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Course Descriptions

Course Description Notes

Northern Kentucky University has established abbreviations for its various disciplines. These abbreviations, which are printed next to the name of each discipline in the following course descriptions, should be used in preparing course schedules and at other times when referring to specific courses.

Following course titles in parenthesis is the number of semester hours of credit in the course. Listed below the course title are the number of classroom and lab/studio hours in the course, course prerequisites and co-requisites, and the semesters in which the course is taught.

Many courses satisfy NKU general education requirements under guidelines of the Kentucky Transfer Policy. If a particular course is approved for general education credit, a two-letter general education category designation follows the course title. The category for which the course is approved is listed in full beneath the course description. The general education category designations are:

OC – Oral Communication
WC – Written Communication
AH – Arts and Humanities
QR – Quantitative Reasoning
NS – Natural Sciences
SB – Social and Behavioral Sciences

Please refer to the General Education section of this catalog for complete information.

The university reserves the right to withdraw or modify courses of instruction at any time.
 

Business
  

  • BUS 101 Introduction to Business (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Basic knowledge of organizational structures, business functions, and types of business enterprises; assistance in decisions about majors and careers; socialization to expectations and behaviors associated with careers in business. Open only to students with fewer than 45 earned hours, or by consent of instructor.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • BUS 101H Honors Introduction to Business (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Basic knowledge of organizational structures, business functions, and types of business enterprises; assistance in decisions about majors and careers; socialization to expectations and behaviors associated with careers in business. Open only to students with fewer than 45 earned hours, or by consent of instructor.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • BUS 201 Haile Professionals (1 credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): A declared ​pre-​major​ or major​ within the Haile/US Bank College of Business or Business Information Systems in the College of Informatics; completion of 40 semester credit hours. Students should complete BUS 201 before the completion of 75 semester credit hours.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Develops ​business professionalism and prepares ​students for ​successful internship and career employment ​interviews. ​Prepares students to leverage their accomplishments and academic preparation in ​creating and maintaining ​professional, career-oriented resumes.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BUS 230 Legal Environment (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Concepts in legal environment; ethical considerations in business decisions; broad overview of judicial process, legal systems, contracts, torts, environmental and international issues, employment law, and consumer protection.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BUS 330 Ethics: Managerial Decision Making (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): BUS 230  and junior standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Application of ethics to decision-making in business; case method, discussion and presentations. BUS 230  and junior standing.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BUS 394 Topics: Legal Environment (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Topics vary and will be listed in the Schedule of Classes.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • BUS 396 Internship: Business (0-3 credits)

    Hours: 0-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing and consent of instructor; declared major in any bachelor’s program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Supervised paid and non-paid work experience at organizations in Greater Cincinnati related to student major or minor, and coordinated by a member of the participating organization and a member of the department faculty. Interested students must submit applications to the department chair.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • IBU 395 Study Abroad in Business (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Opportunity for students to engage in a course encompassing education abroad; topic to be listed in schedule of classes when course is offered.  May include preparatory class meetings and assignments, and, if applicable, follow-up meetings or assessment activities. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

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  • IBU 396 International Business Internship (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Certified as business major; open only to declared majors in International Business.
    Co-requisite(s): Students must be concurrently enrolled in one or more of the required courses for IB Majors (MGT 360 , MKT 333 , MGT 307 , FIN 415 , or IBU 490).
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Supervised application-based work experience related to IB major. Enrollment requires prior approval by Director, International Business. Other requirements may be applied by the host organization or institution. Students must have sufficiently advanced through the IB degree program to meet the specific knowledge or skill requirements of the internship position.
    Repeatable: No
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  • IBU 480 International Commerce (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing; open only to certified IB Majors; MGT 360 , MKT 333 , MGT 307 , and FIN 415 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Strengthening and application of concepts in global business management and strategy, global marketing, global supply chain management, finance and trade. Emphasis on integration of business concepts that affect global commerce, including culture, technology, and regulatory compliance. Analysis and presentations using case studies is used to develop acumen and decision-making skills.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • IBU 499 International Business: Independent Study (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing; open only to certified IB Majors.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Elective course in the IB major. It is especially valuable as a synoptic course in the overall IB Major curriculum, integrating the multi-faceted knowledge bases of various disciplines into a unified and individualized form, that may encompass a broad range of meaningful research, project, and region or country specific activities.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦

Business Informatics
  

  • BIS 101 Fundamentals of Business Computing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Understanding the basic concepts of informatics in a context including computer technology; examination of hardware and software; impact computers have on society including employment, privacy, ethics, and security; working with information as a resource. The course includes computer laboratory exercise in Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) and Internet technology applications.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • BIS 111 Problem Solving and Creativity - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This class will introduce students to the conceptual models (scripts, templates, etc.) used in understanding how we think and therefore how to stimulate thinking. Students will be asked to apply tools and techniques both individually and in groups. Tools and techniques will be applied to legitimate problems in a problem based learning environment.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Individual and Society
  

  • BIS 275 Introduction to Business Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduces students to the underlying concepts and tools of business operations and data analysis. These concepts and tools are the foundation of an Informatics professional’s ability to assess business operations and analyze data for business decisions.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • BIS 300 Management Information Systems (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or BUS 101  or BIS 275 ; STA 212 or STA 205  or STA 205R  or STA 250 ; AND INF 101 or BIS 101 , or Business Informatics departmental permission
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Principles of MIS designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of Management Information Systems and to apply problem-solving skills in Excel, Access, and Web development.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 305 Advanced Business Programming (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): INF 110 or INF 120 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Computer software design and programming in an applications development environment; systems design, programming techniques, and language syntax for developing computer based business systems; programming system methodologies.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 310 Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): INF 110 or INF 120 ; BIS 300 ; and junior standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    The systems development life cycle; systems analysis and general design; analysis strategies, tools, and techniques for documenting current systems and developing proposed systems; systems modeling, data modeling, design criteria, cost/benefit trade-offs, and project management; development of a comprehensive systems analysis project.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 330 IT Project Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): BIS 275  or BIS 300 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course provides students knowledge and skills pertaining to IT Project Management. It exposes students to the knowledge requirements for managing information technology projects and fosters development of skills pertaining to the use of computer software for project management.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 357 Enterprise Resource Planning (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): BIS 300  or Business Informatics departmental permission.
    Taught: Variable, check w/ department
    This class provides a basic understanding of business processes in Enterprise Resource Planning and integrates the knowledge from other functional areas such as marketing, finance, and accounting. Students will gain an appreciation for the role of an enterprise system in managing business processes spanning multiple functional perspectives.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 364 Visualizing Data for Business Analysis (3 Credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): STA 205  or STA 205R  or STA 250  and INF 282 .
    Taught: Spring Only
    This course focuses on techniques for creating effective visualizations for business analysis based on the principles of graphic design, visual art, perceptual psychology, and cognitive science. The course builds on both the theoretical and hands-on components using current visualization software and is targeted towards students interested in building visualizations of business data.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 370 Information Systems Auditing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 credit hours + o lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): BIS 300  
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course teaches the fundamental concepts of information systems auditing.  This includes the auditing process, IT governance, IS development, Business Resilience, and Protection of the Information Assets. 
    Repeatable: No
  

  • BIS 373 Collaboration Systems with SharePoint (3 Credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and BIS 300  or Business Informatics departmental permission.
    Taught: Spring only
    Teams are used in today’s business environment to implement and accomplish most if not all business activities. The business environment uses groupware tools and techniques to organize and accomplish these activities. This course is designed to introduce students to those tools and techniques and how they can be automated.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 380 Quantitative Analysis for Business (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): BIS 300 ; STA 205  or  STA 205R  or STA 250 .
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Business decisions require the basic skills of analyzing data to understand the problem more completely and to produce better answers. The business environment uses tools and techniques to accomplish this analysis. This course is designed to introduce students to those tools and techniques and how they can be automated.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 382 Principles of Information Security (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): BIS 300  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall only
    An introduction to the various technical and administrative aspects of Information Security and Assurance. This course provides the foundation for understanding the key issues associated with protecting information assets, determining the levels of protection and response to security incidents, and designing a consistent, reasonable information security system, with appropriate intrusion detection and reporting features.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 384 Business Analytics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): BIS 380  or DSC 311 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Will examine real world application of statistical, information systems, and decision science methodologies for descriptive, prescriptive and predictive analysis in business planning and decision making. Students will be exposed to an integrated set of computer-based business analytical tools.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 392 Directed Research in Information Systems (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Business Informatics departmental permission.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Research project relating to Information Systems. Academic credits are awarded based on the defined project scope, deliverables and student learning objectives on a variable scale.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • BIS 394 Topics: Information Systems (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Business Informatics departmental permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 396 Applied Business Informatics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Business Informatics departmental permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Applied projects and experiential learning work experience relating to business informatics. Academic credits are awarded based on defined student learning objectives and coinciding project work experience on a variable scale. Only 3 hrs can be applied as an elective to the BIS major.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • BIS 397 Information Systems Projects (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Business Informatics departmental permission.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Applied projects relating to business information systems. Academic credits are awarded based on the defined project scope, deliverables and student learning objectives on a variable scale. Repeatable for up to 6 credit hours. Only 3 hours can be applied as an elective to the BIS major or IS minor.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • BIS 399 Independent Study (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Business Informatics departmental permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Student investigation of a topic or completion of a project. Meeting times arranged with instructor.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 402 Programming for E-Business (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): BIS 300  and BIS 305  or equivalent; junior standing; Certified Business or College of Informatics major or minor, or Business Informatics departmental permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Employ technologies, tools, and practices for development of corporate Intranets and the Internet for information management and electronic commerce; coverage of Internet working technologies, site design, content development languages and components, and data management techniques; development of web-based sites for business and commercial operations.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 420 Business Intelligence & Enterprise Appl. (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): BIS 300 ; junior standing; Certified Business or College of Informatics major or minor, or Business Informatics departmental permission.
    Taught: Fall only - odd years
    This course explores business intelligence concepts and technologies and their application in business organizations. It also focuses on enterprise systems that facilitate the planning and use of organizational databases to implement decision support systems, data warehousing and data mining systems and executive support systems to improve organizational performance.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 430 Business Process Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): BIS 300 ; junior standing; Certified Business or College of Informatics major or minor, or Business Informatics departmental permission.
    Taught: Fall only - even years
    Introduction to the analysis, design and management of organizational and inter-organizational business processes. Topics: Workflow management issues at the individual, group and organizational levels; Business process improvement, customer relationship management, supply chain management; software and optimization tools of process modeling and workflow simulation.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 435 Database Management Systems (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): INF 282  and junior standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Concepts and techniques of data organization and access; basic data structures, file organization and processing, database modeling and processing, database management systems, database analysis and design, data administration, and implementing databases in a client/ server architecture.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 440 Global Information Technology Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): BIS 300 ; Junior standing; Certified Business or College of Informatics major or minor, or Business Informatics departmental permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course provides insight into issues relating to international information systems that serve global markets and facilitate expansion and entry of businesses into global information systems and the management of international outsourcing projects are also emphasized. Cross-cultural and ethical issues pertaining to international information systems are emphasized.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 485 Strategic Information Systems Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): BIS 330 , FIN 305 , MGT 305 , MKT 205 ; Certified Business or College of Informatics major or minor, or Business Informatics departmental permission. 

     

     
    Taught: Fall only
    This course enables future managers of MIS to better utilize information technologies for competitive advantage. It also focuses on managerial techniques for setting the direction for organizational IT resource planning and the development of IT policies and strategies for complex business environments.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • BIS 494 Topics: Information Systems (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Certified Business major, or College of Informatics major or minor, or Business Informatics departmental permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Selected topics in computer based information systems. Offered periodically with topics announced in advance. Open only to students certified as majoring in information systems.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • BIS 499 Independent Study: Information Systems (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Certified Business major, or College of Informatics major or minor, or Business Informatics departmental permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Student investigation of a topic or completion of a project. Meeting times arranged with instructor.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • BIS 594 Topics in Business Informatics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Topics on business analytics and other areas of business informatics. Topics vary by semester. Repeatable for a maximum of up to 6 semester hours when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • MBI 599 Independent Study (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Independent project or intensive study/research with faculty guidance. Open only by consent of advisor/instructor. Meeting times arranged with instructor.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦

Career and Technical Education
  

  • CTE 180 Foundations: Career/Technical Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Principles, objectives, historical perspective, purposes, and roles of career and technical education as related to technological, societal, and educational influences.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • CTE 181 Instructional Systems Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Design and development of instructional systems; performance objectives, appropriate content, instructional media, teaching learning strategies, and curricula analysis in specialized industrial education programs at all educational levels.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • CTE 195 Vocational Pre-Certification Experience (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Verification of eligibility by Kentucky Department of Education.
    Taught: Summer only
    Completion of Kentucky Teacher Internship and Kentucky Department of Education Management by Instruction workshop. Graded pass/fail.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CTE 280 Instructional Methods: Career and Technical Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CTE 181 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Methods and strategies for the implementation or presentation of instructional systems in specialized career and technical education programs at all educational levels.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CTE 281 Evaluation in Career/Technical Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CTE 181 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Principles and procedures in evaluating student and teacher behavior including preparation of measuring devices, methods of assessing technical competency, interpretation of standardized tests and introduction to statistical analysis of test data.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CTE 285 Competency Testing Examination (3-6 credits)

    Hours: 3-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    National Occupational competency Testing Institute Examination in a specific career/technical area. Students must register for examination with an approved NOCTI Testing Center.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • CTE 286 Competency Testing Examination (3-6 credits)

    Hours: 3-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    National Occupational Competency Testing Institute Examination in a specific career/technical area. Students must register for examination with an approved NOCTI Testing Center.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • CTE 316 Intercultural Business Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior classification or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Written, oral, and nonverbal communication techniques in diverse domestic and multinational high-tech work environments for effective communication among employees and with customers and clients.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CTE 380 Organization and Management of Career and Technical Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: CTE 181  or consent of instructor.
    Co-requisite(s): Curricular responsibilities as applied to career and technical education programs at all educational levels.
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Laboratory and equipment planning and maintenance programs, classroom and laboratory management systems; purchasing, storage, dispensing, and inventory control procedures; public relations.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CTE 382 Exceptional Students in Career/Technical Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only-odd years
    Adapting career and technical school programs to accommodate integration of exceptional students in vocational laboratories; identification of characteristics, curricula, and methodological modifications and supportive services and personnel.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • CTE 385 Competency Testing Examination (3-6 credits)

    Hours: 3-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    National Occupational competency Testing Institute Examination in a specific career/technical area. Students must register for examination with an approved NOCTI Testing Center.
    Repeatable: No

Chemistry
  

  • CHE 102 Introduction to Chemistry (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Able to enroll in MAT 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Selected essential topics in chemistry, including solutions, reactions, stoichiometry, and properties of gases, liquids, and solids. Prerequisite for CHE 115  and CHE 120  for those who did not study chemistry in high school or are not prepared for CHE 115  or CHE 120 . NOT a general education course. (Formerly CHE 110)
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 105L Discovering Chemistry Laboratory - SL (1 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 112  
    Taught: Fall only
    Laboratory examination of basic principles of chemistry and their applications in daily life; promoting problem-solving skills by utilizing discovery/inquiry and cooperative learning approaches. For students majoring in education.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
  

  • CHE 112 Chemistry and Society - NS (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Basic principles of chemistry and their applications in society. For students not majoring in science. Enrollment in CHE 112L   is recommended but not required. 
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
  

  • CHE 112L Chemistry and Society Laboratory - SL (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 112 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Simple laboratory techniques in experiments designed to study the properties of model compounds and consumer products; synthesis and analysis of common materials.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
    ♦
  

  • CHE 115 Physiological Chemistry - NS (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): High school chemistry and able to enroll in MAT 102  or equivalent.
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 115L .
    Taught: Fall, spring, summer
    General, organic, and biological chemistry of the body. Not applicable toward a major or minor in the natural sciences. CHE 115 is intended for students in nursing, exercise science and allied health programs.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
    ♦
  

  • CHE 115L Physiological Chemistry Laboratory - SL (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 115 .
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Laboratory examination of chemical and biochemical principles.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
  

  • CHE 120 General Chemistry I - NS (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): High school chemistry and Math ACT of 23 (or equivalent placement) or higher or able to enroll in MAT 103  or equivalent; OR a B- or better in CHE 102  .
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 120L .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Principles of chemistry; physical and chemical properties of elements and compounds.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
    ♦
  

  • CHE 120L General Chemistry I Laboratory - SL (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 120 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Experiments describing principles of chemistry as well as those describing physical and chemical properties of elements and compounds.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
  

  • CHE 121 General Chemistry II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 120  or CHE 120H .
    Taught: Spring and summer
    Continuation of CHE 120 . Enrollment in CHE 121L  is strongly encouraged but is not required.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 121L General Chemistry II Laboratory (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 120L  or CHE 120HL .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 121 .
    Taught: Spring and summer
    Continuation of CHE 120L .
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 125 Introduction to Chemistry & Biochemistry (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Major in chemistry or biochemistry.
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 120  or CHE 120H .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to chemistry and biochemistry majors, careers in chemical and related fields, introduction to department research opportunities.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 130 Chemistry: An Engineering Approach - NS (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): High school chemistry and able to enroll in MAT 103  or equivalent; or a minimum score of 40 on the ALEKS placement test; or a minimum score of 23 on the ACT math section or equivalent; or a B- or better in CHE 102 .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 130L .
    Taught: Spring only
    This course is intended to provide students with a background in concepts and principles of chemistry from the perspective of engineering. Emphasis on those areas considered most relevant in an engineering context, and practical applications in engineering and technology will be examined.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 130L Chemistry: An Engineering Approach Lab - SL (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 130 .
    Taught: Spring only
    This laboratory course is intended to provide students with a background in important concepts and principles of chemistry from the perspective of engineering. Emphasis will be placed on those areas considered most relevant in an engineering context, and practical applications in engineering and technology will be examined.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 192 Experiences in Research (0 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Departmental approval
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to chemistry research through hands-on experimentation with faculty on current research projects. Experineces with diverse chemical research methods and research opportunities within the department. Topics chosen by participating faculty.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 99

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  • CHE 292 Introductory Chemical Research (0 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall, spring, summer
    Introduction to chemical research by participating in a special project or original research directed by a member of the chemistry faculty. Course intended for science majors interested in chemistry research but not ready or able to enroll in CHE 492 . Pass/fail grade only.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • CHE 300 Careers in Chemistry (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of a 300-level chemistry course.
    Taught: Fall only
    Explore post-graduate options and develop career search strategies and interview skills associated with the chemistry and biochemistry fields. Examine skills/personality traits and how they align to careers. Consider non-traditional career opportunities in the discipline and build a portfolio to prepare students for post-graduation success.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 305 Main Group Chemistry (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 121  or CHE 121H .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Detailed study of the elements found in groups 1, 2, 13-18; sources, reactions, representative compounds.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 310 Organic Chemistry I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 121  or CHE 121H .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to the chemistry of carbon compounds; bonding, structure, and introductory analysis and synthesis.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 310L Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 121L  or CHE 121HL .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 310 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to the laboratory practice of organic chemistry; techniques and separations.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 311 Organic Chemistry II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 310.
    Taught: Spring and summer
    Chemistry and properties of organic substances; reactions of functional groups, synthesis, and spectroscopic analysis.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 311L Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 310L.
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 311 .
    Taught: Spring and summer
    Reactions of organic compounds; identification of unknowns; synthesis.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 311LS Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 311  
    Taught: Spring and summer
    Reactions of organic compounds; identification of unknowns; synthesis. This course is designated scholarship intensive and includes coursework to fulfill that designation.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 320 Inorganic Chemistry (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 310 .
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 320L .
    Taught: Spring only
    Chemistry of the elements and their compounds; coordination, bioinorganic and materials chemistry. Selected other topics.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 320L Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 310L .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: 391W.
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 320 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Advanced laboratory synthesis, purification, and characterization of inorganic compounds; application of techniques in primary literature.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 325 Organometallic Chemistry (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in both CHE 310  and CHE 310L .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Properties and uses of organometallic compounds; synthesis, purification, and characterization of organometallic compounds using current methods.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 330 Chemistry of Materials (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 121  or CHE 121H .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to the chemistry of materials. Structure-property relations, including self-organization, magnetic properties, and nanostructures. Introduction to characterization methods used in the chemistry of materials.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 340 Analytical Chemistry (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 121  or CHE 121H .
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 340L .
    Taught: Fall only
    Chemical and stoichiometric principles; gravimetric, volumetric, and spectrophotometric analysis.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 340L Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 121L  or CHE 121HL .
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 340 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Quantitative determination of the elements; traditional chemical methods and some instrumental methods of analysis.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 345 Electronics for Scientists and Engineers (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom hour; 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 340  and CHE 350  OR EGT 161 .
    Taught: Summer only
    Study of analog and digital circuitry, including the usage of Arduino and raspberry pi technology. Application of these technologies for the design and construction of basic scientific instrumentation for chemical analysis.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 350 Instrumental Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 340  and CHE 340L .
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 350L .
    Taught: Spring only
    Analytical techniques involving modern chemical instruments.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 350L Instrumental Analysis Laboratory (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 391W .
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 350 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Experiments designed to familiarize students with modern analytical instruments.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 360 Physical Chemistry I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in both CHE 121  and MAT 229  or equivalent.
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: PHY 222  or PHY 213 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Classical thermodynamics, reaction equilibria, phase equilibria, and electrochemical systems.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 361 Physical Chemistry II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 360  and MAT 228  or MAT 229  and PHY 222  or PHY 213 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Kinetic molecular theory of gases, chemical kinetics, transport processes, elementary quantum chemistry, and spectroscopy.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 362L Physical Chemistry Laboratory (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 361  and CHE 391W .
    Taught: Spring only
    Experiments in thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, transport properties, spectroscopy, and elementary quantum chemistry.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 365 Molecular Modeling (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 310 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to computer-based molecular modeling using molecular mechanics, molecular orbital theory, and density functional theory. Calculation of equilibrium and transition-state geometries, spectroscopic properties, and reaction energies. Modeling of structures of biopolymers and docking of ligands into protein binding sites.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 391W Chemical Information and Writing - WC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Chemistry major and one upper division chemistry course and one of the following ENG 101   (or equivalent), ENG 104  , ENG 151H, HNR 101  , HNR 102  or HNR 200  .  
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Use and analysis of chemical information sources. Emphasis on specific writing methods used in chemistry such as abstracts, reports, grants and grant reviews. Does not count towards the chemistry minor.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication II
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  • CHE 392 Advanced Laboratory Projects (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3-9 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The study of published syntheses and other chemical reactions and experiments to develop usable protocols, procedures, or laboratory experiments. Directed by a member of the chemistry faculty. May not be used for the chemistry minor. May be repeated for different lab courses for a total of no more than three credit hours.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 3

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  • CHE 394 Topics: Chemistry (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 310  or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Various topics of interest in chemistry. Can be repeated for up to 6 hours as topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • CHE 396 Practicum: Chemistry (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and completion of the designated course with a grade of B or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Participation in planning, teaching, and testing in a designated undergraduate chemistry course. Designed especially for students majoring in chemistry and in science education. Does not count toward a major or minor in chemistry.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • CHE 397 Cooperative Education (0-3 Credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + Variable lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 121   and consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall, spring and summer
    Experiential learning in a chemistry-related field at external institutions, universities, or businesses. Open only to students majoring or minoring in Chemistry.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
  

  • CHE 399 Independent Study in Chemistry (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 20 semester hours of chemistry and consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Independent survey of literature; written reports on selected topics..
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 4

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  • CHE 400 Chemistry Seminar (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 391W  and an additional 20 semester hours of chemistry.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Use of chemical literature searching and analysis techniques to prepare and present seminars and written reports.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 410 Spectrometric Identification of Compounds (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 310 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Interpretation of data obtained by mass spectrometric analysis and by infrared, ultraviolet/visible, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic analyses as applied to the establishment of structure.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 440 Environmental Chemistry (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in both CHE 311  and CHE 340 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Chemistry as it applies to environmental problems and their solutions; analytical methods, energy needs, and biochemical application.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 450 Advanced Chemical Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 340  and junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Investigation of sample preparation, surface science, microfabrication and advanced electrochemical techniques required for advanced chemical analyses.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 460 Molecular Spectroscopy (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 311 , C- or better in CHE 350 , C- or better in CHE 350L .
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 460L .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Principles of molecular spectroscopy, including group theory. Modern spectroscopic techniques and their applications.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 460L Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 6 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 460 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Experiments using modern molecular spectroscopic techniques.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • CHE 482 Biochemistry I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 311 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduction to the chemistry of the molecules of life: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids; protein structure and function; enzyme mechanism; membrane structure and function; introduction to metabolism.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 482L Biochemistry I Laboratory (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 482  and CHE 391W  or BIO 291W .
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduction to basic laboratory techniques and concepts in biochemistry, such as the preparation of buffers, spectroscopic determination of protein concentration, gel electrophoresis, column chromatography, and enzyme kinetics.
    Repeatable: No
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