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The Chemistry Department at LSU offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. The degree offers a wide range of concentrations within the degree to prepare the student for an active career in chemistry or in other professions. Many of the concentrations lead to American Chemical Society certification. See Undergraduate Programs for a listing of areas of concentration.

You can browse the online semester course schedules under Course Scheduling. A catalog listing of courses offered in the Chemistry Department is also provided at Course Descriptions. Also you can check out the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum for a year by year basis schedule recommendation.

Information about many Undergraduate Chemistry classes, including course syllabi, Instructor homepages, old exams, and tutorials can be found at LSU Undergraduate Chemistry Information Depot (LUCID).
Undergraduate Program

The Chemistry Department's program offers a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree. Chemistry majors must select one of eight areas of concentration, preferably in their sophomore year.

Areas of Concentration
-Biological Chemistry-
-Chemical Physics-
-Chemistry-
-Environmental Chemistry-
-Materials-
-Polymers-
-Pre-Professional Chemistry-
-Second Discipline-
Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum
TOTAL SEM. HRS. o 128
*With the dean's approval, Chemistry 1202 & 1212 may be substituted for Chemistry 1422 & 1431; CHEM 2002 may be substituted for CHEM 2003; and CHEM 2261/2262/2364 may be substituted for CHEM 2461/2462/2463.
** The preprofessional concentration also requires BIOL 1208(1) and 1209(1) labs.
Freshman Year
Sem. Hrs.
Chemistry 1201 or 1421; 1422; 1431
8*
English 1002
3
Mathematics 1550, 1552
10
Biological sciences 1201 and 1202
6-8**
Approved electives
6-4
32
Junior Year
Sem. Hrs.
Chemistry 3491, 3492, 3493
9
English courses on general education list or Honors 2002, 2004, 3001, 3003
6
Foreign languages courses
8-10
General education social sciences courses
6
Area of concentration courses
6
Approved electives
2-0
34
Sophomore Year
Sem. Hrs.
Chemistry 2001, 2003, 2461, 2462, 2463
12*
Computer science programming course
3
Physics 2101, 2102, 2108, 2109
8
General education arts course
3
Area of concentration courses
6-3
Approved electives
3
32
Senior Year
Sem. Hrs.
Approved social sciene/humanities courses
6
Area of concentration courses
18
Approved electives
6
30