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UNDERGRADUATE concentrATION
REQUIREMENTS
The chemistry department offers four majors:
1) an American Chemical Society (ACS)–certified
major, 2) a chemistry major, 3) a chemical physics
major, and 4) a biochemistry major. Each of these
four majors must be completed with a minimum
GPA of 2.00 for the courses applied to the major.
Additionally, no more than one course (of any
credit value) with a grade below a C- may be
applied to any of these majors. The ACS-certified
degree includes a certificate issued by the American
Chemical Society and is recommended for those
whose career goals include employment as a
professional chemist or scientist, involvement in
research, or graduate school in chemistry. Courses
leading to a certified major include research that
offers students an opportunity to work closely with
members of the department’s renowned research
faculty. The major in chemical physics is intended
for those students who desire a more theoretical,
physics-oriented education. The biochemistry
major is recommended for those students with an
interest in biologically oriented chemistry. The
chemistry major offers greater flexibility in course
selection. Students with interest in any of these
majors should look for more information on the
department’s website at http://chem.tufts.edu.
ACS-Certified Major in Chemistry
Foundation: Chemistry 1, 11 or 16 and Chemistry
2 or 12. Core courses: Chemistry 31, 32, 33, 34, 42,
51, 52, 53, 54, 61, 63, 171, and one additional
course in intermediate or advanced chemistry that
has one of the following courses as a prerequisite:
Chemistry 32, 42, 52, 61, or 171. Research:
Chemistry 91 and 92 (or Chemistry 195 and 199,
Senior Thesis). Also required are Mathematics 32
and 34 (or 39 and 44) and Physics 1 (or 11) and 2
(or 12). For more information please visit the
department’s website at http://chem.tufts.edu.
Major in Chemistry
Foundation: Chemistry 1, 11, or 16 and Chemistry
2 or 12. Intermediate: Chemistry 31, 33, 42, 51, 52,
53, 54; four additional courses in intermediate or
advanced chemistry, excluding Chemistry 34. Two
of the four additional chemistry courses may be
substituted with intermediate or advanced courses
in related fields (for details, please visit the depart-
ment’s website at http://chem.tufts.edu). Only one
course of undergraduate research, either Chemistry
92 (Research II) or Chemistry 199 (the second
semester of Senior Thesis) may be counted toward
the four additional courses in intermediate or
advanced chemistry. Also required are Mathematics
32 and 34 (or 39 and 44) and Physics 1 (or 11) and
2 (or 12).
Major in Chemical Physics
Foundation: Chemistry 1, 11, or 16; Chemistry 2 or
12; Physics 1 or 11; Physics 2 or 12. Concentration:
Ten credits of more advanced, one-credit courses—
four credits in Chemistry (with a prerequisite of
Chem 2 or 12), four credits in Physics (with a
prerequisite of Phys 2 or 12), and two credits in
mathematics (Math 70 or courses with a prerequisite
of Math 42, 44, or 70). The courses must
include the following: Physics 13; one credit in
advanced laboratory training, either Physics 64
(counts as one advanced physics course) or both
Chemistry 33 and 34 (count as one advanced
chemistry course); either Chemistry 31 or Physics
52; either Chemistry 32 or Physics 61; and either
Chemistry 51 or Chemistry 61. Faculty advisors in
the chemistry and physics departments are available
for consultation on the chemical physics program.
Major in Biochemistry
Chemistry 1, 11, or 16; and Chemistry 2 or 12;
Chemistry 51/53, 52/54, 31, 42, 171, and 172;
Biology 13, 41, 50 (or Chemical and Biological
Engineering 163), and 105. Course work in
mathematics (Mathematics 34) and physics
(Physics 2 or 12) is required as a prerequisite to
Chemistry 31. The following sequence of courses is
suggested for students concentrating in biochemistry:
first year, Chemistry 1 (or 11) and 2 (or 12),
Biology 13; second year, Chemistry 51/53, 52/54,
Biology 50 (or Chemical and Biological Engineering
163); third year, Chemistry 31 and 42, Biology
41 and 105; fourth year, Chemistry 171/172.
GRADUATE ProgrAM
The Department of Chemistry offers M.S. and
Ph.D. degrees in chemistry, chemistry/biotechnology
and chemical physics. Students interested in
the joint chemistry/biotechnology or chemical
physics program should look for more information
on the department’s website at
http://chem.tufts.edu.
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