Department of Chemistry and Physics

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Chair: Rachel B. Smith

Faculty: Ben A. Bahr¹, William D. Brandon², Thomas A. Dooling, Paul A. Flowers, Leonard D. Holmes, Marcus A. Hunt, Benjamin J. Killian, Moira K. Lauer, Sivanadane Mandjiny⁴, Mark McClure, Tikaram Neupane³, Steven Singletary, Rachel B. Smith, Roland Stout, Cornelia Tirla, Sailaja Vallabha

¹William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

²Pre‑Engineering/’3+2’ Program Coordinator/³Physics Coordinator

The Chemistry and Physics Department offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Physics. The Chemistry program is approved by the American Chemical Society and offers specializations within the B.S. degree program in the following areas: (1) Professional, (2) General, (3) Molecular, (4) Pre-Health Professions, (5) Pre-Pharmacy, and (6) Forensic Chemistry. Students completing these programs have been successful at entering professional schools, gaining employment in government and industry, and pursuing graduate studies in chemistry.

The Chemistry and Physics Department also offers a pre‑engineering program. This two-year program prepares students for entry into an engineering program at North Carolina A & T State University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

The Department cooperates with the Biology Department in offering required chemistry and physics courses for the B.S. in Science Education.

Programs

• Physics, Academic Concentration

• Applied Physics, B.S.
• Chemistry, Forensic, B.S.
• Chemistry, General, B.S.
• Chemistry, Molecular Biotechnology, B.S.
• Chemistry, Pre-Health Professions, B.S.
• Chemistry, Pre-Pharmacy, B.S.
• Chemistry, Professional, B.S.
• Dual Degree (3+2) Program at UNCP and NCSU

• Chemistry, Minor
• Physics, Minor

• Pre-Engineering

Courses

• CHM 1100. General Chemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)
• CHM 1110. General Chemistry Laboratory II (1 credit)
• CHM 1120. Chemistry for Health Sciences Laboratory I (1 credit)
• CHM 1130. Chemistry for Health Sciences Laboratory II (1 credit)
• CHM 1300. General Chemistry I (3 credits)
• CHM 1310. General Chemistry II (3 credits)
• CHM 1400. Chemistry for Health Sciences I (3 credits)
• CHM 1410. Chemistry for Health Sciences II (3 credits)
• CHM 1990. Introduction to Research in Chemistry (1 credit)
• CHM 2260. Elementary Inorganic Chemistry (4 credits)
• CHM 2270. Analytical Chemistry (4 credits)
• CHM 2300. Basic Environmental Chemistry (4 credits)
• CHM 2500. Organic Chemistry I (3 credits)
• CHM 2510. Organic Chemistry II (3 credits)
• CHM 2520. Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)
• CHM 2530. Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1 credit)
• CHM 3110. Biochemistry (3 credits)
• CHM 3120. Experimental Methods in Biochemistry (1 credit)
• CHM 3210. Biochemistry II (3 credits)
• CHM 3240. DNA Analysis Laboratory (1 credit)
• CHM 3980. Chemical Literature (2 credits)
• CHM 3990. Research in Chemistry (1-3 credits)
• CHM 4100. Physical Chemistry I (4 credits)
• CHM 4110. Physical Chemistry II (4 credits)
• CHM 4200. Forensic Chemistry (4 credits)
• CHM 4260. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (4 credits)
• CHM 4270. Instrumental Analysis (4 credits)
• CHM 4800. Internship in Chemistry (1-4 credits)
• CHM 4990. Independent Study in Chemistry (1-3 credits)

• CHMS 44xx.. Special Topics in Chemistry (1-3 credits)
• CHMS 49xx.. Seminar (1 credit)

• EGR 1100. Introduction to Engineering Design (2 credits)
• EGR 2000. Engineering Statics (3 credits)
• EGR 2010. Engineering Dynamics (3 credits)
• EGR 2050. Engineering Graphics (2 credits)

• PHS 1080. Physical Science Laboratory I (1 credit)
• PHS 1090. Physical Science Laboratory II (1 credit)
• PHS 1100. Physical Science I (3 credits)
• PHS 1110. Physical Science II (3 credits)
• PHS 1140. Physics of Music (3 credits)
• PHS 1160. Exploring Man’s Energy Choices (3 credits)
• PHS 1560. Astronomy (3 credits)
• PHS 1570. Astronomy Laboratory (1 credit)
• PHS 2460. Weather and Climate (3 credits)

• PHY 1000. Elementary Physics I (3 credits)
• PHY 1010. Elementary Physics II (3 credits)
• PHY 1200. Science and Computing (2 credits)
• PHY 1500. College Physics I (3 credits)
• PHY 1510. College Physics II (3 credits)
• PHY 1560. College Physics Lab I (1 credit)
• PHY 1570. College Physics Lab II (1 credit)
• PHY 2000. University Physics I (3 credits)
• PHY 2010. University Physics II (3 credits)
• PHY 2060. University Physics Laboratory I (1 credit)
• PHY 2070. University Physics Laboratory II (1 credit)
• PHY 2180. Optics (3 credits)
• PHY 2210. Hardware and Software Concepts (3 credits)
• PHY 2560. Modern Physics (4 credits)
• PHY 2600. Astrophysics (3 credits)
• PHY 2880. Methods of Computational Science (3 credits)
• PHY 3000. Classical Mechanics (3 credits)
• PHY 3200. Electricity and Magnetism (3 credits)
• PHY 3210. Electricity and Magnetism (3 credits)
• PHY 3260. Heat and Temperature (3 credits)
• PHY 3360. Mathematical Physics (3 credits)
• PHY 3410. Biophysics (3 credits)
• PHY 3560. Modern Electronics (3 credits)
• PHY 3880. Advanced Computational Physics (3 credits)
• PHY 3900. Computational Research in Physics (3 credits)
• PHY 4000. Quantum Mechanics (3 credits)
• PHY 4200. Advanced Laboratory I (3 credits)
• PHY 4210. Advanced Laboratory II (3 credits)
• PHY 4990. Independent Study (1-3 credits)

• PHYS 4xxx. Special Topics (1-3 credits)

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