2009-2010 Course Catalog
Required for the chemistry major
- Introductory Principles
- Chemistry 115 and 116 or the equivalent
- Mathematics 140, 150, and 160 or the equivalent
- Physics 150 and 160
- Three courses from Group I, three courses from Group II, and two courses
(of which at least one must be a laboratory course) from Group III
Note: No course can count in two different categories.- Group I: Structure, Properties, and Synthesis
Chemistry 220, 247, 250, 252, 320, 340 - Group II: Quantitative Chemistry
Chemistry 210, 270, 370, 410, 470, 475 - Group III: Topics, Applications, and Additional Subdisciplines
Chemistry 270, 320, 340, 410, 440, 450, 470, 475
- Group I: Structure, Properties, and Synthesis
- Six units of credit earned in Chemistry Seminar courses numbered 380, 480, and 680
Required for the chemistry minor
A minimum of six chemistry courses to include:
- Introductory Principles
Chemistry 115 and 116 or the equivalent - Two courses from Group I, two courses from Group II, and one course from Group
III, of which three courses must be laboratory courses and one must be numbered 400 or above
Note: No course can count in two different categories.- Group I: Structure, Properties, and Synthesis
Chemistry 220, 247, 250, 252, 320, and 340 - Group II: Quantitative Chemistry
Chemistry 210, 270, 370, 410, 470, 475 - Group III: Topics, Applications, and Additional Subdisciplines
Chemistry 270, 320, 340, 410, 440, 450, 470, 475
- Group I: Structure, Properties, and Synthesis
- At least three units of credit earned in Chemistry Seminar courses numbered 380, 480, and 680
- C average in the minor
Required for the interdisciplinary major in the natural sciences in chemistry and physics or geology
Chemistry students who have strong secondary interests in physics or geology may construct a major involving chemistry and geology or physics, using the interdisciplinary major in the natural sciences. Previous interdisciplinary combinations of biology and chemistry have been replaced by the biochemistry major.
The requirements for the interdisciplinary major with chemistry as the primary discipline are:
- Introductory course sequences in chemistry, physics, and geology, chosen
to include the discipline of secondary interest. The introductory sequences are:
- Chemistry 115 and 116 or the equivalent
- Geology 110 and 210
- Physics 150 and 160
- Intermediate/Advanced Requirement: At least 10 six-unit courses in the sciences (biology, chemistry, geology, physics) numbered 200 or above, with at least five in chemistry and at least three in the secondary discipline.
- Six units of credit earned in Chemistry Seminar courses numbered 380, 480, and 680
Advanced Placement
Students who have had the equivalent of a college general chemistry course are
encouraged to take the Advanced Placement Examination in Chemistry administered by the
Educational Testing Service. Students having sufficiently high scores may receive six units
of college credit and may be advised to enroll in Chemistry 116 or in intermediate courses
(Chemistry 210 or 320 or 250, 252).
Senior Experience in Chemistry
The Chemistry Department's capstone sequence consists of a series of 3 seminars:
- CHEM 380 Seminar - Perspectives on Chemistry (Fall Term, 1 unit) Taken optimally by sophomores or juniors, this is a series of presentations by visiting chemists and Lawrence students, faculty, and staff, featuring current issues in chemistry, important applications of chemistry, and professional development topics appropriate to chemistry majors or minors, intended to introduce students to "life after Lawrence" early enough in college to affect their trajectories through the college curriculum. This course covers the major career destinations for chemistry students, of graduate school, health professions, chemical engineering, K-12 teaching, and the chemical industry.
- CHEM 480 Seminar: Chemical Literature (Winter Term, 2 units) A seminar course for chemistry majors and minors, taken optimally during the junior year, in which students learn how to educate themselves about the chemical literature in a field of interest to them. In this seminar, they learn the character and organization of the chemical literature and become familiar with search strategies, as each selects a topic and, guided by the instructor, conducts a literature search for key papers on that topic, constructs a bibliography, reads several of the most important of the papers, and prepares an end-of-term presentation highlighting key research findings related to their chosen topic. Students are encouraged to correlate their activities in this seminar with research projects that they undertake at Lawrence or elsewhere, which form the basis of the Senior Seminar.
- CHEM 680 Senior Seminar (Spring Term, 3 units): The culminating course in our capstone sequence asks each major to present an individual seminar presentation based on research they have done at Lawrence or elsewhere. 3 units.
Students are strongly encouraged to consult with their advisors and relevant department chairs to plan and negotiate their overall capstone experience as early as possible.
