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Graduate level courses are offered at Hunter College and in the CUNY Graduate Center. Master’s programs can be completed as a full or part-time student, with or without a research thesis.
More About Graduate Courses in the Course CatalogThe Department of Chemistry offers courses for undergraduates who plan to major or minor in chemistry, as well as for students pursuing other degrees within the college. Courses for majors prepare the students for professional work and further study in chemistry and other fields of pure and applied science. Courses for the non-science major are designed to introduce students to some of the essentials of chemistry—both fact and theory—to build a foundational understanding of present-day scientific knowledge.
More About Undergraduate Courses in the Course Catalog| Courses | Number | Credits | Fulfills* |
| Essentials of General Chemistry | CHEM 10000 (STEM) | 3 | LPS & SW |
| Inquiries Into The Nature of Mater | CHEM 10100 (STEM) | 3 | LPS & SW |
| Essentials of Organic Chemistry Lecture | CHEM 12000 (STEM) | 3 | LPS & SW |
| Essentials of Organic Chemistry Lab | CHEM 12100 (STEM) | 1.5 | LPS & SW |
| General Chemistry I | CHEM 10200 (STEM) | 4 | LPS & SW |
| General Chemistry II | CHEM 10400 (STEM) | 4 | LPS & SW |
| General Chemistry Lab | CHEM 10600 (STEM) | 3 | LPS & SW |
| General Chemistry Lab II | CHEM 10500 (STEM) | 1.5 | LPS & SW |
| Organic Chemistry Lecture I | CHEM 22200 | 4 | LPS & SW |
| Organic Chemistry Lab I | CHEM 22300 | 2.5 | LPS & SW |
| Organic Chemistry Lecture II | CHEM 22400 | 4 | |
| Organic Chemistry Lab II | CHEM 22500 | 2.5 | |
| Quantitative Analysis | CHEM 24900 | 3 | LPS & SW |
| Introduction to Research Lecture | CHEM 29101 | 1 | |
| Chemical Investigations | CHEM 29100 | 1-3 | |
| Introduction to Research | CHEM 49100 | 1-3 | |
| Physical Chemistry Lecture I | CHEM 35200 | 3 | |
| Physical Chemistry Lab I | CHEM 35500 | 1.5 | |
| Inorganic Chemistry | CHEM 36600 | 3 | |
| Biochemistry I | CHEM 37600 | 3 | |
| Biochemistry II | CHEM 37700 | 3 | |
| Biochemistry Lab | CHEM 37800 | 3 | WC |
| Computational Drug Discovery | CHEM 33300 | 3 | |
| Organic Chemistry Lecture III | CHEM 32200 | 3 | |
| Biophysical Chemistry | CHEM 35000 | 4 | |
| Peer Lead Teaching Chemistry | CHEM 15000 | 1 | |
| Introduction to Planning and Teaching of Laboratory Work in Chemistry | CHEM 29500 | 2 | |
| Polymer Chemistry | CHEM 36900 | 3 | |
| Structural Biology | CHEM 36800 | 3 |
* Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement.
Students majoring in chemistry may take any one of the following courses as an elective.
| Electives | Number | Prerequisites |
| Computational Drug Discovery* | CHEM 33300 | CHEM 37600 |
| Science and Diplomacy | CHEM 388.62 | CHEM 10400, Chem 10600 |
| Introduction to Nanotechnology** | CHEM 36000 | CHEM 35000 or CHEM 35200 |
| Inorganic Chemistry Lab** | CHEM 36700 | Department Permission |
| Polymer Chemistry | CHEM 36900 | CHEM 22400 |
| Medicinal Chemistry | CHEM 37000 | CHEM 37600 |
| Biological Spectroscopy | CHEM 37100 | CHEM 37600 |
| Radiochemistry | CHEM 39200 | CHEM 22400 & CHEM 22500 and CHEM 35000 or CHEM 35200 |
*Priority Registration for Chemistry Major 2 / Option 3 (Bioinformatics) Students
**Priority Registration for Chemistry Major 1 Students
| Courses | Number | Credits | Fulfills* |
| Essentials of General Chemistry | CHEM 10000 (STEM) | 3 | LPS & SW |
| Inquiries Into The Nature of Mater | CHEM 10100 (STEM) | 3 | LPS & SW |
| Essentials of Organic Chemistry Lecture | CHEM 12000 (STEM) | 3 | LPS & SW |
| Essentials of Organic Chemistry Lab | CHEM 12100 (STEM) | 1.5 | LPS & SW |
| General Chemistry I | CHEM 10200 (STEM) | 4 | LPS & SW |
| General Chemistry II | CHEM 10400 (STEM) | 4 | LPS & SW |
| General Chemistry Lab | CHEM 10600 (STEM) | 3 | LPS & SW |
| General Chemistry Lab II | CHEM 10500 (STEM) | 1.5 | LPS & SW |
| Organic Chemistry Lecture I | CHEM 22200 | 4 | LPS & SW |
| Organic Chemistry Lab I | CHEM 22300 | 2.5 | LPS & SW |
| Organic Chemistry Lecture II | CHEM 22400 | 4 | |
| Organic Chemistry Lab II | CHEM 22500 | 2.5 | |
| Instrumental Analysis | CHEM 34900 | 5 | |
| Introduction to Research | CHEM 29101 | 1 | |
| Chemical Investigations | CHEM 29100 | 1-3 | |
| Introduction to Research | CHEM 49100 | 1-3 | |
| Physical Chemistry II | CHEM 35600 | 3 | |
| Physical Chemistry Lab II | CHEM 35700 | 1.5 | |
| Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory | CHEM 36700 | 2 | WC |
| Biochemistry I | CHEM 37600 | 3 | |
| Biochemistry II | CHEM 37700 | 3 | |
| Biochemistry Lab | CHEM 37800 | 3 | WC |
| Computational Drug Discovery | CHEM 33300 | 3 | |
| Biophysical Chemistry | CHEM 35000 | 4 | |
| Peer Lead Teaching Chemistry | CHEM 15000 | 1 | |
| Introduction to Planning and Teaching of Laboratory Work in Chemistry | CHEM 29500 | 2 | |
| Introduction to Nontechnology | CHEM 36000 | 3 | |
| Medicinal Chemistry | CHEM 37000 | 3 | |
| Biological Spectroscopy | CHEM 37100 | 3 | |
| Science and Diplomacy | CHEM 388.62 | 3 | |
| Radiochemistry | CHEM 39200 | 3 |
* Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement.
The following sample syllabi have been provided for reference only. Current syllabi can be obtained from professors and on Blackboard.