Chemistry/Business Field Major

Program Requirements

The Charles M. Buess program in chemistry/business is designed for students who wish to pursue careers in pharmaceutical or chemical sales, management, advertising and other related areas, and may be appropriate for those intending to open private practices in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, etc. Students selecting this option should contact an advisor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry as early as possible.

A minimum total of 120 credit hours is required for the chemistry/business field major. In addition to meeting the requirements of the WSU General Education Program and the requirements of Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, students must meet the following requirements:

Course Title Hours
General Education
Select courses to meet General Education requirements 134-35
College Requirements
LAS Competencies and Electives - select enough courses to reach 120 credit hours and complete all LAS Competency Areas 116-23
Major Requirements
CHEM 211
CHEM 212
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry II
10
CHEM 523Analytical Chemistry4
CHEM 514Inorganic Chemistry3-4
or CHEM 524 Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis
CHEM 531
CHEM 532
Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry II
10
Select one of the following:3-6
Principles of Biochemistry
Biochemistry I
and Biochemistry II
MATH 144Business Calculus3-5
or MATH 242 Calculus I
ACCT 210
ACCT 220
Financial Accounting
and Managerial Accounting
6
ECON 201
ECON 202
Principles of Macroeconomics
and Principles of Microeconomics
6
BLAW 431Legal Environment of Business3
FIN 340Financial Management - Fundamental Valuation Analysis3
MGMT 360Principles of Management3
MKT 300Marketing3
MKT 405Consumer Behavior3
MKT 608Selling and Sales Force Management3
Total Credit Hours120
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Required major courses may also count towards General Education and/or LAS Competencies. Students will need to select additional electives to reach 120 credit hours required for graduation with assistance from an advisor.