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Chemistry (CHEM)
Professor Craig, Chair; Associate Professor MacPhail, Associate Chair and Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies;
Professor Bonk, Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies; Lecturer Roy, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
and Supervisor of First-Year Instruction; Professor Baldwin, Director of Graduate Studies; Professors Baldwin,
Beratan, Bonk, Craig, Crumbliss, Fitzgerald, Liu, McCafferty, Therien, Toone, Vo-Dinh, Warren, Widenhoefer, and
Yang; Associate Professors Franz, Hong, and MacPhail; Assistant Professors Charbonneau, Wang, and Wiley;
Professors Emeriti Arnett, Chesnut, Lochmüller, McPhail, Palmer, Quin, Ramsay-Shaw, Wells, and Wilder;
Research Assistant Professors Fischer and Zhang; Secondary Appointments: Professors Chilkoti, Ferguson, Oas, and
Reichert; Associate Professors Zauscher and Zhou; Assistant Professor Yokoyama; Senior Lecturing Fellow
Woerner; Lecturing Fellow Lyle; Instructors, Canelas, Hyman, and Kasper
A major or minor is available in this department.
20. General Chemistry Credit. Pre-matriculation credit awarded for a score of 4 on the College Board AP
chemistry examination (or the equivalent). Recommended placement is Chemistry 110DL, but a student may choose
to take Chemistry 101DL without loss of credit. Students completing both Chemistry 101DL and 210DL, or both
Chemistry 110DL and 210DL forfeit entrance credit for Chemistry 20. Instructor: Staff. One course.
21. General Chemistry Credit. Pre-matriculation credit awarded for a score of 5 on the College Board AP
chemistry examination (or the equivalent). Recommended placement is Chemistry 201DL, but a student may choose
to take Chemistry 110DL without loss of credit. Students completing both Chemistry 101DL and 210DL, or both
Chemistry 110DL and 210DL forfeit entrance credit for Chemistry 21. One course.
81S. Introduction to Research in Chemistry. EI, NS, R Active participation in chemistry (or chemistry related)
research group, accompanied by seminar classes covering research methodologies, case studies of ethical issues in
chemistry, and communication of results of research. Prerequisite: Chemistry 101DL, or 110DL, or 20, or 21.
Instructor: Staff. One course.
89S. First-Year Seminar. Topics vary each semester offered. Instructor: Staff. One course.
91. Chemistry, Technology, and Society. NS, STS Science, the scientific method, and background topics from
chemistry, biochemistry, and environmental chemistry that enable citizens to utilize the inductive-deductive
methodology of science to better evaluate the potential benefits and risks associated with selected existing and
proposed technologies. Intended primarily for nonmajors. Instructor: Staff. One course. C-L: Energy and the
Environment
99D. Introduction to Chemistry and Chemical Problem Solving. NS Introductory course for students with
limited background in chemistry emphasizing chemical problem solving. Topics include atoms, molecules, ions,
compounds, and the periodic table, stoichiometry and chemical reactions, reactions in solution, and an introduction
to chemical bonding, thermochemistry, and gas laws. To be followed by Chemistry 101DL. Not open to students
who have credit for Chemistry 20, 21 or 101DL. Instructor: Staff. One course.
101DL. Core Concepts in Chemistry. NS Emphasizes core concepts required for organic chemistry, including
atomic and molecular structure, chemical equilibrium with applications to acids and bases, thermodynamics,
chemical kinetics, and reaction mechanisms. Relevance and integrated nature of these concepts illustrated through
applications to a modern theme in chemistry, e.g. in biological, materials, or environmental chemistry. Laboratory
illustrates experimental applications of these core concepts. Instructor: Staff. One course.
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110DL. Honors Chemistry: Core Concepts in Context. NS Emphasizes core concepts required for organic
chemistry, including atomic and molecular structure, chemical equilibrium with applications to acids and bases,
thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, and reaction mechanisms. Strong emphasis on applications of these concepts in
context of large, interdisciplinary scientific challenge, e.g. in cancer biology or nanoscience. Laboratory illustrates
experimental applications of these core concepts. Students may not receive credit for both Chemistry 101DL and
110DL. Instructor: Staff. One course.
150FS. Special Topics in Chemistry. Focus version of Chemistry 93. Instructor: Staff. One course.
180. Chemistry Outreach: Sharing Chemistry with the Community. NS Principles of chemistry outreach with
emphasis on chemical demonstrations. Activities include readings, discussion, and practice related to staging
effective demonstrations, as well as structured service learning experiences in local schools and other venues.
Societal issues relevant to chemistry outreach will be examined, along with assessment and pedagogical strategies.
Participation in service learning is required. Prerequisites: Chemistry 101DL, or 110DL, or 20, or 21. Instructor:
Lyle. One course.
190A. Duke-Administered Study Abroad: Special Topics in Chemistry. Topics differ by section. Instructor:
Staff. One course.
190S. Special Topics in Chemistry. Seminar on special topics in chemistry and chemistry related areas. Content
varies by semester. Instructor: Staff. One course.
201DL. Organic Chemistry. NS, STS The structures and reactions of the compounds of carbon and the impact of
selected organic compounds on society. Laboratory: techniques of separation, organic reactions and preparations,
and systematic identification of compounds by their spectral and chemical properties. Prerequisite: Chemistry
101DL, or 110DL, or 21. Instructor: Staff. One course.
202L. Organic Chemistry. NS, STS Continuation of Chemistry 201DL. Prerequisite: Chemistry 201DL. Instructor:
Staff. One course.
210DL. Modern Applications of Chemical Principles. NS Modern applications of chemistry in context of larger
scientific theme, e.g. in biology, materials science, or environmental chemistry. Revisits core concepts from
Chemistry 101DL or 110DL, incorporating additional topics including intermolecular interactions, phases of matter,
solutions, quantitative treatment of aqueous equilibria, electron transfer reactions, and inorganic and coordination
chemistry. Laboratory illustrates experimental approaches to modern problems in biological, materials, and
environmental chemistry, as well as analytical and synthetic techniques. Prerequisite: Chemistry 101DL or 110DL.
Instructor: Staff. One course.
290A. Duke-Administered Study Abroad: Advanced Special Topics in Chemistry. NS, STS Four week course
on Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery at Duke-NUS Graduate and Medical School in Singapore. Special topics
include the identification of druggable targets, sources of small molecules, including natural product isolation and
library screening, animal models of human disease, preclinical medicinal chemistry, including lead optimization and
synthetic organic chemistry, toxicology, adsorption distribution metabolism and excretion (ADME), and the
regulatory approval process. Excursions to local research facilities, pharmaceutical research centers, and the animal
research station at Bintan, Indonesia. Prerequisites: Chemistry 201DL and Chemistry 202L. Recommended Course:
Biochemistry 301. Instructor: Toone. One course.
290S. Special Topics In Chemistry. Seminar on special topics in chemistry and chemistry-related areas. Content
varies by semester. Consent of department required. Instructor: Staff. One course.
295. Introduction to Research Independent Study. NS, W Includes research methodology, retrieval techniques
for, and use of, the chemical literature, safety in the research laboratory, the ethical conduct of research, and writing
a research proposal. Co-requisite: registration for a first course in research independent study in chemistry (393) or a
related area. Lecture/discussion. Instructor: Bonk. Half course.
301. Elements of Physical Chemistry. NS Survey of physical chemistry including quantum chemistry, molecular
structure, molecular spectroscopy, thermodynamics, and kinetics. Prerequisites: Chemistry 210DL; or Chemistry 20
plus 101DL; or Chemistry 20 plus 110DL; or Chemistry 21; Mathematics 112L, and Physics 142L or 152L or 162L
or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. One course.
301L. Physical Chemistry Laboratory. NS, W Laboratory experiments designed to accompany Chemistry 301.
Includes instruction and practice in writing the laboratory notebook and formal laboratory reports. Prerequisite: (or
corequisite) Chemistry 301. Instructor: Staff. Half course.
302. Biophysical Chemistry. NS The physical chemical principles of and experimental methods employed in the
study of biological macromolecules. Students may not receive credit for both Chemistry 302 and 196S. Prerequisite:
Chemistry 301 or 310, or Biochemistry 301 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. One course.
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310. Physical Chemistry. NS Fundamentals of physical chemistry. Emphasizes quantum chemistry, molecular
structure, and molecular spectroscopy. Chemistry 310L should be taken concurrently with Chemistry 310.
Prerequisites: Chemistry 210DL; or Chemistry 20 plus 101DL; or Chemistry 20 plus 110DL; or Chemistry 21;
Mathematics 212, Physics 142L, 152L, or 162L or consent of the instructor. Instructor: Staff. One course.
310L. Physical Chemistry I Laboratory. NS, W Laboratory experiments designed to accompany Chemistry 310.
Includes instruction and practice in writing the laboratory notebook and formal laboratory reports. Prerequisite: (or
corequisite) Chemistry 310. Instructor: Staff. Half course.
311. Physical Chemistry II. NS Continuation of Chemistry 310. Fundamentals of physical chemistry. Emphasizes
thermodynamics and kinetics. Chemistry 311L should be taken concurrently with Chemistry 311. Prerequisite:
Chemistry 310 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. One course.
311L. Physical Chemistry II Laboratory. NS, W Laboratory experiments designed to accompany Chemistry 311.
Prerequisite: (or corequisite). Chemistry 311 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. Half course.
393. Research Independent Study. R Individual research in a field of special interest under the supervision of a
faculty member, the central goal of which is a substantive paper or written report containing significant analysis and
interpretation of a previously approved topic. Consent of instructor and director of undergraduate studies required.
Instructor: Staff. Variable credit.
394. Research Independent Study. R See Chemistry 393. Consent of instructor and director of undergraduate
studies required. Instructor: Staff. Variable credit.
401. Analytical Chemistry. NS Fundamentals of qualitative and quantitative measurement with emphasis on
chemometrics, quantitative spectrometry, electrochemical methods, and common separation techniques. Corequisite:
Chemistry 401L. Prerequisite: Chemistry 301L or 310L. Instructor: Staff. One course.
401L. Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. NS Laboratory experiments designed to accompany Chemistry 401.
Corequisite: Chemistry 401. Instructor: Staff. Half course.
410. Inorganic Chemistry. NS Bonding, structures, and reactions of inorganic compounds studied through physical
chemical concepts. Prerequisite: Chemistry 301 or 311. Instructor: Staff. One course.
420L. Advanced Laboratory Techniques. NS Synthesis of less common substances by techniques such as high or
low pressure, high or low temperature, and/or inert atmospheres. Characterization of products from measurements
such as electrical conductance, optical rotation, ultraviolet-visible spectra, infrared spectra, and/or mass spectra.
Prerequisite: (or corequisite) Chemistry 410. Instructor: Staff. Half course.
493. Research Independent Study. R See Chemistry 393. Consent of instructor and director of undergraduate
studies required. Instructor: Staff. One course.
494. Research Independent Study. R See Chemistry 393. Consent of instructor and director of undergraduate
studies required. Instructor: Staff. One course.
496. Graduation with Distinction in Chemistry. Course for majors who are candidates for graduation with
distinction in chemistry. Includes preparation of the research thesis, preparation and presentation of a poster
describing student's research, and oral defense of the research thesis. Pre- or co-requisite: two semesters of research
independent study. Lecture/discussion. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Staff: Instructor. Half course.
501. Analytical Chemistry. Fundamental considerations of chemical measurements, optical spectroscopy, mass
spectrometry, and separation methods. Instructors: Fitzgerald. One course.
502. Spectrochemical Analysis. Advanced topics in spectroscopic analysis, emphasizing absorption, emission, and
luminescence techniques and applications to biomolecules. Prerequisite: Chemistry 501 or consent of instructor.
Instructor: Staff. Half course.
504. Separation Science. Fundamental separation chemistry, practical aspects of chromatographic methods, larger
scale processes. Prerequisite: Chemistry 501 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff. Half course.
506. Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry. Advanced topics in the mass spectral characterization of biopolymers with
an emphasis on protein and DNA analysis. Fundamental and practical aspects of the ionization processes and the
instrumentation associated with MALDI- and ESI-Mass spectrometry discussed along with applications of these
techniques to structural problems in chemistry and biochemistry. Prerequisite: Chemistry 501 or consent of
instructor. Instructor Fitzgerald. Half course.
511. Biological Chemistry. Chemistry of the major classes of biological molecules, including nucleic acids, amino
acids and proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. Topics include structure, reactivity and synthesis, and the interaction of
biological molecules. Instructors: Hong, McCafferty, Shaw, and Toone. One course.
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512. Chemistry and Biology of Nucleosides, Nucleotides, and Nucleic Acids. Synthesis, biosynthesis, and
reactivity of nucleic acids and their polymers. Mechanisms of DNA and RNA coding, decoding, transmission, and
in vitro evolution. Covalent and reversible interactions of nucleic acids with small molecules and macromolecules.
Instructors: Hong, McCafferty, Shaw, and Toone. One course.
514. Chemical Genomics. Information transfer, restructuring, and decoding in biological systems. Gene expression
and evolution of function. Functional consequences of gene expression. Instructors: Shaw and Toone. Variable
credit.
516. Techniques in Biochemistry. Purification and study of biological molecules including macromolecules.
Chromatography, spectroscopy (IR, UV/vis, fluorescence, CD), electrophoretic methods, immunological methods,
analytical ultracentrifugation, and their application to the study of biomolecules. Instructors: Fitzgerald, Hong,
McCafferty, Shaw, and Toone. Half course.
518S. Chemical Biology. The application of chemical concepts and methods to solving problems in molecular and
cell biology, with emphasis on the use of small molecules to elucidate and control information transfer in biological
systems. Provides relevant background on both useful chemical tools and new biological targets. Instructors: Hong,
Toone, McCafferty. One course.
520. Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry. Physical methods covered include paramagnetic NMR, EPR,
magnetism, NQR, Mossbauer spectroscopy, photoelectron spectroscopy, and x-ray analysis. Instructor: Staff. Half
course.
521. Inorganic Chemistry. Bonding and spectroscopy, reactions, transition metal chemistry, main group chemistry,
organometallics/catalysis, and solid state. Instructors: Franz. One course.
522. Chemical Applications of Group Theory Including Spectroscopy. Topics covered include symmetry, point
groups, group theory, character tables, electronic absorption spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, Raman
spectroscopy, and microwave spectroscopy. Instructors: Simon and Warren. Half course.
524. Bioinorganic Chemistry. Topics covered include metal activated enzymes in hydrolysis, oxygencarriers,
nitrogen fixation, iron storage and transport, photosynthesis, protein electron transfer, and DNA mediated electron
transfer. Instructors: Crumbliss, Therien, and Franz. Variable credit.
526. Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms. A discussion of the mechanism of coordination reactions in solution.
Examples include redox reactions and linear free energy relationships. Instructor: Crumbliss. Half course.
528. Synthesis and Synthetic Methods in Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry. A discussion of inorganic
synthetic methods including supramolecular chemistry and organometallic reactions. Instructor: Widenhoefer. Half
course.
531. Organic Chemistry. Bonding and structure, stereochemistry, conformational analysis, substitution, addition,
and elimination reactions, carbon reactive intermediates, concerted reactions, photochemistry, carbon alkylation,
carbonyl addition nucleophilic substitution, electrophilic additions, reduction, cycloadditions, rearrangements, main
group organometallics, oxidation. Instructors: Baldwin, Coltart, Craig, Hong, Toone, and Widenhoefer. One course.
532. Organic Synthesis. Synthetic design, retrosynthetic analysis, synthetic methods, total syntheses. Instructors:
Baldwin, Coltart, Hong, and Widenhoefer. One course.
533. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Structural elucidation of organic and inorganic compounds by NMR.
Fundamentals of data acquisition (pulse sequences, detection), multidimensional techniques, study of dynamic
processes and their application to the determination of structure. Instructors: Baldwin and Widenhoefer. Variable
credit.
534. Physical Organic Chemistry. Reactive intermediates: carbocations, carbanions, carbenes radicals,
photochemistry. Prerequisite: Chemistry 531. Instructors: Craig and Toone. One course.
536. Bioorganic Chemistry. Basic enzymology, mechanisms of enzymatic reactions, cofactors, oxidoreductases,
C1 chemistry, carbon-carbon bond formation, carboxylation/decarboxylation, heme, pyridoxal enzymes, thiamine
enzymes. Prerequisite: Chemistry 331 or equivalent. Instructor: Toone. One course. C-L: Biochemistry 536
538. Organometallic Chemistry. Bonding electron counting and structure. Ligand substitution, oxidative
addition/reductive elimination, transmetallation, CO and olefin insertion, beta-hydride elimination, methathesis and
attack on coordinated ligands. Cross-coupling, Heck coupling, catalytic hydrogenation, olefin polymerization,
carbocyclization hydroformylation and related carbonylation chemistry, Wacker oxidation. Transition metal carbene
complexes; transition metal oxo complexes. Instructors: Widenhoefer. Half course.
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541. Quantum Chemistry. Foundations and approximate methods in quantum chemistry, with an emphasis on their
applications to molecular structure and modeling. Instructors: Beratan, Liu, MacPhail, Simon, Warren, and Yang.
One course.
542. Quantum Mechanics. Special emphasis on chemical applications. Topics include: linear algebra, the
uncertainty relations, angular momentum, perturbation theory, time-dependent phenomena, molecules in
electromagnetic fields, group theory, and electron correlation. Prerequisite: Chemistry 541 or consent of instructor.
Instructors: Beratan, Liu, MacPhail, Simon, and Yang. One course.
543. Statistical Thermodynamics. Introduction to statistical thermodynamics, with an emphasis on ideal systems
and selected model approaches to more complex systems, for example, lattice models. Instructors: Beratan,
Charbonneau, MacPhail, and Yang. Half course.
544. Statistical Mechanics. Fundamentals of quantum and classical statistical mechanics using the ensemble
approach. Introduction of modern techniques and applications including the renormalization group treatment of
phase transitions and linear response theory of time-dependent statistical mechanics. Prerequisite: Chemistry 543 or
consent of instructor. Instructors: Beratan, Charbonneau, MacPhail, and Yang. One course.
545. Kinetics. The phenomenology and theory of chemical dynamics and reaction rates. Instructors: Beratan, Liu,
MacPhail, and Simon, and Warren. Half course.
546. Biophysical Chemistry. The interrelationships between structure, function, and mechanisms of biological
macromolecules. Principles of dynamics, including kinetics, reactivity and transport, and structure, including
thermodynamics, NMR, fluorescence, and CD spectroscopy. Instructors: Beratan, Oas, Shaw, Simon, and Warren.
One course.
548. Solid-State and Materials Chemistry. Introduction to the structure, physical, and electronic properties of
solid-state materials. Instructor: Beratan and Liu. Variable credit.
601. Biosensors. Biosensors (GE, IM, MC). Biosensors are defined as the use of biospecific recognition
mechanisms in the detection of analyte concentration. The basic principles of protein binding with specific reference
to enzyme-substrate, lectin-sugar, antibody-antigen, and receptor-transmitting binding. Simple surface diffusion and
absorption physics at surfaces with particular attention paid to surface binding phenomena. Optical, electrochemical,
gravimetric, and thermal transduction mechanisms which form the basis of the sensor design. Prerequisites:
Biomedical Engineering 83L and 100L or their equivalent and consent of instructor. Instructors: Reichert or Vodinh. One course.
For the A.B. Degree
Prerequisites. Chemistry 101DL or 110DL or 21; Mathematics 111L-112L, or 122L; Physics 141L-142L or
151L-152L, or 161L-162L.
Major Requirements. Chemistry 201DL, 202L, 210DL or 20 or 21, 301and 301L, or 310 and 310L and 311,
401, 401L plus one of the following three course options:
1. Three of the following: Chemistry 302, 410, any 500 or 600 level courses; Biochemistry 301, 302.
2. One of the following: Chemistry 302 or 311, 410, any 500 or 600 level courses; Biochemistry 301 plus
Chemistry 393 and 394 or the equivalent in an approved chemistry-related discipline.
3. One of the following:
a. Physics emphasis. Chemistry 302 or 311; plus two of the following: Physics 264L, 361, 362.
b.Mathematics emphasis. Chemistry 302 or 311; plus either of the following pairs of courses:
Mathematics 221 and Mathematics 356, or Mathematics 216 and Mathematics 353.
c.Biology emphasis. Biochemistry 301 plus two of the following: Biology 201L, 214L, 220, 227,
329L, 414LS, and 515.
In certain cases, substitutions may be made for courses outside the chemistry department with consent of the
director of undergraduate studies.
For the B.S. Degree
Prerequisites. Chemistry 101DL or 110DL or 21; Mathematics 111L-112L, or 122L, 212; Physics 141L-142L
or 151L-152L, or 161L-162L.
Major Requirements. Chemistry 201DL, 202L, 210DL or 20 or 21, 310, 310L, 311, 311L, 393 (or its equivalent
in an approved chemistry-related discipline), 401, 401L, 410, 420L; plus two additional courses selected from the
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following: Biochemistry 3011; Chemistry 302, 3941 (or its equivalent in an approved chemistry-related discipline)1,
and any Chemistry courses at the 500 or 600 level.
The Concentration in Biochemistry
In cooperation with the Department of Biochemistry in the School of Medicine, the Chemistry Department
offers both an A.B. and a B.S. degree in chemistry with concentration in biochemistry. Certification of this
concentration is designated on the official transcript.
For the A.B. Degree with Concentration in Biochemistry
Prerequisites. Chemistry 101DL or 110DL or 21; Mathematics 111L-112L, or 122L; Physics 141L-142L or
151L-152L, or 161L-162L; Biology 201L.
Major Requirements. Chemistry 201DL, 202L, 210DL or 20 or 21, 301and 301L, or 310 and 310L and 311,
401, 401L; Biochemistry 301, 302; plus one of the following: (Chemistry 393, Biology 293, or Biochemistry 593).
For the B.S. Degree with Concentration in Biochemistry
Prerequisites. Chemistry 101DL or 110DL or 21; Mathematics 111L-112L, or 122L; Physics 141L-142L or
151L-152L, or 161L-162L; Biology 201L.
Major Requirements. Chemistry 201DL, 202L, 210DL or 20 or 21, 301 and 301L and 302, or 310 and 310L and
311, 401, 401L, 410; Biochemistry 301, 302; Biology 220; plus one of the following: (Chemistry 393, Biology 293,
or Biochemistry 593).
The Concentration in Pharmacology
In conjunction with the Department of Pharmacology in the Duke Medical Center, the Chemistry Department
offers both an A.B. and a B.S. degree in chemistry with a Concentration in Pharmacology. Certification of the
concentration is designated on the official transcript.
For the A.B. Degree with Concentration in Pharmacology
Prerequisites. Chemistry 101DL or 110DL or 21; Mathematics 111L-112L, or 122L; Physics 141L-142L or
151L-152L, or 161L-162L; Biology 201L.
Major requirements: Chemistry 201DL, 202L, 210DL or 20 or 21, 301 and 301L, or 310 and 310L and 311,
401, 401L; Biochemistry 301; Pharmacology 350 and 360; plus 2 semesters of independent study involving some
aspect of pharmacology (Chemistry 393, 394 or Pharmacology 493, 494).
For the B.S. Degree with Concentration in Pharmacology
Prerequisites. Chemistry 101DL or 110DL or 21; Mathematics 111L-112L, or 122L; Physics 141L-142L or
151L-152L, or 161L-162L; Biology 201L.
Major Requirements Chemistry 201DL, 202L, 210DL or 20 or 21, 301 and 301L and 302, or 310 and 310L and
311, 401, 401L, 410; Biochemistry 301; Pharmacology 350 and 360; plus 2 semesters of independent study
involving some aspect of pharmacology (Chemistry 393, 394 or Pharmacology 493, 494).
The Concentration in Environmental Chemistry
In conjunction with the School for the Environment of Duke University, the Chemistry Department is pleased to
offer both an A.B. and a B.S. degree in Chemistry with Concentration in Environmental Chemistry. Official
recognition of the completion of the requirements given below will appear on the permanent transcript of a major.
For the A. B. Degree with Concentration in Environmental Chemistry
Prerequisites. Chemistry 101DL or 110DL or 21; Mathematics 111L-112L, or 122L; Physics 141L-142L or
151L-152L, or 161L-162L; Biology 201L.
Major Requirements. Chemistry 201DL, 202L, 210DL or 20 or 21, 301 and 301L and 302, or 310 and 310L and
311, 401; Environment 360 or Civil Engineering 461L; plus two of the following: Environment 239, 540, 542; plus
one semester of independent study involving some aspect of environmental chemistry (Chemistry 393 or
Environment 393 or Civil Engineering 391).
For the B.S. Degree in Chemistry with Concentration in Environmental Chemistry
Prerequisites. Chemistry 101DL or 110DL or 21; Mathematics 111L-112L, or 122L; Physics 141L-142L or
151L-152L, or 161L-162L; Biology 201L.
1Certification of the BS degree by the American Chemical Society requires Biochemistry 301, Chemistry 394, plus Chemistry 295.
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Major Requirements. Chemistry 201DL, 202L, 210DL or 20 or 21, 301 and 301L and 302, or 310 and 310L and
311, 401, 401L, 410; Environment 360 or Civil Engineering 461L; plus two of the following: Environment 239,
540, 542; plus one semester of independent study involving some aspect of environmental chemistry (Chemistry 393
or Environment 393 or Civil Engineering 391).
Departmental Graduation with Distinction
The department offers a program for Graduation with Distinction in Chemistry. Selection for the honor by the
Chemistry Department Undergraduate Awards Committee is based on fulfilling the following requirements: at least
a B average in chemistry courses at the time of application and at graduation, satisfactory completion of at least two
courses of research independent study in chemistry (or in an approved chemistry-related area), enrollment and
participation in Chemistry 295 (Introduction to Research Independent Study) and Chemistry 496 (Graduation with
Distinction in Chemistry), submission of a high quality research thesis based upon the results of independent study,
nomination for the honor by the research advisor, presentation of a poster on the research project, and an oral
defense of the research thesis.
THE MINOR
Requirements. Chemistry 101DL or 110DL or 21; plus four additional courses selected from the following:
Chemistry 180, 201DL, 202L, 210DL or 20, Chemistry courses numbered above 210; Biochemistry 301, 302;
Biology 372A; Environment 540, 542; Pharmacology 350, 360, 533.
In certain cases, substitutions may be made for courses outside the chemistry department with the consent of the
director of undergraduate studies.