Accelerated Masters Program for Undergraduates

Index to Accelerated Masters Programs | BS in Chemistry and MS in Chemistry | BA in Chemistry and MBA in Business Administration

BS in Chemistry and MS 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 Chemistry 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 BS in Chemistry/MS in Chemistry

A. College Liberal Arts Component (61 hours max)

See additional CLER area requirements.

Special CLER area requirement for this program:

Mathematics (MT)

required: MAT 191 (see C below) 3 hrs

Natural Science (NS)

required for the CPS component: CHE 114, PHY 291 & 251 (see C below) 9-10 hrs

Maximum hours required: 48-61 hrs

B. Chemistry Major (BS) Requirements (42 hours)

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

2. CHE 242, 331, 333, 351, 352, 354, 372, 442, 461, 462, 463, 464 27 hrs

4. CHE 401, 402 1 hr

5. CHE 531, 533, 581 6 hrs

Total hours required: 42 hrs

C. Related Requirements (22 hours)

1. MAT 191 (meets CLER MAT requirement), MAT 292, 293 9 hrs

2. PHY 291 (meets part of CLER NS/CPS requirement), 292, 251, 252 8 hrs

3. Science electives 6-8 hrs

Total hours required: 23-25 hrs

Total Undergraduate Requirements (max): 118 hrs

D. Other Undergraduate Electives 4 hrs

Total Undergraduate Semester Hours: 122 hrs

E. Related Requirements for MS in Chemistry (30 hours)

Senior Year (6 hours)

CHE 553, 601 (Fall) 3 hrs

CHE 602, 632 (Spring) 4 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 9 hrs

CHE 680, 699 6-12 hrs

Total MS Semester Hours: 30 hrs

The accelerated program in Chemistry/Business Administration provides the opportunity for a student to complete a BA in Chemistry (122 hours) within a four-year period and to shorten the time required to finish the MBA.

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 Chemistry as early as possible.

In the spring of the junior year, students should

• take the GMAT
• apply for admission to the Graduate School and the MBA program

Requirements for Combined Accelerated BA in Chemistry/MBA in Business Administration

A. College Liberal Arts Component (61 hours max)

See additional CLER area requirements.

Special CLER area requirement 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 B & C below) 9-10 hrs

Social and Behavioral Sciences (SB)

required ECO 201 (See D below) and two other SB courses 9 hrs

Maximum hours required: 48-61 hrs

B. Chemistry Major (BA) Requirements (32-33 hours)

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

2. Inorganic Chemistry: CHE 242 2 hrs

3. Quantitative Analysis: CHE 331, 333 4 hrs

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

5. Seminar: CHE 401, 402 1 hr

6. Physical Chemistry: CHE 461 or 506 4 hrs

7. Two courses from: CHE 442, 531, 556, 581 5-6 hrs

Total hours required: 32-33 hrs

C. Related Requirements (14 hours)

1. Calculus: MAT 191 (meets CLER MAT requirement), MAT 292 6 hrs

2. Physics: PHY 211 (also meets part of CLER NS/CPS requirement), 212, or 291, 292, and 251, 252 8 hrs

Total hours required: 14 hrs

D. MBA Prerequisites (18 hours)

1. ISM 110 (prerequisite for ECO 250) 3 hrs

2. ECO 201 (also meets part of CLER SB requirement), 202, 250 9 hrs

3. ACC 201, 202 6 hrs

Total hours required: 18 hrs

Total Undergraduate Requirements: 112-113 hrs

D. Other Undergraduate Electives 9-10 hrs

Total Undergraduate Semester Hours: 122 hrs

E. Related Requirements for the MBA (43.5 hours)

Senior Year (7.5 hours)

MBA 601, 604 3 hrs

MBA 605, 606, 607 4.5 hrs

Summer Following Senior Year (4.5 hours)

Internship and 4.5 credits 4.5 hrs

Graduate or 5th Year (24 hours)

Required foundation and strategic management level requirements; electives 24 hrs

Summer (7.5 hours)

Remaining required and elective courses 7.5 hrs

Total MBA Semester Hours: 43.5 hrs