Area of Concentration Requirements

• General Chemistry I and II (or Compressed General Chemistry I and II), along with General Chemistry Laboratory during Spring Semester
• Calculus I, II, and III
• Two semesters of Organic Chemistry – Structure and Reactivity, along with the Chemistry Inquiry Laboratory in the fall and Organic Laboratory in the spring.
• Physics I and II (with 2 semesters of physics lab)
• Two semesters of Physical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics and Thermodynamics (with one semester of lab)
• Inorganic Chemistry (with lab)
• Biochemistry I
• One additional advanced chemistry elective
• One Independent Study Project in chemistry (plus 2 other ISPs)
• A senior thesis on research carried out with a faculty mentor

Joint Disciplinary AOC Requirements

Joint and double areas of concentration may be accomplished by arrangement with the chemistry faculty. Joint areas of concentration with chemistry usually include the following requirements:

• General Chemistry I and II (or Compressed General Chemistry I and II), along with General Chemistry Laboratory during Spring Semester
• Calculus I and II
• Two semesters of Organic Chemistry – Structure and Reactivity, along with the Chemistry Inquiry Laboratory in the fall and Organic Laboratory in the spring.
• Physics I and II (with two semesters of physics lab)
• Three upper level chemistry courses
• One Independent Study Project, lab course, or lab tutorial in chemistry (plus 2 other ISPs)

Biochemistry: Students interested in the interface between chemistry and biology may choose an area of concentration in biochemistry. Requirements include:

• General Chemistry I and II (or Compressed General Chemistry I and II), along with General Chemistry Laboratory during Spring Semester
• Calculus I and II plus a third semester of math (Calculus III, Differential Equations, or Linear Algebra)
• Foundations of Biology II
• Two semesters of Organic Chemistry – Structure and Reactivity, along with the Chemistry Inquiry Laboratory in the fall and Organic Laboratory in the spring.
• Physics I and II (with 2 semesters of physics lab)
• Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics (with one semester of lab)
• Biochemistry I and II
• Biochemistry Lab
• Two molecular-level Biology courses plus 2 labs (chosen from Genetics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, or Microbiology)
• One Independent Study Project in chemistry or biochemistry or molecular biology (plus 2 other ISPs)
• A senior thesis on research carried out with a faculty mentor

The thesis prospectus must be signed by two chemists and one biologist. Since Biochemistry is already an interdisciplinary area of concentration, joint areas of concentration with Biochemistry are usually not possible.

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Courses offered:

Courses offered in the core program in chemistry include

• General Chemistry I and II
• Organic Chemistry – Structure and Reactivity I and II
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Physical Chemistry I and II
• Biochemistry I.

General, Organic, Inorganic, and Physical Chemistry are each accompanied by separate laboratory courses.

Other courses offered include Environmental Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry II, Biochemistry Laboratory, Structure Elucidation, and Topics in Bioinorganic Chemistry.

Recent tutorials have been conducted in Green Chemistry, Transition Metal Organometallic Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Virology, and Enzyme Kinetics. Many opportunities are available for tutorials on other topics, as well as laboratory research tutorials.

For students with little experience in the natural sciences, Chemistry and the Environment and Environmental Chemistry are occasionally offered. Both courses present chemistry within the context of society and the environment. Chemistry and the Environment and General Chemistry I satisfy the Natural Sciences Liberal Arts Curriculum requirement.