Accelerated Masters Program for Undergraduates
BA in Biology and MS in Chemistry

Index to Accelerated Masters Programs

The accelerated program in Biology provides the opportunity for a student to complete a B.A. in Biology (122 hours) within a four-year period and to shorten the time required to finish the Master of Science degree in Chemistry.

Interested students should:

• have some Advanced Placement credit upon admission to UNCG in order to reduce the number of required undergraduate hours. See courses for which AP Credit is available.
• identify themselves as potential accelerated candidates early in their academic careers in order to receive appropriate advising. Although formal admission to an accelerated program usually occurs in the junior year, careful selection of undergraduate courses beginning in the freshman year is essential. Students should talk with an advisor in the department of Biology as early as possible.
• plan to take the GRE in the spring of the junior year.
• seek admission to the Graduate School in the fall of the senior year.

Requirements for Combined Accelerated BA in Biology/MS in Chemistry

A. College Liberal Arts Component (61 hours max)

See additional CLER area requirements.

Special CLER area requirements for this program:

Mathematics (MT)

required: MAT 191 (see C below) 3 hrs

Natural Science (NS)

required for the CPS component: CHE 111, PHY 211 & 251 (see C & D below); required for the CLS component: BIO 111 (see B below) 9-10 hrs

Maximum hours required: 48-61 hrs

B. Biology Major (B.A.) Requirements (38 hours)

1. BIO 111 (meets CLER NS/CLS requirement), 112 8 hrs

2. Ecology: BIO 301 3 hrs

3. Cell Biology: BIO 355 3 hrs

4. Genetics: BIO 392 3 hrs

5. Diversity: one of BIO 322, 341, 354, 370 3-4 hrs

6. 17-18 additional hours above the 100 level with no more than four hours at the 200 level 17-18 hrs

Total hours required: 38 hrs

C. Related Requirements (11 hours)

1. General Chemistry: CHE 111 (meets part of CLER NS/CPS requirement), 112, 114, 115 8 hrs

2. Mathematics: MAT 191 (meets CLER MAT requirement) 3 hrs

Total hours required: 11 hrs

Total Undergraduate Requirements (maximum): 127 hrs

D. Chemistry Prerequisites (29 hours)

1. General Physics: PHY 211 & 251 (meets part of CLER NS/CPS requirement), 212 & 252 8 hrs

2. Organic Chemistry: CHE 351, 352, 354 8 hrs

3. Inorganic Chemistry: CHE 242, 442 5 hrs

4. Analytical Chemistry: CHE 331, 333 4 hrs

5. Physical Chemistry: CHE 506 4 hrs

Total hours required: 39 hrs

Total Undergraduate Semester Hours; 127 hrs

E. Related Requirements for M.S. in Chemistry (30 hours)

Senior Year (6 hours)

CHE 501, 553 (Fall) 3 hrs

CHE 502, 632 (Spring) 3 hrs

Summer (3 hours)

Approved BIO or CHE elective 3 hrs

Graduate or 5th Year (19 hours)

CHE 641, 661, approved BIO or CHE elective (Fall) 9 hrs

CHE 680, 699 (Spring) 6-12 hrs

Total MS Semester Hours: 30 hrs