As a chemistry major at Alverno, you will learn to not only know the answers to chemical problems, but also be able to develop a deep understanding of your solutions. In your learning you will have many opportunities to communicate this deep understanding in both written and spoken word, and you will gain skills in speaking on your feet to audiences with a wide variety of scientific backgrounds about real-world chemical issues and misconceptions. A chemistry major provides the skills and knowledge to be an informed citizen, effective advocate and community leader in addressing community health and environmental issues.
In our laboratory courses you not only learn the basic skills and knowledge inherent to chemistry, but also design, implement and evaluate your own investigations. This is true across the curriculum from the 100 to 400 level. You will have hands on experience with state of the art instrumentation such as nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Infrared, ultraviolet, fluorescence and visible spectroscopy, gas and high performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Chemistry majors have strong mentor relationships with faculty. And, chemistry majors at Alverno are interns across the Milwaukee area and beyond, applying their knowledge and abilities in a variety of settings. These internships lead to networking opportunities and in many cases employment in chemistry right out of college.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Math & Science Courses | ||
| SC-119 & 119L | Foundations of Chemistry and Foundations of Chemistry Lab | 4 |
| SC-120 & 120L | Foundations of Biology and Foundations of Biology Lab | 4 |
| MT-152 | Calculus 1 | 4 |
| MT-253 | Calculus 2 | 4 |
| PH-231 & 231L | Algebra-Based Physics I and Physics Lab | 4 |
| or PH-241 & 241L | Calculus-Based Physics 1 and Physics Lab | |
| PH-232 | Algebra-Based Physics 2 | 3 |
| or PH-242 | Calculus-Based Physics 2 | |
| Chemistry Courses | ||
| CH-213 & 213L | Chemistry of Bioorganic Molecules and Chemistry of Bioorganic Molecules Lab | 4 |
| CH-221 & 221L | Organic Chemistry 1 and Organic Chemistry 1 - Lab | 4 |
| CH-234 & 234L | Analytical Chemistry/Quantitative Analys and Analytical Chem-Quant Analysis Lab | 4 |
| CH-260 & 260L | Chemistry of Inorganic Materials and Chemistry/Inorganic Materials - Lab | 4 |
| CH-322 & 322L | Organic Chemistry 2 and Organic Chemistry 2 Lab | 4 |
| CH-328 & 328L | Biochemistry and Biochemistry - Lab | 4 |
| CH-337 | Instrumental Methods of Analysis Lab | 3 |
| or CH-395 | Biochemistry of Micronutrients | |
| CH-441 | Physical Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| CH-442 | Physical Chemistry 2 | 3 |
| CH-450L | Physical Chemistry Lab | 2 |
| Assessments | ||
| CH-374 | CH Assessment in Effective Citizenship | 0 |
| CH-399 | Formal Introduction to Advanced Work | 0 |
| CH-414 | Chemistry Professional Portfolio | 0 |
| Internship | ||
| INTERN-383 | Internship Seminar | 2 |
| Total Credits | 60 | |