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The table in the section below contains a listing of chemistry courses and environmental studies courses (with a chemistry concentration) taught by the Department of Chemistry. Since some courses are not offered every semester, or even every year, it is important when planning a curriculum to consult this schedule. This information is subject to change, so we always recommend talking to your advisor to plan your course of study.

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Course Offerings 2023 - 2026

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Course Number	Title	More info	Cr	F 23	S 24	F 24	S 25	F 25	S 26
CHEM 1000	Chemistry Problem Solving	Lec. 3. Credit 3. An introductory course for students without sufficient high school background in chemistry. Topics include metric system, atomic structure, bonding, stoichiometry, solutions and some descriptive chemistry. This class will not go toward degree credit as a chemistry course. May be used for elective credit in some programs. Students may not register for this course if they have credit for any other college chemistry course. May not be taken concurrently with any chemistry course, excluding CHEM 1500.	3	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM1010	Introductory Chemistry I	Fall, Spring. Lec. 3. Lab. 3. Credit 4. Overview of chemical principles and applications. Laboratories emphasize general principles of chemistry. Chemistry majors may not earn credit in both CHEM 1010 and 1110 or both 1020 and 1120. Credit will not be given for both CHEM 1210, 1310 and any of the above courses.	4	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM 1020	Introductory Chemistry II	Fall, Spring. Lec. 3. Lab. 3. Credit 4. Prerequisite: CHEM 1010. Overview of chemical principles and applications. Laboratories emphasize general principles of chemistry. Chemistry majors may not earn credit in both CHEM 1010 and 1110 or both 1020 and 1120. Credit will not be given for both CHEM 1210, 1310 and any of the above courses.	4	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM 1110	General Chemistry I	Fall, Spring. Lec. 3. Lab. 3. Credit 4. Basic course in General Chemistry for curricula requiring more than one year of chemistry. Laboratory includes qualitative analysis procedures. Chemistry majors may not earn credit in both CHEM 1010 and 1110 or both 1020 and 1120. Credit will not be given for both CHEM 1210, 1310 and any of the above courses.	4	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM 1120	General Chemistry II		4	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM 1210	Life Science Chemistry	Fall. Lec. 3. Lab. 2. Credit 4. Introduction to chemical principles and their applications to health and disease, which will include chemical structures, moles, organic chemistry and biochemistry. A knowledge of general mathematics is needed for the use of conversion factors, making of solutions, and calculation of dosages and dilutions. This course will not count as part of a chemistry sequence. Chemistry majors may not earn credit in both CHEM 1010 and 1110 or both 1020 and 1120. Credit will not be given for both CHEM 1210, 1310 and any of the above courses.	4	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM 1310	Concepts of Chemistry	Fall, Spring. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3. Basic principles of chemistry including atomic structure, chemical bonding, basic stoichiometry, organic and inorganic compounds, and kinetic theory. Will not count as part of a chemistry sequence. Chemistry majors may not earn credit in both CHEM 1010 and 1110 or both 1020 and 1120. Credit will not be given for both CHEM 1210, 1310 and any of the above courses.	3	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM 2010	Intro to Inorganic Chemistry		3	X		X		X
CHEM 2720	Clinical Pharmacology		3	X		X		X
CHEM 2910	Undergraduate Research Methods	Fall. Lec. 1. Credit 1. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. CHEM 2910 is designed to introduce undergraduate students to the methods used in conducting research. This course is designed to teach students key skills utilized in a research setting, methods of data analysis, as well as how to disseminate information obtained through research. Upon completion of this course, students will be prepared to work effectively in a chemistry department research lab.	1	X		X		X
CHEM 2920	Undergraduate Research Methods II	Spring. Lec. 1, Lab 3, Credit 2. Prerequisite: Successful completion of CHEM 2910 with a B or better. CHEM 2920 is designed to apply and utilize the skills obtained in Undergraduate Research Methods (CHEM 2910) in a laboratory setting. Students will work with a faculty mentor on the research project that was assigned to them in CHEM 2910. Work on this project will allow students to build practical research skills that can be transferred to other research projects. Students will also disseminate the findings of their project at Research and Creative Activities Day.	2		X		X		X
CHEM 3005	Elementary Organic Chemistry		4	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM 3010	Organic Chemistry I		4	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM 3020	Organic Chemistry II		4	X	X	X	X	X	X
Course Number	Title	More info	Cr	F 23	S 24	F 24	S 25	F 25	S 26
CHEM 3410	Quantitative Analysis	Fall. Lec. 2. Lab. 6. Credit 4. Prerequisite: CHEM 1120. Introduction to chemical analysis including titrimetric and gravimetric methods involving acid-base, oxidation-reduction, and complexometric techniques. Application of mass action, equilibria, and indicators to chemical analysis. Introduction to instrumental analysis including electrochemical and spectroscopic methods.	4	X		X		X
CHEM 3420	Analytical Applications		3		X		X		X
CHEM 3500	Elements of Physical Chemistry		3		X		X		X
CHEM 3510	Physical Chemistry I	Fall. Lec. 3. Lab. 3. Credit 4. Prerequisite: CHEM 1120, MATH 1920, PHYS 2020 or PHYS 2110 (may be taken concurrently.) Introduction to modern, molecular approach to physical chemistry. A moderately rigorous introduction to quantum chemistry covering symmetry, bonding, molecular spectroscopy and statistical mechanics to set a stage for the molecular treatment of thermodynamics and kinetics in CHEM 3520. Lectures are reinforced by a systematic set of modern spectroscopy laboratory experiments.	4	X		X		X
CHEM 3520	Physical Chemistry II	Spring. Lec. 3. Lab. 3. Credit 4. Prerequisite: CHEM 3510. Kinetic theory of gases and Boltzmann distribution, Classical thermodynamics, adiabatic changes and Maxwell equations, heat capacity and equipartition theorem, thermodynamic and statistical entropy, chemical equilibrium, electrochemistry, phase transitions and thermodynamic aspects of phases, introduction to chemical kinetics and reaction dynamics. Lectures are reinforced by a systematic set of classical experiments in thermodynamics and kinetics.	4		X		X		X
CHEM 4110/5110	Inorganic Chemistry		3		X		X		X
CHEM 4150/5150	Inorganic Lab		1		X		X		X
CHEM 4210/5210	Chemistry of Polymers	Every Other Fall. Lec. 3. Credit 3. Prerequisite: CHEM 3020 and CHEM 3500 or CHEM 3510. Preparation, structure, and physical and chemical properties of organic polymers. Experimental determination of average molar mass and its correlation to macroscopic properties. Thermal and viscoelastic behavior.	3			X
CHEM 4310/5310	Nuclear Chemistry and Radiochemistry	Every Other Spring. Lec. 2. Lab. 3. Credit 3. Prerequisite: CHEM 3500 or CHEM 3510 (may be taken concurrently.) Introduction to theory of nuclear stability and decay processes. The laboratory emphasizes the detection, safe handling, and use of radioisotopes in chemical investigations.	3				X
CHEM 4320/5320	Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds		3				X
Course Number	Title	More info	Cr	F 23	S 24	F 24	S 25	F 25	S 26
CHEM 4410/5410	Forensic Chemistry		3		X				X
CHEM 4500	Nutritional Biochemistry		3		X		X		X
CHEM 4520/5520	Instrumental Analysis	Fall. Lec. 3. Lab. 3. Credit 4. Prerequisite: CHEM 3410 and CHEM 3510. Theory and practice of atomic spectroscopy, chromatography, and electroanalysis; discussion of selected instrumental techniques for analysis of surfaces, molecules, and particles.	4	X		X		X
CHEM 4610/5610	Biochemistry I	Fall, Spring. Lec. 3. Credit 3. Prerequisite: CHEM 3010 and CHEM 3020, or consent of instructor. Chemistry of amino acids, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, membranes and nucleic acids. Includes study of pH, enzyme kinetics, three-dimensional structure and biochemical separation methods and analysis.	3	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM 4620/5620	Biochemistry II		3	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM 4650/5650	Biochemistry Lab	Spring. Lab. 6. Credit 2. Prerequisite: CHEM 4610 (5610) or CHEM 4300. Laboratory techniques associated with contemporary general biochemistry to include buffer preparation, pKa determination, amino acid analysis, protein expression, separation and purification techniques, protein determination, enzymology, equilibrium and binding constant determinations, and carbohydrate analysis. The CHEM 5650 student will engage in additional procedures in some of the experiments.	2	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM 4710/5710	Environmental Chemistry		3	X				X
CHEM 4720/5720	Advanced Environmental Chemistry	Every Other Spring. Lec. 2. Lab. 3. Credit 3. Prerequisite: CHEM 4710 (5710). Advanced topics within environmental chemistry including emphasis on organic, inorganic, and analytical environmental chemistry. Case studies and contemporary literature in the field will be discussed.	3		X				X
CHEM 4910	Chemistry Seminar	Fall. Spring. Lec. 2. Credit 2. Prerequisite: One year of Chemistry. Topics to be taught include the chemical literature, employment and interviewing, computer literacy, and the organization and oral presentation of current topics in chemistry.	2	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM 4970*	Special Topics (Undergraduate Students)		1-4	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM 4980	Distinction in Chemistry Research		1	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM 4991/2/3	Introduction to Research	Fall, Spring. Lab. 3. Credit 1 (4991). Lab 6. Credit 2 (4992). Lab 9. Credit 3 (4993). Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and departmental chairperson. Study in chemical research; to provide experience in the methodology of experimental investigation. (Maximum credit toward degree is four hours.) May not be repeated to improve grade.	1-3	X	X	X	X	X	X
Course Number	Title	More info	Cr	F 23	S 24	F 24	S 25	F 25	S 26
CHEM 5970/6970*	Advanced Special Topics (Graduate students)		1-4	X	X	X	X	X	X
CHEM 6110	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry		3			X
CHEM 6210	Advanced Organic Chemistry		3		X				X
CHEM 6320	Advanced Physical Chemistry		3			X
CHEM 6350***	Advanced Molecular Modeling	Lec. 3. Cr. 3. Prerequisite: CHEM 3510 or equivalent and consent of instructor Molecular graphics and visualization, computational quantum chemistry for molecular structure prediction, molecular mechanics force fields and their application, molecular dynamics simulations, QSAR, biochemical macromolecule and analysis.	3
CHEM 6410	Advanced Analytical Chemistry	Every other spring. Lecture 2. Lab 3. Credit 3. Prerequisite: CHEM 4520. Statistical interpretation of data; electronics of instrumentation; optimization of chromatographic methods; recent developments in spectroscopy, chromatography, and mass spectrometry.	3				X
CHEM 6610	Advanced Biochemistry	Every other fall. Lecture 3. Credit 3. Prerequisite: CHEM 4610 or 5610. Current advanced topics in biochemistry selected from recent peer-reviewed literary journals. Instruction, with practical exercises, in the step-by-step stages of grant planning, locating funding sources, and writing successful grant proposals.	3	X				X
EVSC 6010**	Environmental Chemistry	Every other spring. Lecture 3. Credit 3. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in environmental sciences; one year of chemistry. This is a broad-based course applying the fundamentals of chemistry to the environment. This course cannot be taken for credit toward graduation by students with a concentration in chemistry.	3	X				X
EVSC 7110	Environmental Water, Soil and Air Chemistry I	Every other fall. Lecture 3. Credit 3. Prerequisite: CHEM 5520, 5710, or consent of instructor. Composition of waters and soils; kinetics and thermodynamics of environmental chemical and physical processes in waters and soils. Equilibrium modeling exercises are employed to prepare students for professional activities, and to reinforce course material.	3			X
EVSC 7120	Environmental Water, Soil and Air Chemistry II	Every other spring. Lecture 3. Credit 3. Prerequisite: EVSC 7110 or consent of instructor. Electrochemistry and solubility of soil minerals. Kinetics, reaction dynamics, photochemistry, and heterogeneous phase chemistry of the troposphere and stratosphere. Students will become familiar with watershed modeling and the use of geographical information systems in environmental chemistry.	3				X
EVSC 7210	Organic Chemistry in the Environment	Every other fall. Lecture 3. Credit 3. Prerequisite: CHEM 3520 and 6210 or consent of instructor. Introduction to specific organic compounds, their physical and chemical properties, chemical and photochemical transformation reactions and mechanisms in the environment, and literature case studies effectively used in their decontamination.	3	X				X
EVSC 7310	Environmental Forensics	Every other spring. Lecture 3. Credit 3. Principles of environmental forensic science, including transport and fate of chemicals, changes in pollutants as they interact with the environment, linkages between pollutants and their sources, and legal considerations. Faculty lectures along with student presentations and discussion of primary literature will be the primary instructional approaches.	3			X

* 4970/5970/6970 are also offered in the summer, as needed

** Contact the School of Environmental Studies for information about when this class is offered

*** Subject to instructor availability

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