CHEMISTRY and BIOCHEMISTRY PROGRAM

Division of Science, Mathematics, and Computing

Website: http://chemistry.bard.edu

Updated December 3, 2021

Advising Faculty

1. Christopher LaFratta (director)

2. Craig Anderson

3. Matthew Greenberg

4. Swapan Jain

5. Emily McLaughlin

Chemistry Program Requirements

Moderation Requirements:

1. CHEM 141 Basic Principles of Chemistry I (usually taught in the fall)

2. CHEM 142 Basic Principles of Chemistry II (usually taught in the spring)

3. MATH 141 Calculus I

4. MATH 142 Calculus II

5. PHYS 141 Introduction to Physics I

6. CHEM 201 Organic Chemistry I (usually taught in the fall)

7. CHEM 202 Organic Chemistry II (usually taught in the spring)

Students with AP scores of 4 or 5 may choose to place out of CHEM 141 and/or CHEM 142 with the permission of the instructor.

Graduation Requirements:

8. CHEM 311 Physical Chemistry

9. CHEM 312 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

10. CHEM 350 Laboratory Concepts: Analytical and Physical Techniques

11. CHEM 360 Laboratory Concepts and Techniques: Synthesis

12. CHEM 400 (400-level courses are seminar style and focus on the recent primary literature.)

13. Senior Project I

14. Senior Project II

This list of courses is a minimum; students regularly take more chemistry courses than required. The Chemistry Program is flexible enough to allow a student to prepare for graduate study in chemistry, professional schools (such as medical or law), or employment in the public or private sector.

Sample Program of Study:

First Year		Sophomore Year		Junior Year		Senior Year
Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
• CHEM 141 • MATH 141 • FYSEM I	• CHEM 142 • MATH 142 • FYSEM II	• CHEM 201 • PHYS 141	• CHEM 202 Moderation	• CHEM 311 • CHEM 360	• CHEM 350 • CHEM 312	• Sr. Project I • CHEM 400 elective	• Sr. Project II

Optional Biochemistry Plan of Study

A. Chemistry Courses

1. CHEM 141 Chemistry I (can be waived with AP/IB credits)

2. CHEM 142 Chemistry II (can be waived with AP/IB credits)

3. CHEM 201 Organic I

4. CHEM 202 Organic II

5. CHEM 311 Physical Chemistry

6. CHEM 312 Inorganic Chemistry

7. CHEM 350 Analytical and Physical Techniques

8. CHEM 360 Advanced Synthesis

9. CHEM 390 Biochemistry

B. Two Biology laboratory elective courses from the following list

(Only one can be taken at the 1xx level)

Environmental Microbiology (1xx) Food Microbiology (1xx)

Case Studies in Medical Biology (1xx) From Genes to Traits (1xx)

Introduction to Neurobiology (1xx) Genetics and Evolution (2xx) Biostatistics (2xx) Metagenomics (3xx) Microbiology (3xx) Molecular Biology (3xx) Cellular Neuroscience (3xx)

C. One 400-level Chemistry elective from the following:

Advanced Organic Synthesis Organometallics

Advanced Topics in Biochemistry Nanochemistry

D. Co-curricular requirements in Mathematics and Physics:

Mathematics 141 and 142 (Calculus I and II, both can be waived with AP/IB credits or Q-test)

Physics 141 (can be waived with AP/IB credits)

E. Senior Project