NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Chemistry

Location: 4500 SES; Phone: (312) 996-3161. Some chemistry courses will have combined-section final exams. See course information below for specific dates and times.

CHEM     100            Chemistry and Life
         5 hours.
          To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture. 

CHEM     101            Preparatory Chemistry
         4 hours.
        For students without entrance credit in high school chemistry or inadequately prepared. Prerequisite(s): Adequate performance on the UIC chemistry placement examination.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion, one Lecture and one Quiz. 

CHEM     112            General College Chemistry I
         5 hours.
        Credit is not given for CHEM 112 if the student has credit for CHEM 116. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CHEM 101 or adequate performance on the UIC chemistry placement examination. Students with credit in a course equivalent to CHEM 101 from another institution must take the UIC chemistry placement examination.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture. 

CHEM     114            General College Chemistry II
         5 hours.
        Credit is not given for CHEM 114 if the student has credit for CHEM 118. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 112 or the equivalent. Students with an equivalent course from another institution must take the chemistry placement examination.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture. 

CHEM     118            Honors General Chemistry II
         5 hours.
        Credit is not given for CHEM 118 if the student has credit for CHEM 114. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CHEM 116.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory, one Lecture and one Quiz. 

CHEM     201            Elements of Glass Blowing
         1 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in chemistry and consent of the instructor.  Departmental Approval Required 
Chemistry Lab Fee 30.

CHEM     222            Analytical Chemistry
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): CHEM 114 or CHEM 118 or the equivalent.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture. 

CHEM     232            Organic Chemistry I
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): CHEM 114 or CHEM 118. Recommended background: Concurrent registration in CHEM 233.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Quiz. 

CHEM     233            Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
         1 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CHEM 232.  During the fall and spring terms, combined section final exam will be held on Monday of finals week from 6 to 8 p.m. 
Chemistry Lab Fee 30.

CHEM     234            Organic Chemistry II
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): CHEM 232.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Quiz. 

CHEM     235            Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
         2 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): CHEM 233 and credit or concurrent registration in CHEM 234.   
Chemistry Lab Fee 30.

CHEM     314            Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry
         4 hours.
        No credit toward a chemistry major for students with credit in CHEM 414. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 232 and CHEM 233.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture. 

CHEM     342            Physical Chemistry I
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MATH 181; and CHEM 222 or CHE 201, and one year of college physics.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture. 

CHEM     343            Physical Chemistry Laboratory
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): CHEM 342.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Laboratory. 

CHEM     346            Physical Chemistry II
         3 hours.
        Credit is not given for CHEM 346 if the student has credit for CHEM 344. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 342 and MATH 210.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture. 

CHEM     414            Inorganic Chemistry I
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 342 or consent of the instructor.   

CHEM     415            Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
         2 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CHEM 414.   
Chemistry Lab Fee 30.

CHEM     421            Instrumental Analysis
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): CHEM 222 and CHEM 343 or the equivalent.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion. 

CHEM     452            Biochemistry I
         4 hours.
        Same as BIOS 452. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CHEM 234.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture. 

CHEM     454            Biochemistry II
         4 hours.
        Same as BIOS 454. Prerequisite(s): BIOS 452 or CHEM 452.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture. 

CHEM     455            Biochemistry Laboratory
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): CHEM 222 and CHEM 452.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Laboratory-Discussion. 

CHEM     470            Educational Practice with Seminar I
         6 hours.
        Graduate credit only with approval of the department. Prerequisite(s): Good academic standing in a teacher education program, completion of 100 clock hours of pre-student-teaching field experiences, and approval of the department.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice. 

CHEM     471            Educational Practice with Seminar II
         6 hours.
        Graduate credit only with approval of the department. Prerequisite(s): Good academic standing in a teacher education program, completion of 100 clock hours of pre-student-teaching field experiences, credit or concurrent registration in CHEM 470, and approval of the department.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Conference and one Practice. 

CHEM     488            Cooperative Chemistry Practice
         1 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. A maximum of 6 hours of CHEM 488, CHEM 492 and CHEM 499 combined may be credited toward departmental undergraduate degree course requirements. Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in LAS 289 or consent of the instructor.   

CHEM     492            Independent Study
         1 TO 2 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. A maximum of 6 hours of CHEM 488, CHEM 492 and CHEM 499 combined may be credited toward departmental undergraduate degree course requirements. Prerequisite(s): 2.50 grade point average in science courses and consent of the instructor.  This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the undergraduate degree and the major. 

CHEM     499            Supervised Research
         3 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. A maximum of 6 hours of CHEM 488, CHEM 492 and CHEM 499 combined may be credited toward departmental undergraduate degree course requirements. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above, approval of the department, consent of the instructor and a grade point average of 2.50 in science courses; or graduate standing. Recommended backgorund: Credit in CHEM 235 or CHEM 314.  This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the undergraduate degree and the major. 

CHEM     520            Literature Seminar in Analytical Chemistry
         1 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only.   

CHEM     526            NMR Spectroscopy in Analytical Chemistry
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): CHEM 346 and CHEM 421; or the equivalent or consent of the instructor.   

CHEM     530            Literature Seminar in Organic Chemistry
         1 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.   

CHEM     531            Spectroscopic Organic Structure Determination
         3 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): CHEM 234 or the equivalent.   

CHEM     532            Advanced Organic Chemistry I
         4 hours.
        Some computer use will be required. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 432 or the equivalent.   

CHEM     535            Advanced Synthetic Chemistry
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): CHEM 533.   

CHEM     540            Current Problems in Physical Chemistry
         1 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only.   

CHEM     543            Molecular Spectroscopy and Group Theory
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): CHEM 542.   

CHEM     550            Literature Seminar in Biochemistry
         1 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only.   

CHEM     559            Special Topics in Biochemistry
         3 TO 4 hours.
        Same as BIOS 559. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 454 or BIOS 454 or consent of the instructor.   

CHEM     572            Teaching Methods in Chemistry
         3 hours.
        May be repeated. A maximum of 3 hours may be credited toward departmental course requirements for the M.S. or Ph.D. in Chemistry. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department.  Departmental Approval Required 

CHEM     598            Master's Thesis Research
         0 TO 16 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department.   

CHEM     599            Ph.D. Thesis Research
         0 TO 16 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department.