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BS - Biology	Degree Plan
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BS - Chemistry	Degree Plan
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Degree Requirements

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The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

FRESHMAN YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 14 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	English Composition Requirement	1
4	MATH 2804 Calculus I
4	CHEM 1403/1401 College Chemistry I/Lab
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences Requirement	1
FRESHMAN YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	English Composition Requirement	1
4	CHEM 1413/1411 College Chemistry II/Lab	2
4	MATH 2854 Calculus II	2
4	BIOL 1153/1151 Biological Science/Lab
SOPHOMORE YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
4	CHEM 2703/2701 Organic Chemistry I/Lab	2
4	PHYS 2903/2911 Engineering Physics I/Lab	2
4	Foreign Language	4
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences Requirement	1
SOPHOMORE YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
4	CHEM 2713/2711 Organic Chemistry II/Lab	2
4	PHYS 2923/2931 Engineering Physics II/Lab	2
3	History/Government Requirement	1
3	MATH 2503 Probability and Statistics or STAT 3503 Applied Mathematical Statistics I	2
1	Physical Education Activity	3
JUNIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 16 (17) hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
4	CHEM 3403/3401 Biochemistry I/Lab	2
4	CHEM 4504 Physical Chemistry I	2
2	CHEM 3202 Chemical Literature	2
3	History/Government Requirement	1
4	Additional Degree Requirements	5
JUNIOR YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 17 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
4	CHEM 3423/3421 Biochemistry II/Lab	2
4	CHEM 4514 Physical Chemistry II	2
3	HIST 3053 History of Modern Science
3	Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences Requirement	1
3	SPCH 1203 Intro to Speech Communication
SENIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
4	CHEM 3604 Analytical Chemistry	2
4	CHEM 4704 Inorganic Chemistry	2
3	Additional Degree Requirements	5
3	Additional Degree Requirements	5
1	Physical Education Activity	3
SENIOR YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 15 (16) hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
4	CHEM 4614 Instrumental Analysis	2
2	CHEM 4902 Chemistry Special Topics	2
3	Additional Degree Requirements	5
3	Additional Degree Requirements	5
4	Additional Degree Requirements	5
Total Hours: 124 At least 45 hours must be upper level

The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

NOTES
1: General Education Core Requirements, see Graduation Requirements section of the catalog. Follow requirements with these stipulations: History/Government-POLS 2753 is required and select one from HIST 2753 or 2763; Social Sciences-select one course from the list.
2: These courses are used to determine major courses in residency, see Graduation Requirements.
3: Physical Education Activity, two hours: Select two PHYE activity courses.
4: Foreign language four hours: Select any foreign language.
5:Additional Degree Requirements, 20 hours: Consult with faculty advisor. Various combinations of three or four credit hour courses may be selected in this category. However, the selection must ensure completion of 45 upper-level hours and 124 total hours required for graduation.

Transfer Course Information

The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) contains information about the transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. Students are guaranteed the transfer of applicable credits and the equitable treatment of the application of credits for the admissions and degree requirements. Courses transferability is not guaranteed for courses listed in ACTS as "No Comparable Courses." Courses with a D grade will not transfer unless an appeal for exception is submitted in writing to the provost prior to the first day of class. ACTS-Arkansas Course Transfer System http://acts.adhe.edu -select Course Transfer. Students may also view the UA Fort Smith Transfer Credit Guide at www.uafortsmith.edu/Transfer/TransferCreditGuide.