Undergraduate Information

Major’s Handbook

Click here to download a copy of the Chemistry Major’s Handbook, a guide to Undergraduate Chemistry studies.

Additional Department Information

AP CHEM Lab
Summer 2008 NSF-REU Undergraduate Research Program
DeLaMare Library
Course Placement and Advising
Chemistry Resources
Staff
Sierra Nevada Section, American Chemical Society
Friends & Alumni
Chemstores
Research Lab Safety
UNR Chemistry Wiki page (local access only)
Departmental Intranet (local access only)
Faculty Intranet (authorized access only)

Undergraduate Programs

Degrees

The department offers courses leading to two undergraduate degrees, the special named degree “Bachelor of Science in Chemistry” and a regular “Bachelor of Science” degree. Minors in chemistry are also available. Please continue to the Degrees page for more details.

Advising

Students who are interested in majoring in chemistry should talk with a faculty adviser in the department. Contact the Department Office (Room 213 Chemistry Building, 775-784-6041, advising [ at ] chem.unr.edu) to set up an appointment.

For all students:

Chemistry course placement and advising

New chemistry majors:

Mandatory academic advising for incoming freshman Chemistry majors
Advising Summary for New Chemistry Majors (PDF)
Depending upon their mathematics preparation, Freshman chemistry majors should take CHEM 201 (preferable) or CHEM 121 (acceptable). Additional information is available on the course advising page and in the Chemistry Major’s Handbook

Advising Forms

Advisement forms can be downloaded from the Undergraduate Forms page.

Course Descriptions

Chemistry course descriptions from the University of Nevada, Reno Catalog.

Note: If the “course descriptions” link does not show a course listing on your browser, click “toggle display” in the top right corner of that page.

Cross-reference of old and new course numbers effective Summer 2003.

Scholarships

There are two categories of Chemistry Scholarships: (1) Those administered through the University of Nevada, Reno Financial Aid Office and (2) those administered through the Chemistry Department. Please continue to the Scholarships page for more details.