Applied Chemistry Major
Applied chemistry is the course of study for students who wish to enter the field of chemical engineering. A true professional engineer attains and continuously enhances both technical and human knowledge, skills and attitudes. The skills are essential problem-solving techniques of design using disciplines of science, mathematics and technology. Knowledge and attitudes, along with personal creativity and judgment, combine with skills to effectively serve the society in theory, development and production of structures and devices of practical and economic value.
The engineering/applied chemistry program begins with two years of study at Xavier University. During the student's third year, classes are taken both at Xavier and at the University of Cincinnati. The fourth, fifth and sixth year of classes and co-op programs are taken at the University of Cincinnati (5-10 minutes from the Xavier campus). The student earns a B.S. degree from Xavier as well as a degree from the University of Cincinnati (degree varies depending on the program followed at UC). This cooperative plan also allows a student to continue toward Master's Degree in engineering in a field such as chemical or metallurgical engineering.
The scientific education at Xavier, as a liberal arts institution, provides one of the best undergraduate educations possible.
Freshman Year
| First Semester | Semester Hours | Second Semester | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEMISTRY 160 General Chemistry I |
3 | CHEMISTRY 162 General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEMISTRY 161 General Chemistry I Lab |
1 | CHEMISTRY 163 General Chemistry II Lab |
1 |
| MATH 170 Calculus I |
4 | MATH 171 Calculus II |
4 |
| PHYSICS 170 University Physics |
3 | PHYSICS 172 University Physics II |
3 |
| PHYSICS 161 Introductory Physics Lab |
1 | PHYSICS 163 Introductory Physics Lab II |
1 |
| second language Elective |
3 | second language Elective |
3 |
| THEOLOGY 111 Theological Foundations |
3 | ENGLISH 101 or 115 English Composition or Rhetoric |
3 |
| Total | 18 | Total | 18 |
Sophomore Year
| First Semester | Semester Hours | Second Semester | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEMISTRY 320 Physical Chemistry I |
3 | CHEMISTRY 322 Physical Chemistry II |
2 |
| CHEMISTRY 221 Analytical Chem. Lab |
1 | Cultural Diversity Elective | 1 |
| MATH 220 Calculus III |
4 | MATH 230 Differential Equations |
3 |
| E/R and S FOCUS Elective |
3 | PHYSICS 351 Theoretical Mechanics II |
3 |
| PHILOSOPHY 100 Ethics as Intro to Philosophy |
3 | PHILOSOPHY 290 Theory of Knowledge |
3 |
| PHYSICS 350 Theoretical Mechanics I |
3 | ENGLISH/CLAS 205 Literature and the Moral Imagination |
3 |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE 170 Computer Science |
3 | ||
| Total | 19 | Total | 18 |
Junior Year
| First Semester | Semester Hours | Second Semester | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEMISTRY 240 Organic Chemistry I |
3 | CHEMISTRY 242 Organic Chemistry II |
3 |
| CHEMISTRY 241 Organic Chemistry I Lab |
1 | CHEMISTRY 243 Organic Chemistry II Lab |
1 |
| MATH Elective |
3 | CHEMISTRY 330 Quantum Chemistry |
2 |
| ENGINEERING (at University of Cincinnati) |
4 | MATH Elective |
3 |
| HISTORY Elective |
3 | HISTORY Elective |
3 |
| FINE ARTS Elective |
3 | CHEMISTRY 325 Physical Chemistry Lab |
1 |
| THEOLOGY Scrip/Hist or Christ Sys Elective |
3 | ENGINEERING (at University of Cincinnati) |
4 |
| Total | 20 | Total | 19 |
Senior Year
The fourth, fifth and sixth years are completed in the appropriate department in the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. This work is arranged in cooperation with the student, Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati.
After three years, some students choose to remain at Xavier and complete their program. Individual arrangements are made for the fourth year. A degree in applied chemistry is awarded by Xavier.