Chemistry

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Coordinator/Dept. Chair: 
Prof. Nadia Marano
Phone: 
315.229.5245
Campus Address: 
313 Johnson Hall
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Web Site: 
Chemistry Department Web Site

The following course is offered this fall and is appropriate for first-year students; it also fulfill the NSC-L requirement:

  • CHEM 103: General Chemistry w/Lab (NSC-L)

We offer the following majors and minors related to chemistry:

  • Chemistry (major and minor)
  • Interdisciplinary combined major with environmental studies
  • Major in biochemistry (joint with biology) - see below

General Chemistry is a prerequisite for all upper-level courses in the department. Most students fulfill this prerequisite by completing the sequence of CHEM 103 in the fall and CHEM 104 in the spring. Each has a lab and carries 1.25 units of credit. Multiple small sections of general chemistry are offered each semester using the same text and similar syllabi; thus the labs are interchangeable.

Students who have taken the advanced placement test in chemistry and scored 4 or higher are entitled to receive one unit of college credit. Those students should enroll in CHEM 104 in the spring.

Biochemistry:

The biochemistry major is available through the departments of biology and chemistry. Because you need to complete many prerequisite courses to pave the way for your upper-level work in biochemistry, those considering this program should complete both General Biology courses (BIOL 101 in the fall and BIOL 102 in the spring) and General Chemistry (CHEM 103 in the fall and CHEM 104 in the spring) during their first year.

NOTE: If you take General Biology and General Chemistry, you will receive 1.5 units for FYP, 1.25 units for General Biology and 1.25 units for Chemistry. Combined, these courses are enough credit to be considered a full-time student for financial aid considerations. We recommend that most students take just these three courses in the fall semester.

The Course Selection Form will ask you if you are interested in pursuing a biology, biochemistry or neuroscience major and/or a pre-health track. If you answer "yes" to this question and include both General Biology and General Chemistry among your course choices, you will be registered for both Biology and Chemistry over the summer. You will register for the labs when you meet with your advisor during the on-campus Orientation in August.