CH 1050. Principles of General Chemistry (3)
A one-semester course, primarily for nursing and allied health students. This course is also strongly recommended for students with deficiencies in their chemistry background who plan to pursue other programs in the sciences that require CH 2610. Concurrently: CH 1060. (SCI)

CH 1060. Principles of General Chemistry Laboratory (1)
Basic laboratory techniques are used to investigate various theoretical principles. Laboratory two hours a week. Lab fee. Concurrently: CH 1050. (SCI)

CH 2610. General Chemistry I (4)
An introductory course treating the essential principles of theoretical and descriptive chemistry. Lecture three hours, laboratory four hours a week. Lab fee. Prerequisite or concurrently: MT 1190 Precalculus. (SCI)

CH 2630. General Chemistry II (4)
A continuation of General Chemistry I. Lecture three hours a week, laboratory four hours a week. Lab fee. Prerequisite: CH 2610 (MT 1800 Calculus I recommended). (SCI or SCII)

CH 2650. Honors General Chemistry and Laboratory (5)
The course provides a review of stoichiometry (including solution concentration), gas laws and atomic and molecular structure (covalent and ionic bonding) as commonly taught in the first semester of a general chemistry course. The emphasis of the course is on equilibrium, electrochemistry and kinetics as is usually done in the second semester of the two-semester course. Descriptive chemistry is built around the periodic table and integrated throughout the course. This course would be taken in place of the two-semester CH 2610/2630 sequence. Lab fee. (SCI)

CH 3210. Organic Chemistry I (3)
Basic principles including some theoretical considerations of structure and mechanism and interpretation of spectrometric data. Intended for students majoring in the natural or physical sciences. Lecture three hours a week. Prerequisite: CH 2630. Concurrently: CH 3220. (SCII)

CH 3220. Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
Basic techniques and theory in various methods of separation and identification, including chromatography, spectroscopy, measurements of physical properties and interpretation of results. Simple organic preparations. Laboratory four hours a week. Lab fee. Prerequisite: CH 2630. Concurrently: CH 3210. (SCII)

CH 3230. Organic Chemistry II (3)
A further development of the material of Organic Chemistry I. Lecture three hours a week. Prerequisite: CH 3210. Concurrently: CH 3240.

CH 3240. Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
More advanced synthetic reactions, including synthetic sequences. Qualitative organic analysis, using wet chemical methods, determination of physical properties and also instruments. Laboratory four hours a week. Lab fee. Prerequisite: CH 3220. Concurrently: CH 3230.

CH 3250. Organic Syntheses (1-3)
A laboratory course designed to allow the student to learn techniques in organic and/or medicinal chemistry research. Laboratory three to nine hours a week. Lab fee. Prerequisite: instructor approval.

CH 3310. General Biochemistry I (3)
The chemistry of living organisms and their components, including biosynthesis and metabolism of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and carbohydrates. Lecture three hours a week. Prerequisites: CH 2710 and CH 3450 or instructor approval.

CH 3320. Biochemistry Laboratory (1)
Basic techniques of experimental biochemistry, including isolation and/or characterization of the major classes of biomolecules. Laboratory four hours a week. Lab fee. Concurrently: CH 3310.

CH 3330. General Biochemistry II (3)
A continuation of General Biochemistry I. Lecture three hours a week. Prerequisite: CH 3310.

CH 3450. Analytical Chemistry (4)
A course in the theory and practice of quantitative analytical chemistry. Gravimetric, volumetric and simple instrumental methods of analysis are considered. Lecture three hours a week, laboratory four hours a week. Lab fee. Prerequisite: CH 2630 or CH 2650.

CH 3510 (PH 3510). Physical Chemistry I (3)
Basic principles of physical chemistry with emphasis on thermodynamics and equilibria. Lecture three hours a week. Prerequisites: PH 2900 General Physics II, CH 3450, MT 1810 or instructor approval.

CH 3520 (PH 3520). Physical Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
Experiments designed to illustrate basic theories in thermodynamics, equilibrium, etc. Laboratory three and a half hours a week. Lab fee. Prerequisite: CH 3450. Concurrently: CH 3510.

CH 3530 (PH 3530). Physical Chemistry II (3)
Basic principles of chemical kinetics, introduction to quantum mechanics, molecular structure and kinetic theory. Lecture three hours a week. Prerequisite: CH 3510.

CH 3540 (PH 3540). Physical Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
Experiments designed to illustrate basic theories in kinetics and spectroscopy. Laboratory three and a half hours a week. Lab fee. Concurrently: CH 3530.

CH 3650. Nuclear Chemistry (2-3)
Introduction to theoretical concepts of nuclear chemistry and its most significant applications. Topics include fundamentals of the nuclear atom, radioactive decay, absorption of nuclear radiation and characteristics of radiation detectors. Lecture two or three hours a week. Prerequisite: CH 2630.

CH 3970. Chemistry Work Experience, Introductory (2)
Off-campus experience in industrial chemistry requiring minimal technical proficiency. The student works full-time for a summer or semester under the supervision of selected senior personnel. These credits are electives and are not credited toward requirements for the chemistry major. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

CH 3990. Research Projects, Introductory (1-3)
The student plans and attempts a series of original laboratory investigations of a scientifically significant problem planned in weekly consultation with the supervising faculty member, conducts the necessary literature searches, maintains a professional-style laboratory notebook, makes at least one oral presentation of results, and prepares a research report according to the guidelines of the American Chemical Society. Lab fee. Prerequisite: instructor approval.

CH 4430. Instrumental Analysis I (3)
The major types of electrometric methods and chromatography are emphasized with a survey of spectrophotometry. Lecture two hours a week. Laboratory three and a half hours a week. Lab fee.
Prerequisites: CH 2730 and CH 3450.

CH 4450. Instrumental Analysis II (3)
The principles and methods of spectrophotometry are emphasized with a survey of chromatography and electrochemistry. Lecture two hours a week. Laboratory three and a half hours a week. Lab fee. Prerequisites: CH 2730 and CH 3450.

CH 4460. Synthesis and Characterization of Compounds (1)
Practical work in the synthesis, structure determination, and quantitative analysis of selected inorganic and organic compounds emphasizing the integrated use of instrumental methods. Laboratory four hours a week. Lab fee. Prerequisites: CH 3530, CH 4430, CH 4450 and CH 4610 or instructor approval.

CH 4610. Inorganic Chemistry I (3)
An advanced course in theoretical and descriptive inorganic chemistry. Lecture three hours a week. Prerequisite: CH 3530 or instructor approval.

CH 4630. Inorganic Chemistry II (2)
A continuation of Inorganic Chemistry I. Lecture two hours a week. Prerequisite: CH 4610.

CH 4640. Inorganic Synthesis (1-3)
Laboratory course in synthesis and characterization of inorganic compounds. Laboratory three to nine hours a week. Lab fee. Prerequisite: CH 4610 or concurrent or instructor approval.

CH 4810. Advanced Organic Chemistry (1-3)
Fall semesters of even-numbered years.
Specialized readings and lectures in organic chemistry. Lectures arranged. Prerequisites: CH 3230/ 3240, junior standing and department approval.

CH 4820. Advanced Physical Chemistry (1-3)
Specialized reading and lectures in physical chemistry. Lectures arranged. Prerequisites: CH 3530, junior standing and department approval.

CH 4830. Advanced Analytical Chemistry (1-3)
Specialized readings and lectures in analytical chemistry. Lectures arranged. Prerequisites: CH 3450, junior standing and department approval.

CH 4840. Advanced Biochemistry (1-3)
Introduction to the techniques utilized in recombinant DNA biotechnology including DNA sequencing, PCR, electrophoresis, restriction enzymes, southern blotting, transformation and cloning. The application of these methods to medicine, industry, and forensics is studied. Lecture one hour per week. Lab four hours per week. Lab fee. Prerequisites: CH 3330 (or concurrent) or instructor approval.

CH 4960. Chemical Literature and Seminar (1)
An introduction to the use of the technical library, typical literature searches and seminar presentations. Open to all students and faculty members. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

CH 4970. Chemistry Work Experience, Advanced (2)
Off-campus experience in industrial chemistry requiring high technical proficiency. The student works full-time for a summer or semester under the supervision of selected senior personnel. These credits are electives and are not credited toward requirements for the chemistry major. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

CH 4990. Research Projects, Advanced (1-3)
The student plans and attempts a series of original laboratory investigations of a scientifically significant problem planned in weekly consultation with the supervising faculty member, conducts the necessary literature searches, maintains a professional-style laboratory notebook, makes at least one oral presentation of results, and prepares a research report according to the guidelines of the American Chemical Society. Lab fee. Prerequisite: instructor
approval.