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Chemistry

Overview

Official Name of Program

Chemistry

Plan Code

CHEM-BS

Department(s) Sponsoring Program

Chemistry

Career

Undergraduate

Degree Designation

BS - Bachelor of Science

HEGIS Code

1905.00

NYSED Program Code

35585 - CHEM-BS

CIP Code

40.0501

The Chemistry Program has career perspectives for students:

  • to prepare Chemistry majors for careers in chemistry or related areas such as medicine, dentistry or the health professions;

  • to provide students in other disciplines with the required chemistry courses for their programs; and

  • to provide non-science majors with an opportunity to acquire knowledge of our natural and technological environment as explained through chemical principles.

Chemistry Program Mission Statement

The Chemistry major provides students with a sound foundation in the theoretical and experimental principles of chemistry. The course of study includes the areas of analytical, inorganic, organic, physical chemistry and biochemistry. The major prepares students to analyze chemical problems, apply modern theories of chemistry and conduct experiments to solve real-world problems through critical thinking. The graduates can apply for advanced studies in graduate school, professional programs in medicine and dentistry, and careers in teaching, industry, and government that require a bachelor's degree in chemistry.

Chemistry Major Program Goals

  1. Students will learn modern concepts of chemical structures, properties, physical changes, chemical transformation, kinetics, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics.

  2. Students will solve chemical problems through critical reasoning and the scientific method.

  3. Students will safely conduct scientific experiments using modern research techniques and computational tools.

B.S. with Honors in Chemistry

Eligibility: A 300-level Chemistry course and a 3.0 average in all Chemistry courses. Approval by the Faculty of the Chemistry Department.

Requirements for Graduation with Honors:

1. Successful completion of 6 credits of 400-level courses in the Chemistry Department consisting of independent research under the supervision of a faculty member and successful presentation of a thesis to the faculty members of the Chemistry Department.

2. Certification by the Faculty of the Chemistry Department.

Requirements

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 120 credits
AND
Earn at least 40 credits

In Residence at York College

AND
Earn at least 60 credits

Liberal Arts and Sciences Content Courses

AND
Earn a minimum GPA of 2.0
Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

  • MATH 121 fulfills the Pathways requirements in Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning.

    • Students that do not place directly into MATH 121 may need to take up to 8 credits of MATH prerequisites, MATH 120 (4 credits) and/or MATH 102 (1 credit) or MATH 104 (3 credits) or MATH 115 (4 credits)

AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

  • PHYS 113 and PHYS 117 fulfill the Pathways requirements in Life and Physical Sciences.

AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

  • CHEM 108, CHEM 109, PHYS 114, and PHYS 118 fulfill the Pathways requirements in Scientific World.

To meet the requirements of the Flexible Core, students must take a total of six courses among the selections . Students must take at least one course from each of the five domains and no more than two courses in any discipline or interdisciplinary field.

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 1070601
AND
Complete at least 1 of the following:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
OR
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 1085291
  • 1085301
  • 1085311
  • 1267871

For transfer students, York College will decide whether any courses taken at the original college fulfill the College Option requirements.

CUNY Associate to CUNY Bachelor's or Non-CUNY Associate to CUNY Bachelor's  Students who transfer from a CUNY associate to a CUNY bachelor's degree program:

  • Earned Associate Degree: 6 College Option credits required

  • Earned More than 30 Credits: 9 College Option credits required

  • Earned 30 or Fewer Credits: 12 College Option credits required

CUNY Bachelor's Students pursuing a bachelor's degree at one CUNY college (without transferring):

  • 12 College Option credits required
    (specified by their college).

CUNY Bachelor's to CUNY Bachelor's Students who transfer between CUNY bachelor's degree programs

  • 12 College Option credits are required; HOWEVER, students can transfer the College Option credits they earn in a bachelor's degree program at one CUNY college toward their College Option requirement at any other CUNY college.

Second Bachelor's Degree Students Students with earned bachelor's degrees from institutions that are accredited and recognized by a regional accrediting U.S. agency, as well as students from international universities with degrees that are equivalent to a baccalaureate degree as determined by CUNY

  • No College Option credits required; these students are deemed to have automatically fulfilled the College Option.

Completion requirement
Earn at least 9 credits from the following:

Students must complete three WI courses, at least one of which must be in the upper division of the curriculum (at the 300 level or above) within the major. Transfer students with a prior A.A., A.S., or Bachelor's degree must only complete one WI course, which must be in the upper division (at the 300 level or above) within the major). Every student, including transfer students, is required to complete one upper division WI course within each declared major. If the major has no upper division WI course, the student must complete a WI course (outside of their major) chosen in consultation with their major advisor. The department chair will need to notify Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) of this advised course that will satisfy the upper WI requirement. Writing Across the Curriculum, as part of its charge from the York College Senate, will make case-by-case determinations of the requirement only for students who present special circumstances that make it impossible for them to meet these guidelines.

Completion requirement
Earn at least 70 credits
Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 1252821
  • 1252831
  • 1252851
  • 1252861
  • 1062831
  • 1062841
  • 1062851
  • 1062861
  • 1062941
  • 1062951
  • 1062961
  • 1062991
  • 1063001
  • 1074701
  • 1074711
  • 1252631
  • 1252451
  • 1252641
  • 1252461

Notes:

  1. CHEM 108, CHEM 109, PHYS 114, and PHYS 118 fulfill the Pathways requirements in Scientific World.

  2. MATH 121 fulfills the Pathways requirements in Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning.

  3. Students that do not place directly into MATH 121 may need to take up to 8 credits of MATH prerequisites, MATH 120 (4 credits) and/or MATH 102 (1 credit) or MATH 104 (3 credits) or MATH 115 (4 credits)

  4. PHYS 113 and PHYS 117 fulfill the Pathways requirements in Life and Physical Sciences.

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 16 credits
AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 1062971
  • 1063061
  • 1074871
AND
Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:
  • 1312081
  • 1062981
  • 1356111
  • 1063101
  • 1187241
  • 1187261
  • 1063121
  • 1063131
  • 1161341
Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 23 credits
AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 1061271
  • 1061291
  • 1187241
  • 1187251
  • 1187261
AND
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 1091931
  • 1061621
  • 1091951
  • 1312081
  • 1062971
  • 1062981
  • 1356111
  • 1063061
  • 1063101
  • 1063121
  • 1063131
  • 1074611
    OR     1089471
    OR     1074661
  • 1074691
  • 1161341
  • 1161371

Notes:

  1. MATH 102, MATH 104, and MATH 115 are not open to students placed into or with credits in MATH 120 or MATH 121.

  2. MATH 120 is not open to students placed into or with credits in MATH 121.