Requirements for Chemistry Major Checklist

DePauw University Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Checklist of Requirements for the Chemistry Major

Required Core Courses (4.25 cr)

Chem 120: Structure & Properties of Organic Molecules (1.0 cr)
Chem 130: Structure & Properties of Inorganic Compounds (1.0 cr)
Chem 170: Stoichiometric Calculations (0.25 cr)
Chem 240: Structure & Function of Biomolecules (1.0 cr)
Chem 260: Thermodynamics, Equilibria, and Kinetics (1.0 cr)

Advanced Courses (1.5 cr from each category as indicated)

Courses in Chemical Reactivity (choice of 1.5 cr; must include one lab course)

 Chem 320: Organic Mechanisms & Synthesis (1.0 cr; includes lab)
Chem 331: Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms (0.5 cr; no lab)
Chem 332: Inorganic Synthesis (0.5 cr; lab only)
Chem 335: Topics in Chemical Reactivity (0.5 cr)

Courses in Chemical Analysis (1.5 cr total including Chem 450)

Chem 351: Chemometrics (0.5 cr)
Chem 352: Analytical Equilibria (0.5 cr)
Chem 353: Instrumental Analysis (0.5 cr)
Chem 354: Topics in Chemical Analysis (0.5 cr)
Chem 450: Method Development (0.5 cr ‐ required)

Courses in Theoretical & Computational Chemistry (1.5 cr total including Chem 460)

Chem 361: Chemical Kinetics (0.5 cr)
Chem 362: Chemical Thermodynamics (0.5 cr)
Chem 363: Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry (0.5 cr)
Chem 364: Topics in Theoretical & Computational Chemistry (0.5 cr)
Chem 460: Theory & Experiment (0.5 cr ‐ required)

Additional Courses to make 9.25 cr total (= 0.5 cr elective beyond what is listed above)

Senior Comprehensive:
Attendance at 12 department seminars during Jr/Sr years*
Successful completion of comprehensive exam (Sr year)

* The seminar requirement is reduced by 3 if a student is off campus in an approved study program. In no case will the requirement be reduced below 9 seminars.

Courses Required via Prerequisites

   Math 151 & 152: Calculus I & II (1.0 cr each) (prerequisite for Chem 361, 362, 363)
   Physics 120 & 130: Principles of Physics I & II (1.0 cr each) (prerequisite for Chem 361, 362, 363)

Note: for ACS certification, students must take 2.0 courses in the Chemical Reactivity category (including 320 & 332), 2.0 courses in the Theoretical & Computational Chemistry category, and must complete a senior thesis (Chem 405), for a total of 10.0 courses.

December 2009