Registration
Information For Registration For Spring Semester 2009
Please see the list of departmental majors and faculty advisors with the office (in French Family Science Center or LSRC) of each advisor in parentheses beside his or her name. If your name does not appear on the advising list, please email the DUS office, dus@chem.duke.edu immediately so that an advisor can be assigned prior to the registration period. If you need advising before an advisor is assigned, please come to "Walk-In" advising (details given below).
Second majors should make appointments with the advisor appointed to them in their first major and must get cleared to register by that advisor. Those needing advising concerning their second major, chemistry, should make an appointment with Dr. Roy (chris.roy@duke.edu) or should take advantage of the "Walk-In" Advising option described below.
Advising And Registration Schedule
October 20,
Bookbags. Bookbags, ACES, course synopsis all become available today.
Advising appointments. Make an appointment for advising by signing
up on the sheet posted on your advisor's door.
Appointments will usually be available during the period October 22-November 5. Whenever possible, a major has been assigned to his/her previous advisor.
This year, however, we had to reassign most of our majors due to faculty
leaves of absence, changes in administrative officers of the department
and/or changes in pre-major advising assignments. Please check the list of
advisors to be sure you know who your advisor is. Do not assume that
it is the same as last year. New majors have been assigned to advisors
who had openings in their groups. If, for good reason, there is a desire
to change advisors for the next registration; majors should consult with
Dr. Roy (chris.roy@duke.edu) in Room 1222 FFSC.
October 22-November 5.
Advising. Your advisor will review your Advisement Report with you to ascertain
progress in your chemistry degree program. At the conclusion of your advising
session, your advisor will clear you for registration by checking the appropriate box in your ACES record.
Walk-in Advising. The Co-Directors and/or Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
will be available for Walk-In advising from 1-3 PM daily. Majors who have any questions and/or who are having difficulty arranging
an appointment with their regular advisor may seek
assistance at the Office of the Director of Undergraduate Sudies, room
1217 of French Family Science Center, during
Walk-In hours. For Walk-In advising, come to suite 1219, room 1217 where the DUS Assistant is located. He will arrange for you to meet with the first available member of the DUS group (rooms 1216, 1222, or 1223) in the French Family Science Center.
October 29-November 12
Registration. Register using ACES when your registration
window opens or any time thereafter.
Information for Course Planning.
- NEW HALF-COURSE. Starting this fall, Chemistry 197, Introduction to Independent Study, will be offered for all majors who are enrolling in their first semester of independent study in chemistry (Chemistry 191B) or a related area. The catalog description for the course follows.
Chemistry 197. Introduction to Research Independent Study. NS. Includes research methodology, retrieval techniques for, and use of, the chemical literature, safety in the research laboratory, and the ethical conduct of research. Co-requisite: registration for a first course in research independent study in chemistry (191B) or a related area. Lecture/discussion. Pass/fail grading only. Half course. Instructors: Bonk and Langley.
Since the portion of the course dealing with the retrieval of chemical information parallels that of Chemistry 110, we have scheduled Chemistry 110 to coincide with Chemistry 197. The two classes will meet together for part of each class period while our chemistry librarian, Anne Langley, covers systematic methods for retrieving research articles on your independent study project from the over 85 million exisiting chemical publications. For the remainder of each class period, Dr. Bonk will cover additional aspects of doing research.
Since Chemistry 110 and 197 are meeting together, we can also offer the option of taking the equivalent of Chem 197 as a regular graded course (A, B....) and also receiving 0.5 cc of writing credit (W) by enrolling in Chem 110 instead of Chemistry 197. These students will attend Chem 197 and do individual writing assignment(s) for Chem 110 that apply directly to their independent study research problem such as writing a research proposal, a progress report, a review, etc. Contact Dr. Bonk if the Chemistry 110 as an equivalent option is of interest to you. - Degrees and Concentrations
BS Degree. A BS degree is particularly recommended (but not absolutely required) for majors who plan to go to graduate school in chemistry or a related area and/or who plan to pursue immediate employment in the chemical industry.
BS Degree certified by the American Chemical Society. A BS degree certified by the American Chemical Society is recommended (but not absolutely required) for majors who plan to go directly into the chemical industry, or plan to go to graduate school in chemistry, or those who plan to pursue a MD/Ph.D degree. Certification offers little advantage for those going to graduate schools in other areas than chemistry or those who plan to pursue a MD degree, but not a Ph.D.
AB Degree. An AB degree is recommended for all others including those who plan to attend medical school.
Concentrations. A concentration in biochemistry, pharmacology or environment is not required and should be pursued out of interest or in preparation for a related graduate program.
- Analytical Chemistry
Chemistry 131 is usually taken fall of the senior year and Chemistry 133L, the laboratory course associated with Chem 131, may be taken either fall of the senior year or spring semester of the senior year. Enrollment limits at registration are set lower than capacities so that we can accommodate special circumstances such as early registration or multiple labs in a semester.
- Independent Study
Chemistry 191A or 191B. Available any semester.
Majors who wish to begin independent study in the Spring semester, should consult the listings of research directors and their areas of research on the World Wide Web at the following URL: http://www.chem.duke.edu/undergraduates/research/is_reg.php. Students who are continuing with Independent Study in this department or who want to start Independent Study this semester in this Department should fill out the form for independent study that is available outside the DUS office or from the web site at http://www.chem.duke.edu/undergraduates/research/isform[1].pdf. You should turn in the completed form to Dr. Roy (chris.roy@duke.edu) in room 1222. Dr. Roy will provide you with a permission number to add independent study to your ACES schedule. Note that the first semester of Independent study (Chem 191) is divided into Chem 191A for 0.5 cc or Chem 191B for 1 cc. Be sure to request the permission number for the course having the proper number of credits. Unless you and the research director have specifically agreed to 0.5 course credits, you should sign up for Chem 191B. If the project is with a faculty member outside the Chemistry Department, you must obtain from that faculty member the course number, section number, and a permission number for his/her independent study. You then add the independent study using ACES. We also recommend that you also enroll in Chemistry 197 (see above).
Chemistry 192, 193, or 194. Available any semester.
Majors who wish to sign up for a continuing Independent Study course must fill out a form available from the chemistry web site http://www.chem.duke.edu/undergraduates/research/isform[1].pdf and turn it in at the Undergraduate Studies Office, room 1222 of French Family Science Center. If the project is with a faculty member in the Chemistry Department, Dr. Roy will provide you with a permission number so that you can add the course to your ACES schedule. If the project is with a faculty member outside the Chemistry Department, you must obtain from that faculty member the course number, section number, and a permission number for his/her independent study. You then add the independent study using ACES.
Requesting Writing Credit (W) for Independent Study. May be requested only once and that should be your final semester of independent study when you will write your research thesis. The procedure for W-credit for Independent Study is as follows. Prior to the end of Drop/Add of your final semester of participation in independent study, you can go to the following URL: http://www.aas.duke.edu/faculty/forms/c2000.html#forms and print a form for requesting W-credit for one Independent Study course. Fill out the form, have your research mentor and DUS sign it, and deliver the completed form to room 011 Allen Building prior to the end of Drop/Add.
- Advanced Courses
Chemistry 117, inorganic chemistry, is usually taken the spring semester of the senior year.
Chemistry 180L is the advanced laboratory techniques course which is usually taken concurrently with Chem 117 in the spring semester of the senior year. It is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon this spring semester. Because the techniques taught in the course are advanced, the completion of an experiment occasionally requires time in addition to the scheduled laboratory period. For the smooth working of everyone's schedule (students, TA's, and faculty) we have set aside Thursday afternoon as a regularly scheduled additional laboratory time period for the course. Although we do expect that some additional laboratory time will be necessary for the successful completion of the course, we compensate for this by minimizing (wherever possible) the amount of out-of-class time required of the students in Chem 180L. If keeping Thursday afternoons open in your schedule creates a severe hardship for you, please contact Dr. Woerner as soon as possible and explain the nature of the hardship.
Chemistry 275 (1 course) and 276 (half-course) are Advanced Studies courses that are usually taken in the senior year. They provide a mechanism by which highly qualified undergraduates may take a graduate level course. Undergraduates interested in pursuing this option should see Dr. Bonk for information concerning the availability of graduate courses, contents and scheduling of these courses. Permission of the course instructor and of the Director of Undergraduate Studies is required in order to enroll in these courses.
Biochemistry 227. Historically, during summer session, Term I, the department of Biochemistry offers Biochemistry 227. This is an excellent way to lighten a fall course load for those who need to take both physical chemistry and biochemistry.
Pharmacology. Historically PHR 150 has been offered both fall and spring semesters, while PHR 160 has been offered in spring semester only.