Chemistry

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Kazushige Yokayama, Chair
(Integrated Science Center 331)
chemistry.geneseo.edu

HEGIS Code: 1905.00 (Chemistry, B.A.), 1905.00 (Chemistry, American Chemical Society Certified, B.S.), 1905.01 (Chemistry, Adolescence Education: Chemistry and General Science, B.A.)

Not available to students majoring in Neuroscience.

Secondary School Preparation

It is suggested that students proposing to major in chemistry have the following high school preparation: one year of chemistry (preferably with laboratory work), one year of physics, and 3 1/2 years of mathematics (including elementary algebra, plane geometry, intermediate algebra, and trigonometry).

Department Writing Requirement

Students meet the department writing requirement by passing Chemistry 352, Chemistry Senior Seminar.

Minimum Competency Requirement

A grade of C- must be achieved in any required chemistry course before it can be used as a prerequisite for another course. Students who fail a course or fail to obtain the minimum grade in a pre-requisite course will be permitted to repeat the course once. D grades in courses that are not used as prerequisites require waiver approval from the department.

Students may petition the department to see if a waiver can be signed for other courses to count. Students with grades less than C+ will be unlikely to have the waiver signed.

Programs

• Chemistry, B.A.
• Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Five-Year [3-2], B.A.

• Chemistry, Adolescence Education: Chemistry and General Science, B.A.

• Chemistry, American Chemical Society Certified, B.S.

• Chemistry Minor

Courses

• CHEM 100 - Chemistry First Year Experience
• CHEM 104 - Chemistry and Society
• CHEM 105 - N/Chemistry and Society Laboratory
• CHEM 116 - Chemistry I
• CHEM 118 - Chemistry II
• CHEM 119 - N/Introductory Chemistry Lab
• CHEM 203 - N/Principles of Chemistry I
• CHEM 204 - Principles of Chemistry II
• CHEM 209 - Intermediate Chemistry Laboratory
• CHEM 211 - Organic Chemistry I
• CHEM 213 - Organic Chemistry II
• CHEM 216 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory
• CHEM 223 - Principles of Organic Chemistry I
• CHEM 224 - Principles of Organic Chemistry II
• CHEM 300 - Principles of Biochemistry
• CHEM 301 - Biochemistry Laboratory
• CHEM 302 - Biochemistry I
• CHEM 304 - Biochemistry II
• CHEM 305 - Topics in Anticancer Therapeutic Biochemistry
• CHEM 313 - Laboratory Techniques in Organic Chemistry I
• CHEM 315 - Bioorganic Chemistry
• CHEM 318 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
• CHEM 320 - Physical Chemistry I
• CHEM 322 - Physical Chemistry II
• CHEM 324 - Principles of Physical Chemistry
• CHEM 329 - Topics in Physical Chemistry
• CHEM 330 - Inorganic Chemistry I
• CHEM 331 - Laboratory Techniques in Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEM 334 - Bioinorganic Chemistry
• CHEM 338 - Inorganic Chemistry II
• CHEM 339 - Solid State Chemistry
• CHEM 340 - Modern Analytical Chemistry
• CHEM 341 - Modern Analytical Methods
• CHEM 342 - Modern Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
• CHEM 351 - Current Topics in Chemistry
• CHEM 352 - Chemistry Senior Seminar
• CHEM 361 - Modern Physical Chemistry Laboratory
• CHEM 385 - Biochemistry Seminar
• CHEM 393 - Honors Research
• CHEM 399 - Directed Study
• CHEM 401 - Senior Capstone Research Course

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