One hour lecture per week. Introduction to diverse careers in the sciences, including healthcare professions. This includes learning about graduate school, pre-professional programs (like medical school), and area businesses/organizations that hire scientists. Students will participate in job shadowing experiences, spend time learning about application processes (of all types), and complete an individual assessment of what is required to achieve career goals. Restricted to students with sophomore or junior standing. (Equal to BIOL-212.)
Three hours lecture/three hours lab per week. The chemistry of organic compounds in terms of the principles that govern their behavior and account for their properties. Topics consist of reaction mechanisms including regioselectivity, conformational analysis, stereochemistry, and spectroscopy of organic molecules. The laboratory emphasizes best practices in notebook writing. Prerequisite: grade of C or higher in 121.
Courses on topics of interest to chemistry students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Prerequisites as determined by the instructor. Restricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click to the Section Details in VitNet.
Independent reading and/or research under the guidance of a chemistry faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. Independent study contract is required. May be repeated for credit.
Three hours lecture per week. Investigation of the molecules and chemical reactions of life. Chemical principles are used to explore biology at the molecular level with an emphasis on biochemical and physiological basis of nutrition. Prerequisites: C or higher in 140 and BIOL 296; or C or higher in 240. (Equivalent to BIOL 305.)
Advanced non-classroom experiences in the field of biology. Placements are off-campus, and may be full- or part-time, and with or without pay. Credit for experiences must be sought prior to occurrence from academic advisor and approved by department. Learning contracts must be submitted before the end of the first week of the semester. Prerequisite: 397. Restricted to students with junior standing or higher. May be repeated for credit.
A student-driven research experience under the supervision of a faculty mentor or an internship director. Two credits will be the standard credits given for this course. Research contracts will be required for everyone who registers, with fewer or additional credits given depending on the approved project and time commitment. Prerequisite: grade of C or higher in 397. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of six credits.
One hour of lecture and discussion per week. This course will focus on the effective dissemination of research results including completion of a formal written research paper and oral presentation. Prerequisite: 489 or 498. Restricted to students with senior standing. (Equal to NEUR 499)
Three hours lecture/two hours lab per week. An introduction to the scientific process and major conceptual schemes of chemistry. The course is designed specifically for those students who have had little or no chemistry. Topics covered include: chemical bonds, chemical equations, acid base chemistry, gas laws, and nuclear chemistry. Completion of this course with a grade of C or higher satisfies the high school chemistry prerequisite of other courses in the Natural Science Division. NS
Three hours lecture/discussion per week. The major goal of the course is to write and present a research proposal by identifying a problem, completing a literature review of that topic, and designing an experiment. The student will also learn the methods and expectations for appropriate behavior in the conduct of scientific research: developing a question, conducting a literature search, developing a bibliography, understanding the fundamentals of safety in a research setting, ethical behavior, plagiarism, and writing and presenting a research proposal.