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Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

USA

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What will I learn?

The department of Chemistry offers both a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry.

Requirements for the Major (Bachelor of Science Degree)

All of the courses used to fulfill the requirements of the major (CHE, MAT, PHY, BIO, etc.) must be passed with a letter grade of C or higher, with the exception of three courses, for which the grade may be C-. G/P/NC grades are not acceptable in courses taken for the major. No transferred course with a grade lower than C may be used to fulfill any major requirement.

Completion of the major requires a minimum of 66 credits.

A. Core Requirements

1. CHE 131 (or CHE 129 and CHE 130), CHE 132 General Chemistry I, II or CHE 152 Molecular Science I

2. CHE 133, CHE 134 General Chemistry Lab I, II or CHE 154 Molecular Science Laboratory I

3. CHE 301, CHE 302 Physical Chemistry I, II

4. CHE 303 Solution Chemistry Laboratory

5. CHE 321, CHE 322 Organic Chemistry I, II, or CHE 331, CHE 332 Molecular Science II, III

6. CHE 375 Inorganic Chemistry I

7. CHE 327 Organic Chemistry Laboratory or CHE 383 Introductory Synthetic and Spectroscopic Laboratory Techniques

8. CHE 385 Tools of Chemistry

9. MAT 131, MAT 132 (Calculus I, II) and MAT 203 (Calculus III with applications) (See note 1 for possible substitutions). If students do not place into MAT 125 or 131 on the basis of the math placement examination, MAT 123 (or MAT 119/MAT 123) is a required course for the major.

10. PHY 131/PHY 133, PHY 132/PHY 134 Classical Physics I, II (See note 2 for possible substitutions)

B. Area Requirements

One of the following options:

1. Chemical Science Option

2. Biological Chemistry Option

3. Chemical Physics Option

4. Environmental Chemistry Option

5. Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry Option

Majors

  • Biological Chemistry
  • Chemical Physics
  • Chemical Science
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Which department am I in?

College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees
$32,176.00 (27,14,816) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

Expected November 2025

Start date

January 2025

Venue

College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry

Stony Brook University,

100 Nicolls Road, 104 Chemistry,

STONY BROOK,

New York,

11794, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

First year students or freshman are those still in high school or have completed high school but have not attended college after high school.

Transfer students are anyone who, after high school graduation, has enrolled in university-level courses either in the US or another country.

English Proficiency

TOEFL (Internet-based & Home Edition) - 80

TOEFL Essentials - 9

IELTS - 6.5

Duolingo - 105

ACT English - 19

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (New Exam) - 480

IB English Higher Level - 5

AP English Language/Comp or Literature/Com exam - 3

A -level (Advanced) English - C

PTE Academic - 53

GaoKao - 125 (out of 150)

CSAT - Rank 1

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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