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Chemistry Degree Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Chemistry, students must successfully complete a minimum of 37 semester hours of Chemistry courses; selected courses in calculus, statistics, and physics; plus the remaining Core Requirements common to all degree programs at Carroll College.

Students pursuing a major in Chemistry for Secondary Education must complete twenty eight (28) semester hours of Chemistry courses and also complete Professional Education Requirements required for the Teacher Education and Student Teaching Programs.

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"Carroll is an excellent school academically and is known for its programs throughout the country. I'm really excited about the new opportunity the Science and Technology Center has brought to Carroll. Not only will Carroll continue to offer superior training, but it will have the lab and equipment capabilities to back up its premier education."
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Fall 2006 Calculator Requirements

If you are taking one of the following math or chemistry classes, you will need one of the calculators listed below. If you have any questions about substitutions, please contact your instructor or Kyle Strode (Chemistry Professor) at

  • CH 101 General Chemistry - TI Voyage 200
  • MA 117 Difference Equations & Linear Algebra - TI 83+ or higher
  • MA 121 Calculus I - TI Voyage 200
  • MA 131 Accelerated Calculus - TI Voyage 200
  • MA 207 Elementary Statistics - TI Voyage 200 or TI 83+

The goals of the chemistry major are to:

  • Provide opportunities for immediate employment as a chemist or as a chemistry teacher.
  • Provide sufficient background to enter graduate school in chemistry or to enter professional schools in medicine or other fields.
  • Inspire objectivity in thinking and creativity in problem solving to enable students to adapt as science and the job market change.

Spring Meadow cleanup begins thanks to Carroll chemistry students

A portion of Spring Meadow Lake State Park will be closed from Feb. 17 to March 15 while soils contaminated with arsenic, lead and manganese are removed and taken to a nearby site.

The contaminated soils were discovered about seven years ago along the eastern shore of the popular lake west of Helena by Carroll College chemistry students working on a class project. Their findings got the attention of state officials and further tests showed high levels of the three heavy metals, as well as elevated arsenic in the lake's water. Full Story