Unit 1 Chemistry Honors

[Irati Klute]

Thecandidate must consult with a faculty member who is willing to act as the faculty research mentor. This consultation and planning stage usually takes place during the candidate's junior year at the College. All students standing for honors must complete the CUE course (CHM 090 and 490) during their last full academic year enrolled at the College. The candidate declares their intent to stand for honors by completing the form below and submitting it to the Chemistry Department Chair no later than January 31 during the spring semester enrolled in the CUE, CHM 490.

Any candidate standing for Honors in Chemistry must complete at least one course unit (normally more than one unit is needed to make significant progress) of independent study/research while working closely with his/her faculty research mentor. The candidate must submit a research paper one week prior to the oral examination, which is scheduled by the Department. During the examination, the candidate will present a professional seminar to discuss the results of the work, and then respond to questions from departmental faculty. The oral presentation is normally given during the regularly scheduled Chemistry Seminar.

Based on the quality of writing, merit of the science, responses during oral questioning, and quality of course work, the Department will determine the degree of honors awarded. This could be either none, Honors, or High Honors (note that High Honors is rarely awarded). The candidate will be notified of the results by the Chemistry Department Chair.

Undergraduate research looks great on your transcript and resume. Most employers and graduate programs in chemistry strongly recommend, if not require, some prior independent research experience. It may also offer insights into career possibilities by giving you an idea of what research fields interest you.

CHE 99, 199 and 194H are independent study options that allow you to conduct state-of-the-art scientific investigations under the supervision of one of our faculty members. These units may be used towards your chemistry major requirements.

First assess the areas of chemistry that most interest you by drawing from your own coursework and talking to graduate and undergraduate students currently involved in research. You can then compare your interests with the research being carried out by individual faculty, as described on their profiles and group pages. We suggest you begin your search at least one quarter before you wish to enter the lab. Most chemistry students begin undergraduate research in their sophomore or junior year.

After you have identified a few faculty members whose research interests you, send them an email to explore the opportunity of conducting research in their lab. It is best to include a copy of your resume and let them know specifically why are you interested in their research, the courses you have taken, etc. Faculty often prefer you to have completed relevant courses in the area of the research, but this is not always required. It is also generally recommended that you commit to several quarters of research with the same faculty member, as there is often a significant learning curve before productive research can be obtained.

If a faculty member accepts you into their lab, the two of you will need to discuss and document expectations and the assignment for each quarter. Please download, fill out, and follow the instructions in the PDF below for documentation and course credit/registration.

The focus of our Honors Program is undergraduate research performed under the direction of a faculty mentor starting in the sophomore or junior year, which provides the basis for a senior research thesis or project. Participants in the program often present their research results at annual conferences, such as the Larock Research Conference, the R. Bryan Miller Symposium and the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Conference at UC Davis.

To graduate with Departmental Honors Distinction, students must complete CHE 194HA/HB/HC. Students must also submit a senior honors thesis or project to cap their honors research experience. For more information about this process, please contact the Department's Undergraduate Advising and Student Affairs Office at chemund...@ucdavis.edu.

All chemistry majors are encouraged to discuss their interest in the Honors Program with their Staff Academic Adviser as early as possible to learn about research opportunities. Start to consider research opportunities during the Winter or Spring quarter (or earlier!) before you plan to complete CHE 194HA/HB/HC in your senior year. Be thoughtful about your research interests and seek a faculty mentor whose expertise aligns with your interests. Take into consideration the significant scholarly commitment required to complete a senior research thesis or project for the Honors Program when planning the schedule for your senior year.

General chemistry with applications to life sciences, physical sciences, and engineering. Atomic structure; general properties of the elements; covalent, ionic, and metallic bonding; mass relationships.

Prerequisite: MATH 5A or MATH 2A or PHYS 7C or CHEM 1X or CHEM 1P or SAT Mathematics or ACT Mathematics or SAT Subject Chemistry or AP Chemistry or AP Calculus AB or AP Calculus BC. CHEM 1P with a grade of C- or better. SAT Mathematics with a minimum score of 600. ACT Mathematics with a minimum score of 27. SAT Subject Chemistry with a minimum score of 700. AP Chemistry with a minimum score of 3. AP Calculus AB with a minimum score of 3. AP Calculus BC with a minimum score of 3. Placement via a passing score on the UCI placement exam or a passing score on the ALEKS placement exam is also accepted.

Restriction: Undeclared Majors have first consideration for enrollment. School of Biological Sciences students have first consideration for enrollment. School of Physical Sciences students have first consideration for enrollment. School of Engineering students have first consideration for enrollment. Program in Nursing Science students have first consideration for enrollment. Dept Pharmaceutical Sciences students have first consideration for enrollment. Program in Public Health students have first consideration for enrollment.

General chemistry with applications to life sciences, physical sciences, and engineering. Properties of gases, liquids, solids; intermolecular forces; changes of state; properties of solutions; stoichiometry; thermochemistry; and thermodynamics. Course may be offered online.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1A or ENGR 1A or CHEM H2A or AP Chemistry or CHEM M2A. CHEM 1A with a grade of C- or better. ENGR 1A with a grade of C- or better. CHEM H2A with a grade of C- or better. AP Chemistry with a minimum score of 4. CHEM M2A with a grade of C- or better

Restriction: School of Biological Sciences students have first consideration for enrollment. School of Physical Sciences students have first consideration for enrollment. School of Engineering students have first consideration for enrollment. Program in Nursing Science students have first consideration for enrollment. Dept Pharmaceutical Sciences students have first consideration for enrollment. Program in Public Health students have first consideration for enrollment. Undeclared Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

General chemistry with applications to life sciences, physical sciences, and engineering. Equilibria, aqueous acid-base equilibria, solubility equilibria, oxidation reduction reactions, electrochemistry; kinetics; special topics.

Restriction: Div of Undergraduate Education students have first consideration for enrollment. School of Biological Sciences students have first consideration for enrollment. School of Physical Sciences students have first consideration for enrollment. School of Engineering students have first consideration for enrollment. Nursing Science Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Pharmaceutical Sciences Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Public Health Sciences Majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Restriction: School of Biological Sciences students have first consideration for enrollment. School of Physical Sciences students have first consideration for enrollment. School of Engineering students have first consideration for enrollment. Program in Nursing Science students have first consideration for enrollment. Pharmaceutical Sciences Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Public Health Sciences Majors have first consideration for enrollment. Undecided/Undeclared students also have first consideration for enrollment.

Lecture and experiments covering chemical concepts for accelerated students who do not plan to take organic chemistry. Properties of gases, liquids, solutions, and solids; chemical equilibrium and chemical thermodynamics; atomic and molecular structure; chemical kinetics; electrochemistry. Materials fee.

Corequisite: CHEM 1A or ENGR 1A.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1A or ENGR 1A or AP Chemistry. CHEM 1A with a grade of C- or better. ENGR 1A with a grade of C- or better. AP Chemistry with a minimum score of 3

Units of measurement, dimensional analysis, significant figures; elementary concepts of volume, mass, force, pressure, energy, density, temperature, heat, work; fundamentals of atomic and molecular structure; the mole concept, stoichiometry; properties of the states of matter; gas laws; solutions concentrations.

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