Page 69 of Boston College 2004-2005 Catalog by Boston College University

ARTS AND SCIENCES The Boston College Catalog 2004-2005 67 ing to certification in secondary education include practica experiences in addition to course work. Students seeking certification in Massachusetts are required to pass the Massachusetts Educators Certification Test. For further information on the M.S.T., please refer to the Lynch School of Education Graduate Programs section, Masters Programs in Secondary Teaching, or call the Office of Graduate Admissions, LGSOE, at 617-552-4214. All entering graduate students take placement examinations in inorganic, organic, biochemistry, and physical chemistry. The results of these examinations will be used to determine which courses each student should take. Degree Requirements Every student is expected to attain a grade point average of at least 2.50 at the end of his or her second semester in the Graduate School and to maintain it thereafter. If this standard is not met, the student may be required to withdraw from the graduate program. There is no total credits requirement for the Ph.D. degree; 30 credits are required for the M.S. degree. At the end of the second year, Ph.D. candidates must pass an oral exam that stresses material from their own research specialty and other related areas. Members of the students thesis committee comprise the exam committee. Students who do not pass this exam will be placed in the M.S. degree program. The Masters program requires that the student complete a minimum of 30 graduate credits of course work. Students typically accumulate 12 to 15 credits during the first year. In the second year, the course credits usually include three credits for graduate seminar (CH 821-822, 831-832, 861-862 or 871-872, depending on the area of study) and six credits for thesis research (CH 801 Thesis Seminar). Students who have completed six credits of Thesis Seminar, but who have not finished their thesis must register for CH 802 Thesis Direction. Students should register for CH 997 Masters Comprehensive during the semester in which they intend to submit and defend their M.S. thesis. The Comprehensive Examination for the M.S. degree is a public, oral defense of the students research thesis. The Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination consists of a series of cumulative examinations that test the students development in his or her major field of interest, and critical awareness and understanding of the current literature. Both the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees require a thesis based upon original research, either experimental or theoretical. During the second year, research will be the major effort of the student seeking a Masters degree. For the Ph.D. candidate, a research project requiring four to four and one-half years of sustained effort will begin usually after the first semester of study. An oral defense of the dissertation before a faculty thesis committee completes the degree requirements. A public presentation of the thesis is also required. Some teaching or equivalent educational experience is required. This requirement may be satisfied by at least one year of service as a teaching assistant or by suitable teaching duties. Arrangements are made with each student for a teaching program best suited to his/her overall program of studies. Waivers of teaching requirements may be granted under special circumstances with the approval of the Chairperson. Undergraduate Course Offerings Note: Future course offerings and courses offered on a periodic basis are listed on the World Wide Web at http://www.bc.edu/courses/. CH 105-106 Chemistry and Society I and II (Fall/Spring: 3) Satisfies Natural Science Core Requirement For non-science majors or for those who do not require a lab science course This is a 2-semester sequence with the emphasis during the first semester placed on basic chemical principles and their application to environmental issues. Topics covered include air and water pollution, global warming, ozone depletion, hazardous waste, energy use and alternative energy sources. The goal of the course is to develop a knowledge base from which one can make intelligent decisions about local global environmental issues as well as formulate solutions to the ever-increasingly complex problems of todays technological society. William H. Armstrong CH 109-110 General Chemistry I and II (Fall/Spring: 3) Prerequisites: One year of high school chemistry Corequisites: CH 111, CH 112, CH 113, CH 114 Satisfies Natural Science Core Requirement This course is intended for students whose major interest is science or medicine. It offers a rigorous introduction to the principles of chemistry, with special emphasis on quantitative relationships, chemical equilibrium, and the structures of atoms, molecules, and crystals. The properties of the more common elements and compounds are considered against a background of these principles and the periodic table. E. Joseph Billo Michael J. Clarke Paul Davidovits Udayan Mohanty Dennis J. Sardella Martha M. Teeter CH 111-112 General Chemistry Laboratory I and II (Fall/ Spring: 3) Lab fee required Laboratory required of all students enrolled in CH 109-110. One three-hour period per week. The Department CH 113-114 General Chemistry Discussion I and II (Fall/Spring: 0) Required of all students in CH 109-110. Discussion of lecture topics and problem-solving methods, in small groups. The Department CH 117 Principles of Modern Chemistry I (Fall: 3) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor Corequisite: CH 119, 121 This course is intended for students from any major (including undecided) with a strong foundation and interest in chemistry. CH 117 begins with the theoretical description of atomic and molecular structure and with examples of modern experimental techniques for visualizing and manipulating individual atoms and molecules. The laws of thermodynamics and kinetics are studied to understand why chemical reactions occur at all, why it is that once reactions start they cant go all the way to completion, and how molecules act as catalysts to speed up reactions without being consumed themselves. David L. McFadden CH 118 Principles of Modern Chemistry II (Spring: 3) Prerequisite: CH 117 Corequisites: CH 120, CH 122 This is the second part of a one-year course that serves as the Honors alternative to the two-semester General Chemistry CH 109- 110. This course will build upon the chemical fundamentals that were covered in the first semester to introduce organic chemistry as

[close]