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33 courses with the subject CHEM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

CHEM 105Introduction to Chemistry1

Offered Either Fall or Spring,TLC Tutoring Course,Topics course; Lecture hours:3,Lab:3A terminal elementary course covering in-depth selected topics, which may vary from year to year. Satisfies science requirement for Bachelor of Arts students not majoring in science or engineering. Not open to students who have taken CHEM 160 or any 200-level CHEM course. Prerequisite: seniors by permission only.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 131What's That Smell?1

Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3,Lab:3Our sense of smell is an exquisite chemical detector that guides us to delicious foods, away from potential threats, and triggers memories of lived experiences. This course explores the many sources of smells in our environment, how we detect smelly chemicals, and how scents can be grouped using chemical thinking.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 203General Chemistry for Engineers1

Offered Fall Semester Only,TLC Tutoring Course; Lecture hours:3,Other:4Fundamental principles in inorganic chemistry including aqueous reactions, atomic and molecular structure, coordination compounds, solids, liquids, and gases, and basic equilibrium. Laboratory experiments are both qualitative and quantitative.

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CHEM
Credits (min)
1
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1
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Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 205Principles of Chemistry1

Offered Both Fall and Spring,TLC Tutoring Course; Lecture hours:3,Other:4First college chemistry course for most students. Introduction to chemical principles. Prerequisite: high school chemistry or equivalent. Credit not given for both CHEM 205 and CHEM 207.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
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1
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Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 207Explorations in Chemistry1

Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3,Lab:5Advanced introductory chemistry course for students with a strong chemistry background. Inquiry based projects and lab experiences. Students seeking permission to take CHEM 207 (instead of CHEM 205) must take the online placement test. Credit not given for both CHEM 207 and CHEM 205.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 211Organic Chemistry I1

Offered Both Fall and Spring,TLC Tutoring Course; Lecture hours:3,Other:4First-year, second-semester course for students majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, and biology. Bonding and structure in organic compounds, resonance, organic acid/base reactions, basic nomenclature, conformational analysis, stereochemistry, properties and reactions of functional groups. Prerequisite: CHEM 203 or CHEM 205 or CHEM 207 or permission of instructor.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 212Organic Chemistry II1

Offered Both Fall and Spring,TLC Tutoring Course; Lecture hours:3,Other:4A continuation of CHEM 211 with focus on properties and reactions of functional groups, synthesis, and spectroscopic analysis. Prerequisite: CHEM 211.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 230Principles of Chemistry 21

TLC Tutoring Course,Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Other:4Quantitative topics in equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, solubility, and electrochemistry, solid state crystal structures, coordination complexes, and nuclear chemistry are introduced. Especially appropriate for life-science students. Prerequisite: CHEM 203, or CHEM 205, or CHEM 207. Students may take only one of these for credit: CHEM 230, CHEM 231, or CHEM 233.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 231Quantitative Analysis1

TLC Tutoring Course,Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Other:5Chemical equilibrium and modern analysis with an emphasis on acid-base systems, solubility, metal ion determinations, electroanalytical chemistry, spectrophotometry, and separation methods. Prerequisite: CHEM 203, or CHEM 205 or CHEM 207. Students may take only one of the following courses for credit: CHEM 230, CHEM 231 or CHEM 233.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 233Analytical Chemistry for Engineers1

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Other:4Chemical equilibrium and modern analysis with an emphasis on acid-base systems, solubility, metal ion determinations, electroanalytical chemistry, and spectrophotometry. College of Engineering students only. Prerequisite: CHEM 205 or CHEM 207, or by instructor permission. Students may take only one of these for credit: CHEM 230, CHEM 231, or CHEM 233.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 313Synthetic Organic Chemistry1

Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3,Recitation:1Modern synthetic organic chemistry, with examples involving complex natural products. Application of organic mechanism, synthetic strategy, and advanced transformations to total synthesis. Prerequisite: CHEM 212. Crosslisted as CHEM 613.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 314Mechanistic Organic Chemistry1

Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:4Thermal and kinetic aspects of organic reactions are discussed along with the effect of substituents, solvents, and stereochemistry on reaction pathways. Qualitative molecular orbital theory of organic compounds is covered in depth. Weekly problem sessions are held. Prerequisite: CHEM 212. Crosslisted as CHEM 614.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 317Special Topics in Organic Chemistry1

Offered Occasionally,Topics course; Lecture hours:4; RepeatableTopics vary. Prerequisite: CHEM 212 or permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as CHEM 617.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 321Inorganic Chemistry I1

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Other:5Structures and reactivity of inorganic systems. Emphasizes hands-on, experiential learning in workshops and laboratory. Prerequisites: CHEM 211 and CHEM 231 or permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as CHEM 621.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 322Inorganic Chemistry II1

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Other:5Survey course in modern inorganic chemistry covering transition metal, coordination, organometallic, and bioinorganic chemistry. Laboratory will consist of synthetic and physical measurements as well as the manipulation of air sensitive materials. Prerequisite: CHEM 321 or permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as CHEM 622.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 327Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry1

Offered Occasionally,Topics course; Lecture hours:4; RepeatableTopics vary. Prerequisite: CHEM 321 or permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as CHEM 627.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 332Instrumental Analysis1

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Other:5Theory and practice of techniques of instrumental analysis including spectrophotometry, fluorescence, mass spectrometry, atomic absorption, chromatography, capillary electrophoresis and dynamic electrochemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 231. Crosslisted as CHEM 632.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 337Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry1

Offered Occasionally,Topics course; Lecture hours:4Topics vary. Prerequisite: CHEM 231 or permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as CHEM 637.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 340Biological Physical Chemistry1

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Other:6Introduction to physical chemistry for life science students, with emphasis on thermodynamics, hydrodynamics and spectroscopy. Not open to B.S. chemistry majors. Prerequisites: CHEM 231, MATH 201, and PHYS 211P. MATH 202 and PHYS 212 are recommended. Crosslisted as CHEM 640.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 341Physical Chemistry I1

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Other:5Survey of physical chemistry including introductory thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, kinetics, and statistical mechanics. Prerequisites: CHEM 231, MATH 211, and PHYS 212. Crosslisted as CHEM 641.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 342Physical Chemistry II1

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Other:5Introductory physical chemistry with emphasis on quantum mechanics, structure and bonding, molecular spectroscopy and statistical mechanics. The customized laboratory experience will emphasize applications of spectroscopy and computational methods. Prerequisite: CHEM 341. Crosslisted as CHEM 642.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 343Physical Chemistry for Engineers1

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Recitation:1Introductory physical chemistry for engineers, with emphasis on thermodynamics, chemical kinetics and electrochemistry. Prerequisites: CHEM 231 or CHEM 233, MATH 211, PHYS 211. Only open to engineering majors.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 347Special Topics in Physical Chemistry1

Offered Occasionally,Topics course; Lecture hours:4Topics vary. Prerequisite: CHEM 230 or CHEM 231 or permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as CHEM 647.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 351Biochemistry I1

Offered Both Fall and Spring; Lecture hours:3,Recitation:1Introduction to biological chemistry with emphasis on the structure and function of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and nucleic acids, kinetics and mechanisms of enzymes, bioenergetics and metabolism. Prerequisites: CHEM 212 and either CHEM 230 or CHEM 231. Crosslisted as CHEM 651.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 352Biochemistry II1

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Recitation:1Advanced topics in protein structure and function, protein folding, enzyme mechanisms, electron transport and free-energy coupling mechanisms, biosynthesis, metabolic regulation, and supramolecular assemblies. Prerequisite: CHEM 351 or permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as CHEM 652.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 357Special Topics In Biochemistry1

Offered Occasionally,Topics course; Lecture hours:3,Other:1Structure/function relationships and dynamics of biomolecules. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as CHEM 657.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 358Biochemical Methods1

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:2,Other:6A course in laboratory techniques including cell fractionation, protein, and nucleic acid analysis. Spectrophotometry, chromatography, centrifugation, electrophoresis, and mass spectrometry are emphasized. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and CHEM 351 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as BIOL 340.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 360Advanced Environmental Chemistry1

Offered Alternate Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:4Chemistry of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. Natural processes and anthropogenic effects will be discussed. Prerequisite: CHEM 230 or CHEM 231 or permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as CHEM 660.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 365Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics1

Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:4Addresses the relationships of chemistry, physics, and engineering principles in understanding processes in the Earth's atmosphere. Topics include overview of the Earth's atmospheric history and problems of current environmental concerns including urban ozone, acid rain, particulate pollution, and global change. Crosslisted as CHEG 455 and CHEG 655.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 375Undergraduate Research5-2

Offered Both Fall and Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:Varies; RepeatableOriginal investigations in analytical, biological, organic, physical, environmental or inorganic chemistry.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
2
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 376Undergraduate Research5-2

Offered Both Fall and Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:Varies; RepeatableOriginal investigations in analytical, biological, organic, physical, environmental or inorganic chemistry.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
2
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 385Seminar5

Offered Fall Semester Only,Topics course; Lecture hours:2; RepeatableTopics vary. Crosslisted as CHEM 685.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
5
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
CHEM 386Seminar5

Topics course,Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:2; RepeatableTopics vary. Crosslisted as CHEM 686.

Subject
CHEM
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
5
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu

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