Department of Chemistry
Departmental Honors
Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements CHEM-HON
The program is designed for especially well-qualified students who wish to acquire an unusually strong foundation in chemistry and to conduct original research. Most students completing the honors program enter graduate or professional school. Special courses for outstanding students are offered in general chemistry (CHEM-H 117 and CHEM-H 127) and organic chemistry (CHEM-S 341 and CHEM-S 342).
The heart of the honors program is participation in an undergraduate research project within a faculty research group. This research generally begins in the freshman or sophomore year.
Requirements
- Chemical Research Capstone. One (1) course:
- CHEM-X 499 Chemical Research Capstone
- Thesis. Successful completion of an honors research thesis.
- College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.300 is required.
Exceptions to and substitutions for honors requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.
One of the following:
- Complete the requirements for one of the following degrees:
- BS in Chemistry
- BS in Biochemistry
- Complete the following requirements:
- Analytical Chemistry.
- Analytical Chemistry Lab. One (1) course from the Analytical Chemistry 1 list.
- CHEM-A 315 Chemical Measurements Laboratory
- CHEM-A 316 Bioanalytical Chemistry Laboratory
- Analytical Chemistry Lecture(s). One (1) of the following options from the Analytical Chemistry 2 list.
- CHEM-A 314 Biological and Environmental Chemical Analysis
- CHEM-C 317 Equilibria and Electrochemistry
- CHEM-C 318 Spectrochemistry and Separations
- Analytical Chemistry Lab. One (1) course from the Analytical Chemistry 1 list.
- Physical Chemistry.
- Physical Chemistry 1. One (1) course:
- CHEM-C 361 Physical Chemistry of Bulk Matter
- CHEM-P 360 Physical Chemistry for Biochemists
- Physical Chemistry 2. One (1) course:
- CHEM-C 362 Physical Chemistry of Molecules
- CHEM-C 481 Physical Biochemistry
- Physical Chemistry 1. One (1) course:
- Advanced Elective Labs. One (1) course:
- CHEM-B 487 Biochemistry Laboratory
- CHEM-C 344 Organic Chemistry II Laboratory
- CHEM-C 427 Advanced and Nanoscale Materials Laboratory
- CHEM-C 437 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
- CHEM-P 364 Basic Measurements in Physical Chemistry
- Advanced Elective Lectures. At least two (2) courses:
- CHEM-B 486 Gene Expression and Physiology
- CHEM-C 416 Surface Analysis and Surface Chemistry
- CHEM-C 430 Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM-C 432 Spectroscopic Methods in Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM-C 443 Organic Spectroscopy
- CHEM-C 446 Organic Chemistry III
- CHEM-C 460 Nuclear Chemistry
- CHEM-C 481 Physical Biochemistry
- CHEM-C 483 Biological Chemistry
- CHEM-C 484 Biomolecules and Catabolism
- CHEM-C 485 Biosynthetic Pathways and Control of Metabolism
- Analytical Chemistry.