CHEM 101 — General Chemistry I
4 Credits Fall, Spring
Atomic structure, bonding, stoichiometry, gases, thermochemistry, and solutions.
- Prerequisites:
- MATH 105 or placement into MATH 140. Includes weekly laboratory.
- Typically Offered:
- Fall, Spring
Subject Code: CHEM • Section 9.3
Chemistry
Undergraduate courses offered by the faculty in Chemistry, supporting major curricula, academic minors, and the Alkimi Core.
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Subject Overview & Curricular Context
Courses in Chemistry are designed around rigorous empirical, theoretical, and applied principles. Coursework builds systematically from 100-level introductory surveys through 400-level advanced capstones and research seminars.
Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C- or higher (unless specified otherwise by the academic department). Students who have not satisfied course prerequisites may only enroll with explicit written permission of the instructor and department chair.
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Subject Summary
- Subject Prefix
- CHEM
- Total Courses
- 9
- Academic Levels
- 100–400 Level
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Active Course Offerings (9)
CHEM 102 — General Chemistry II
4 Credits Spring
Chemical equilibrium, acid-base systems, thermodynamics, kinetics, electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry, with quantitative laboratory.
- Prerequisites:
- CHEM 101 with a grade of C- or higher.
- Typically Offered:
- Spring
CHEM 210 — Organic Chemistry I
4 Credits Fall
Structure, stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, and synthetic pathways of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, and alcohols, with synthetic purification laboratory.
- Prerequisites:
- CHEM 102 with a grade of C- or higher.
- Typically Offered:
- Fall
CHEM 211 — Organic Chemistry II
4 Credits Spring
Aromatic compounds, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amine derivatives, spectroscopy (NMR, IR, MS), and bio-organic molecules, with instrumental laboratory.
- Prerequisites:
- CHEM 210 with a grade of C- or higher.
- Typically Offered:
- Spring
CHEM 320 — Analytical Chemistry & Quantitative Analysis
4 Credits Fall
Gravimetric, volumetric, and instrumental methods of chemical analysis, statistical data treatment, chromatography, and spectroscopy, with quantitative analytical laboratory.
- Prerequisites:
- CHEM 102 and STAT 205.
- Typically Offered:
- Fall
CHEM 330 — Physical Chemistry I: Thermodynamics & Kinetics
4 Credits Fall
Laws of thermodynamics, phase equilibria, chemical potential, reaction dynamics, and transport phenomena applied to chemical systems.
- Prerequisites:
- CHEM 102, MATH 141, and PHYS 121.
- Typically Offered:
- Fall
CHEM 331 — Physical Chemistry II: Quantum & Spectroscopy
4 Credits Spring
Postulates of quantum mechanics, atomic orbitals, molecular orbital theory, rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectroscopy.
- Prerequisites:
- CHEM 330, MATH 240, and PHYS 122.
- Typically Offered:
- Spring
CHEM 410 — Inorganic Chemistry
3 Credits Spring
Coordination chemistry, crystal field theory, organometallic reaction mechanisms, bioinorganic systems, and solid-state materials.
- Prerequisites:
- CHEM 211 and CHEM 330.
- Typically Offered:
- Spring
CHEM 490 — Senior Research Chemistry Capstone
3 Credits Fall, Spring
Original laboratory chemical synthesis or physical characterization project culminating in a written senior monograph and departmental defense.
- Prerequisites:
- CHEM 331, senior standing.
- Typically Offered:
- Fall, Spring