558 – Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics
CHEM 559 – Kinetics and Dynamics
CHEM 564 – Advanced Quantum Chemistry
CHEM 580 – Biomaterials Chemistry