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 Academic Calendar 2009-10

Fall Semester 2009 Tele-BEARS Begins April 13 Monday

Fee Payment Due August 15 Saturday
Fall Semester Begins August 20 Thursday
Welcome Events August 24-28 Monday-Friday
Instruction Begins August 26 Wednesday
Labor Day Holiday September 7 Monday
Veterans Day Holiday November 11 Wednesday
Thanksgiving Holiday November 26-27 Thursday-Friday
Instruction Ends December 9 Wednesday
Final Examinations December 12-19 Saturday-Saturday
Fall Semester Ends December 19 Saturday
Winter Holiday December 24-25 Thursday-Friday
New Year’s Holiday December 31-January 1, 2010 Thursday-Friday

Spring Semester 2010 Tele-BEARS Begins October 19, 2009 Monday

Spring Semester Begins January 12 Tuesday
Fee Payment Due January 15 Friday
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday January 18 Monday
Instruction Begins January 19 Tuesday
Presidents’ Day Holiday February 15 Monday
Spring Recess March 22-26 Monday-Friday
César Chávez Holiday March 26 Friday
Cal Day April 17 Saturday
Instruction Ends May 10 Monday
Final Examinations May 13-20 Thursday-Thursday
Spring Semester Ends May 20 Thursday

Summer Sessions 2010 Tele-BEARS Begins February 1 Monday

First Six-Week Session May 24-July 2 Monday-Friday
Memorial Day Holiday May 31 Monday
Ten-Week Session June 7-August 13 Monday-Friday
Eight-Week Session June 21-August 13 Monday-Friday
Independence Day Holiday July 5 Monday
Second Six-Week Session July 6-August 13 Tuesday-Friday
Three-Week Session July 26-August 13 Monday-Friday
 Contents 1

Contents
The College To Prospective Students 3
The College of Chemistry 5
General Information 5
Living Environment 5
Housing 5
Student Activities 5
Student Services 6
Alumni, Development, and Public Affairs 6
Facilities 6
Computer Facilities and Libraries 6
College Shops and Instrumentation Facilities 7
Undergraduate Programs 8
Admission 8
Degree Requirements 8
Scholarship Requirements 9
Academic Policies 10
Academic Opportunities 11
Graduate Programs 12
Admission 12
Assistantships and Fellowships 12

Department of Chemical Engineering as a Profession 13

The Department of Chemical Engineering 13
Chemical Engineering
Undergraduate Programs 14
Lower Division Program 14
Upper Division Program 15
Additional Electives and Concentrations 15
Representative Chemical Engineering Program for Transfer Students 16
Joint Major Programs 16
Chemical Engineering Minor 18
Suggested Physical and Biological Science Courses 18
Suggested Engineering Electives 18
Graduate Programs 19
Master’s Degree 19
The Product Development Program 19
Doctor of Philosophy Degree 19
Faculty Research Interests 20
Courses 22

Department of Chemistry Chemistry as a Profession 26

The Department of Chemistry 26
Undergraduate Programs 27
Choice of College and Major 27
The Bachelor of Science Degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Biology 27
Suggested Allied Subject Courses 28
The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chemistry 29
Chemistry Minor 29
Graduate Programs 30
Master’s Degree 30
Doctor of Philosophy Degree 30
Faculty Research Interests 30
Courses 32

General Information Administration and Faculty 39

College of Chemistry Breadth Requirement Course List 40
Advanced Placement Tests — Credit Information 43

Announcement of the College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 2009-10.

Published by Public Affairs, University of California, Berkeley, 2200 Bancroft Way #4204, Berkeley, CA
94720-4204. Third-class postage paid at Berkeley, CA. UC Berkeley home page: berkeley.edu
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deletions without notification. Fax: (510) 642-8369; College of Chemistry home page: chemistry.berkeley.edu
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The College
To Prospective Students
Chemistry and chemical engineering provide fantastic opportunities for pur-
suing a stimulating and gratifying career while making a positive impact on
society. Since chemistry is the gateway to all the molecular sciences and
much of engineering, our college facilitates many possible career paths. We
live in a chemical world. Our lives, our environment, our energy, our food,
and our products are all impacted and/or provided by the activities of chemists
and chemical engineers. Making new organic, inorganic and nanomaterials;
developing new drugs and methods for delivery; developing new synthetic
procedures; understanding fundamental elements of chemical structure,
bonding and reactions; exploring chemical biology, the chemical basis of
biological processes; producing sustainable energy through biofuels and pho-
tovoltaics; and improving our environment through green chemical processes,
new catalysts as well as remediation—all depend critically upon chemistry
and chemical engineering. Students entering any of these fields today will find
exciting careers addressing fundamental challenges in chemistry, applying
chemical concepts to problems in related scientific areas, and using estab-
lished concepts to pioneer new technologies.
The Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in the College
of Chemistry rank among the most prominent in the nation, and both are
renowned for their excellence in a diverse range of sub-disciplines and appli-
cations. Nowhere else will you find such a wide selection of instructional
excellence in the chemical sciences and their applications, or such broad
opportunities for research for both undergraduate and graduate students.
Superb facilities at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory enhance and
enable many of the college’s research programs. The California Institute for
Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3) provides a dynamic interdisciplin-
ary environment in which students and faculty in the college collaborate with
their colleagues in the physical and biological sciences and in engineering to
conduct cutting-edge research into biological problems and to produce the
breakthroughs of the future.
With only two departments, the College of Chemistry provides a relatively
small and collegial place in which to live and work, while being nestled in
one of the most beautiful and vibrant cosmopolitan areas in the world. Your
intellectual, scientific, and social experiences at Berkeley will shape your life
and outlook for years to come.
We encourage you to explore our college’s offerings and opportunities, and
we look forward to your joining and experiencing UC Berkeley.

Richard Mathies
Dean and Gilbert Newton Lewis Professor, College of Chemistry
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 Housing 5
The College of Chemistry General Information
There is a wide variety of housing on and
The College of Chemistry was established as off the Berkeley campus. All new, incoming
an instructional unit within the University of Living Environment fall freshmen who apply for housing by
California by an Act of the State Legislature The campus, the San Francisco Bay Area, the deadline are guaranteed housing in the
in 1872. It has continued to exist as a separate and other nearby areas of Northern California residence halls. Admission to Berkeley does
college and now includes the Departments provide an unparalleled opportunity for not guarantee housing reservations. Students
of Chemistry and of Chemical Engineering, cultural and recreational pursuits. should acquaint themselves well in advance
both of which are among the most highly of enrollment with the various living
ranked departments in their fields. The Berkeley campus is situated directly arrangements. Students may go to housing.
east of the Golden Gate, overlooking San berkeley.edu for more information or write to
The college combines an outstanding faculty Francisco and the major portion of the Bay.
with modern laboratories and lecture halls, a Residential and Student Service Programs,
The view from the Berkeley campus is one University of California, Berkeley, 2610
strong support staff, and a long tradition of of the most scenic in the world.
excellence. Among the 80 faculty members Channing Way #2272, Berkeley, CA
are one Nobel laureate, two Fellows of the The Bay Area provides an abundance of 94720-2272.
Royal Society of London, 27 members of cultural events through its museums, theaters,
the National Academy of Sciences, and symphonies, opera, ballet, jazz festivals, and Student Activities
seven members of the National Academy of other performing arts. There is a great variety
Engineering. (This list includes nine faculty of cultural events on the Berkeley campus A Berkeley education does not begin and
members who are Professors of the Graduate itself and the campus is home to outstanding end in the classroom. Through professional
School or active emeriti.) The breadth of art and anthropology museums. societies, campus student organizations,
interests and dedication to research among and publications, students are encouraged to
Virtually every cuisine can be enjoyed in the discuss chemical engineering and chemistry
the faculty provide students with a chance to famous restaurants of Berkeley, Oakland,
become acquainted with the latest scientific with fellow students, faculty, and practicing
and San Francisco. The scenic Napa Valley, chemical engineers and chemists.
advances and thought. just one hour’s drive from Berkeley to the
The college has a number of active seminar north, produces some of the best wines of Student groups affiliated with the American
programs in which distinguished visitors the United States; most wineries welcome Chemical Society and the American
from all over the world describe their visitors and provide free tasting rooms. Institute of Chemical Engineers conduct
current work. The college also attracts many Professional sports events of every kind active programs throughout the school year.
outstanding scientists from other universities abound in the area, and the mild climate These organizations give students a chance
for longer engagements as visiting professors provides a year-round opportunity for to meet others with similar interests, tour
or sabbatical-leave visitors. outdoor sports. Because of the tempering industrial laboratories, and learn more about
action of the ocean, hot days are relatively the college and the professional activities of
Advanced undergraduate and graduate rare in Berkeley, and snow creates headlines. chemists and chemical engineers.
students have opportunities to do research
in synthetic and structural chemistry Northern California enjoys a wealth of Chemical engineering students in the honors
of organic and inorganic compounds, opportunities for those interested in hiking, group are considered for election to Tau Beta
chemistry of natural products, theoretical camping, skiing, sailing, or just sightseeing. Pi, the engineering honorary society. Women
chemistry, nuclear chemistry, physical A few hours to the south of the Bay Area students may be elected to Iota Sigma Pi, an
chemistry, organometallic chemistry, along the coast are Monterey, Carmel, and honorary society for women in chemistry.
chemical biology, solid-state and surface the Big Sur area, where the coast range The professional fraternity in chemistry,
chemistry, catalysis, process design and reaches the ocean. To the north the coast Alpha Chi Sigma, elects its members from
control, product development, polymers, range encompasses the rocky Mendocino among student chemists and chemical
food processing, and biochemical Coast and stands of giant redwoods and engineers.
engineering. evergreen chaparral. The state’s volcanic Other campus groups include BESSA
past is evident at Lassen National Park, Mt. (Black Engineering and Science Students
The college offers advising services to Shasta, and Clear Lake. In the Bay Area
students at all levels. In a recent report on Association), the Society of Women
itself, Mount Diablo, Mount Tamalpais, Muir Engineers, and HES (Hispanic Engineers and
lower division education by the Associated Woods, the Golden Gate National Recreation
Students of the University of California, Scientists). In addition, students interested
Area, and the Point Reyes National Seashore in technical journalism are encouraged to
the College of Chemistry was rated highest provide many recreational facilities. Within
among all of Berkeley’s colleges for the ease participate in publication of The California
walking distance of the campus are Wildcat Engineer, the student engineering journal.
with which students could “choose courses, Canyon and Tilden Parks, which provide
professors, and understand how best to meet This participation includes all aspects of
both pleasant picnic spots and long walks in magazine production, from typesetting and
academic and career needs.” natural areas. layout to advertisement sales.
The activities of both the professional and the
scholastic engineering societies are coordi-
nated by the Engineers Joint Council (EJC),
which is made up of representatives from
each group. Activities of EJC and its member
societies include technical and social meet-
ings, field trips, tutoring services, discussion
of academic and professional issues, and the
annual campus Engineers’ Week.
6 Student Services Financial Aid
The University of California, Berkeley offers
Facilities
Career Center/Recruiting The College of Chemistry complex, a cluster
a wide variety of financial aid programs
The Career Center (career.berkeley.edu) to help undergraduate students meet their of interconnected buildings, consists of
instructs undergraduate and graduate educational expenses. Gilman, Hildebrand, Latimer, Lewis, and
students about the career planning and job Tan Halls, as well as the Giauque Laboratory
search process and assists students interested There are several scholarships restricted to and Pimentel Hall. Hildebrand and Latimer
in applying to graduate school. The Career students in the College of Chemistry; some Halls were completed and equipped in the
Center connects students with employers and are based on merit and are independent of 1960s and upgraded for seismic safety in
nationwide graduate and professional schools. financial need. Students who apply through 2002. Over the years, a large number of lab
the Office of Financial Aid will automati- and office spaces in both buildings have
In addition to individual counseling, Career cally be considered for these scholarships. been renovated to meet current standards
Center services include:
Students may contact the Office of Financial for teaching and scientific research.
s ON CAMPUSRECRUITINGPROGRAMFOR Aid, University of California, Berkeley, 201 Pimentel Hall, which is used for a number
graduating students with more than 500 Sproul Hall #1960, Berkeley, CA 94720- of large undergraduate courses, is one of
employers participating; 1960, (510) 642-6442, for answers to any the most innovative examples of classroom
questions about application deadlines, proc- design in the country, utilizing a revolving
sLISTINGSFORFULL TIMEPOSITIONSANDSTUDENT
essing, and eligibility for financial aid, or platform for the preparation of experiments
jobs and internships;
visit students.berkeley.edu/finaid. “behind the scenes” while a lecture is in
s CAREERINTERNSHIPSUMMERANDGRADUATE progress. A large television screen allows
school fairs; special workshops and The California Alumni Association offers students in every seat in the hall to follow
programs for engineering students; merit-based leadership scholarships, some of demonstrations as if they were in the front
which give preference to chemistry, chemical row. Our newest building, Tan Hall, provides
s MAILINGLISTSFORRECEIVINGSPECIALIZED biology, or chemical engineering students. state of the art research space for both
career information; Contact the California Alumni Association chemistry and chemical engineering and an
s ONLINEANDPRINTMATERIALSFORRESEARCHING Scholarship Office at (510) 642-7281 for undergraduate computer facility.
employers and graduate schools; more information, or go to alumni.berkeley.
edu/scholarships. The College of Chemistry complex houses
s WEB BASEDLETTEROFRECOMMENDATION the laboratories of individual research
service supporting application to graduate groups, shops, analytical facilities,
Disabled Students’ Program
school or for academic employment; and stockrooms, the Chemistry and Chemical
The Disabled Students’ Program (DSP) is Engineering Library, administrative offices,
s GRADUATESCHOOLADMISSIONTESTMATERIAL located at 260 César Chávez Student Center, and instructional facilities.
For more information, including a calendar of (510) 642-0518; TTY/TDD, (510) 642-6376.
Students who have visual, hearing, mobility, A number of faculty and their research
activities, job and internship listings, and staff
or physical disabilities, or learning or other groups are now housed in Stanley Hall, a
list, consult career.berkeley.edu or contact the
non-apparent disabilities, may contact DSP new facility that fosters interdisciplinary
office at 2111 Bancroft Way, between Fulton
for information about services or visit dsp. research in the biosciences. The building,
St. and Shattuck Ave., (510) 642-1716. Hours
berkeley.edu. located directly across University Drive
are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday.
from the college complex, also houses core
In addition to the Career Center, the college research and analytical facilities.
annually hosts a number of industrial recruiters Alumni, Development, and
In addition to the excellent research facilities
seeking Ph.D. and postdoctoral students. Public Affairs on campus, students have access to facilities
All graduates are invited to join the college’s in several Divisions of the Lawrence
Berkeley Programs for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL),
Study Abroad Alumni Association. No dues are charged. particularly the Nuclear Science Division,
Students also can become involved with the Energy and Environment Division,
While progressing toward undergraduate Alumni Association activities while they are
degrees in the College of Chemistry, and the Materials and Molecular Research
still enrolled. The Chemistry and Chemical Division.
undergraduates have opportunities to earn Engineering Alumni Association provides
credit toward the degrees while studying online mentoring to interested students.
abroad. College of Chemistry undergraduates Computer Facilities and
are encouraged to participate in Berkeley All alumni receive Catalyst, a semiannual Libraries
Programs for Study Abroad (BPSA). publication written specifically for them.
Current news stories are posted online The College of Chemistry Computer
For information about these programs at chemistry.berkeley.edu. Gatherings of Facility makes available personal computers
contact an adviser in the Berkeley Programs alumni are held annually in the Bay Area for use by students in chemical engineering
for Study Abroad Office, University of and in conjunction with the meetings of and chemistry courses. The computers provide
California, Berkeley, 160 Stephens Hall the American Chemical Society and the connection to the campus computer network,
#2302, Berkeley, CA 94720-2302, (510) 642- American Institute of Chemical Engineers. as well as stand-alone computing, and they are
1356. E-mail eapucb@berkeley.edu or visit equipped for graphic displays and for plotting.
studyabroad.berkeley.edu. Alumni, as well as parents and friends, are The facility is open weekdays, and access is
invited to help in maintaining the excellence arranged through the course instructors.
of the college through financial support
and as volunteers. This support is vital
in meeting the 66 percent of the college’s
budget that does not come from the state of
California. Private funds have been used,
among other things, for undergraduate
scholarships, graduate fellowships, the
library, facilities, and research.
The Chemistry and Chemical Engineering The Machine Shop provides college The Mass Spectrometry Facility houses 7
Library serves the Department of Chemical researchers and the University of California six mass spectrometers capable of a
Engineering and the Department of at large with design, fabrication, technical variety of ionization techniques necessary
Chemistry. All major chemical engineering support, and repair of all instructional and for the successful analysis of compounds
and chemistry databases are available online research mechanical systems. Areas of recent produced in modern synthetic chemistry
at www.lib.berkeley.edu/chem, including involvement include design and fabrication laboratories. These techniques include fast
SciFinder Scholar, DiscoveryGate, CrossFire of instrumentation used in nanotechnology atom bombardment (FAB), electrospray, and
Beilstein/Gmelin, Compendex, and Web research, which has led to breakthrough laser desorption/ionization, in addition to
of Science. The library provides access advancements in the materials science, the classical electron impact (EI) method.
to a growing collection of encyclopedias, biotechnology, and semiconductor industries. Several of the newer techniques allow
dictionaries, and handbooks online, such as molecular weight determination and structural
The Electrical Shop and the Wood Shop characterization of compounds previously
the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical
work together to design and build the considered intractable by mass spectrometry.
Technology, Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of
most up-to-date instructional and research In addition, several instruments enable high
Industrial Chemistry, the CRC Handbook
laboratories, classrooms, and offices. They resolution measurements for accurate mass
of Chemistry and Physics, the Merck Index,
also design, fabricate, and install custom determination and mass measurements out to
and Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook.
fixtures and devices for experimental 10,000 amu. Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/
Students have electronic access to an
assemblies. MS) capabilities are available for sophisticated
immense collection of scholarly journals
via UC’s California Digital Library (CDL) The Student Shop is available for graduate ion chemistry studies. Included in the facility’s
including titles from all of the major science students who can “do-it-themselves.” instrumentation is a GC/MS available for
and technology publishers. Completion of a short course in the use of the hands-on use following a brief training session.
lathe, mill, drill press, band saws, and other The Computer Graphics Facility contains
Other branch libraries on the campus,
tools earns students shop access. several graphics workstations from
such as Physics, Engineering, Biosciences,
Natural Resources, and Public Health, The college is also proud of its instru- DEC, IBM, and Stardent useful for both
supplement the Chemistry and Chemical mentation facilities, including the Nuclear computational chemistry and scientific
Engineering Library’s collections; links with Magnetic Resonance Facility, the X-ray visualization. Molecular modeling software
these and other libraries provide access to a Crystallographic Facility, the Mass available in the facility includes InsightII,
vast amount of information. Spectrometry Facility, the Computer MacroModel, Quanta, and the Chemistry
Graphics Facility, and the Microanalytical Viewer for AVS. General scientific
Laboratory. All are equipped with state- visualization software includes AVS,
College Shops and Mathematica, PV-WAVE, and IDL. Hard
of-the-art instruments, most of which are
Instrumentation Facilities available for hands-on use by students when copy output of graphics created in the
The college’s six shops (Electrical Shop, they have acquired the appropriate training. facility is available in a variety of formats.
Electronics Shop, Glass Shop, Machine Shop, This facility provides theoretical chemists
The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility with sophisticated visualization techniques
Student Shop, and Wood Shop) provide a is especially important to students engaged
diverse range of highly specialized technical and synthetic and biological chemists with
in chemical research. The facility is open significant computational capabilities.
services supporting research and educational 24 hours a day; students run their own
activities in the college. The shops provide experiments. At present, the facility includes The Microanalytical Laboratory performs
services in state-of-the-art R&D machin- five superconducting spectrometers ranging precision analyses on samples submitted
ing; welding; high-tech equipment and from 300 MHz to 500 MHz for proton by its customers. These analyses are
experimental apparatus prototyping, fabrica- NMR. The spectrometers have multinuclear accomplished on combustion analyzers and
tion, and repair; electrical work; data and capability to observe most NMR-active an atomic absorption instrument. Results
telecommunication equipment and cabling; nuclei, and are capable of multidimensional are available for samples submitted for
electronics; scientific glass-blowing; instruc- experiments. Workstations are available for routine CHN analyses within 72 working
tion in shop skills; facilities construction and off-line processing. Some eight additional hours. One day a week is set aside for the
remodeling; laboratory plumbing; carpentry NMR instruments are available throughout analysis of air sensitive samples. Requests for
and construction; cabinet work; HVAC; and the college. Graduate students who expect to determinations of elements other than CHN
precision sheet metal fabrication, as well as use NMR in their research are trained to use will be performed within one week, unless
consultation in all of these areas. the spectrometers in a special course, offered notified otherwise.
The Electronics Shop diagnoses, repairs, in the fall semester each year. A large amount of additional analytical
designs, and fabricates highly specialized The X-ray Crystallographic Facility equipment, including Fourier-transform
electronic equipment. Examples of such (CHEXRAY) provides single-crystal infrared, visible and ultraviolet spectro-
equipment are emission control units for ion structure analysis on a service basis. It is photometers, and electron paramagnetic
or electron optics, power supplies for electro- also open for use by qualified students resonance spectrometers, is maintained by
phoresis in DNA analysis, High Voltage pulse and faculty. It is equipped with a Siemens the college on a community-use basis. Still
generators for controlling piezo valves, and SMART CCD area-detector system and an more research equipment is available in the
data acquisition systems. Enraf-Nonius CAD4 diffractometer, both laboratories of individual research groups.
The Glass Shop provides design and with low-temperature capability. It maintains The college also has access to special
fabrication of custom glassware and repair of in-house computational capability for the research facilities, such as the heavy ion
scientific setups. Some examples of work are structure analyses and free access to the linear accelerator and the 88-inch cyclotron
optical pumping cells, specialty vacuum lines Cambridge Structural Database. A course at LBNL.
for atmospheric chemistry, diffusion pumps, covering both theory and practice of X-ray
electrochemical cells, and quartz cells for Crystallography is taught each spring semester.
catalytic chemistry.
8 #5800, Berkeley, CA 94720-5800. Students Chemical engineering majors are encouraged
Undergraduate Programs may also call (510) 642-3175 for general to complete a course in computer programming
admission information or (510) 642-0569 for for science or engineering students before
University of California, Berkeley applications. transfer. Chemistry or chemical biology
College of Chemistry majors are encouraged to complete a course in
The College of Chemistry admits students as
Undergraduate Majors Office quantitative analysis before transfer if it is not
beginning freshmen or in advanced standing
420 Latimer Hall #1460 included in their general chemistry courses.
at the junior level. Admission to the joint
Berkeley, CA 94720-1460 Chemistry or chemical biology majors who
major programs (Chemical Engineering
(510) 642-3452 transfer without having covered quantitative
and Materials Science and Engineering,
chemistry.berkeley.edu analysis are required to take Chemistry 4B, 15,
and Chemical Engineering and Nuclear
or 105 after transfer.
Undergraduates have a choice of the Engineering) is open to transfer students
following degree programs: but closed to entering freshmen. Continuing Community college transfer students should
students may petition for a change to a joint take the organic chemistry sequence at their
s The Bachelor of Science Degree in major program after they attain sophomore community colleges, if possible. Completion
Chemical Engineering, intended as prepa- standing. of a year of organic chemistry (lecture and
ration for a career in chemical engineering laboratory), combined with a score in the
and related disciplines, permits a broad 75th percentile or higher on the American
range of interdisciplinary concentrations in
Admission as a Freshman
Chemical Society (ACS) Organic Chemistry
such areas as biotechnology, chemical In addition to satisfying UC minimum Exam will constitute satisfactory completion
processing, applied physical science, eligibility requirements, students preparing of Berkeley’s Chemistry 112A-112B.
environmental technology, and materials for the major in chemistry, chemical biology, Students are encouraged to take the exam
science and technology. or chemical engineering should include through their community colleges if possible.
in their high school programs: chemistry
s The Bachelor of Science Degree in When completed by the end of the spring
(one year; AP chemistry recommended);
Chemistry is intended for students who are term before transfer to Berkeley, the
physics (one year); mathematics (four years,
primarily interested in careers as professional Intersegmental General Education Transfer
including trigonometry, intermediate algebra,
chemists or wish a thorough grounding in Curriculum (IGETC) is accepted in
and analytic geometry); and a foreign
chemistry in preparation for professional satisfaction of the Reading and Composition
language (two or three years, preferably
or graduate school in chemistry and other requirement. However, IGETC does not
German, Russian, or French).
disciplines. satisfy the entire Breadth requirement.
s The Bachelor of Science Degree in For chemistry or chemical biology majors,
Admission as a Transfer Student IGETC is also accepted in satisfaction of the
Chemical Biology is intended for students (Advanced Standing)
who are interested in careers in biochem- Foreign Language requirement.
istry, the biological sciences, medicine, The requirements for entry to the University
pharmacology, and bioengineering. may be met by establishing a good record Degree Requirements
at another collegiate institution. Transfer
s The Bachelor of Arts Degree in applicants must complete at least 60 semester To graduate with a B.S. degree, the student
Chemistry, which is offered through the units or 90 quarter units of UC-transferable must satisfy the following requirements
College of Letters and Science, includes coursework by the end of the spring term plus those listed in the departmental under-
a greater number of humanities and before transfer to Berkeley. Students are graduate programs sections (see “Table of
social science courses than the Bachelor encouraged to investigate the University- Contents”).
of Science Degree and is intended for preparatory programs offered by many
those interested in careers in teaching, community colleges throughout California. Up Entry-Level Writing
medicine, or other sciences in which a to 70 UC-transferable semester units may be
basic understanding of chemical processes The University assumes that students are
tranferred from a community college.
is necessary. Students who are interested in proficient in English and in writing about
the B.A. degree apply for admission to the In addition to satisfying UC minimum academic topics. Fulfillment of the Entry-
College of Letters and Science. eligibility requirements, College of Chemistry Level Writing requirement is a prerequisite
transfer applicants are expected to complete, to enrollment in all freshman reading and
s Also, two B.S. degree joint major programs at a minimum, courses equivalent to: composition courses. Students who have not
(Chemical Engineering and Materials passed the Analytical Writing Placement
Science and Engineering, and Chemical s #HEMISTRY! "
Exam or otherwise fulfilled the requirement
Engineering and Nuclear Engineering) are s -ATHEMATICS! "
when they enter the University should enroll
offered through the College of Chemistry. s 0HYSICS!CHOICEOF!OR!FOR
in College Writing R1A during their first or
chemical biology majors);
second semester. College Writing R1A is a
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six-unit course that satisfies the Entry-Level
Writing requirement and a first-level reading
The filing period for admission applications s plus two additional courses toward the major
and composition course (e.g., English R1A).
is November 1-30 for the fall semester of by the end of the spring term before transfer.
Detailed information about this University
the following year. Applicants must satisfy
Furthermore, completion of additional requirement is available in the General
UC minimum eligibility requirements
chemistry, mathematics, calculus-based Catalog (see catalog.berkeley.edu).
for admission to the University. See the
physics, and some biology is encouraged.
General Catalog for details, or go to catalog.
Transfer applicants need grades of B or
berkeley.edu/undergrad/admission.html.
better in math and science courses to be
Communications regarding undergraduate
adequately prepared to continue with the
admission should be addressed to the Office
courses of the junior year. Note: Coursework
of Undergraduate Admissions, University
taken the summer before enrollment at
of California, Berkeley, 110 Sproul Hall
Berkeley is not considered in the selection of
applicants.
American History and Institutions Juniors and seniors who participate in the Students in the College of Chemistry must 9
UC Education Abroad Program (EAP) for achieve:
Nearly all incoming students have already a full year may meet a modified senior
satisfied their American History and s AGRADEOF# ORHIGHERIN#HEMISTRY!
residence requirement. After 60 units
Institutions (AH&I) University-wide before taking Chemistry 4B;
toward the bachelor’s degree have been
requirements with coursework completed s AGRADEOF# ORHIGHERIN#HEMISTRY"
completed, at least 24 (excluding EAP) of
in high school or at another college in the before taking more advanced courses;
the remaining units must be completed in
U.S. Students who still need to satisfy s AGRADEOF# ORHIGHERIN#HEMISTRY!
residence in the College of Chemistry, in
their American History and/or American before taking Chemistry 112B or Biology
at least two semesters. At least 12 of the 24
Institutions requirements and are not eligible 1A; and
units must be completed after the student
for international student waivers may do so s MAINTAINAGPA of at least 2.0 in all
has already completed 90 units. Associate
by completing coursework. Courses taken to courses taken in the college in order to
dean’s approval for the modified senior
fulfill these requirements may be taken on a advance to and continue in the upper
residence requirement must be obtained
passed/not passed basis and will also count division.
before enrollment in the Education Abroad
toward the Breadth requirement. Program. Chemistry or chemical biology students must
UC Berkeley courses that fulfill the AH&I also achieve:
requirements are History 7A, 7B, 130B, Minimum Total Units s AGRADEOF# ORHIGHERIN#HEMISTRY!
131A, 131B, or 138 for the American History and 120B if taken before 125; and
requirement and Political Science 1, 1AC, A student must successfully complete at least
120 semester units in order to graduate. s ATLEASTAGPA in all upper division
or 108A for the American Institutions courses taken at the University to satisfy
requirement. More information is available major requirements.
at registrar.berkeley.edu. (Click on the Grades
“american history and institutions” link.) Chemical engineering students must also
A student must earn at least a C average achieve:
(2.0 GPA) in all courses undertaken at UC,
American Cultures including those from UC Summer Sessions, s AGRADEOF# ORHIGHERIN#HEMICAL
The American Cultures (AC) Breadth UC Education Abroad Program, and UC Engineering 140 before taking any other
requirement is a Berkeley campus Berkeley Washington Program, as well as course in the Chemical Engineering series;
requirement. The AC requirement was XB courses from University Extension. s AGRADEOF# ORHIGHERIN#HEMICAL
established in 1989 to introduce students Engineering 150A to be eligible to take any
other course in the 150 series; and
to the diverse cultures of the United States Scholarship Requirements s ATLEASTAGPA in all upper division
through a comparative framework. Students
satisfy the requirement by passing, with Academic Probation courses taken at the University to satisfy
a grade no lower than C- or P, an AC major requirements.
Students in the College of Chemistry are
course. Courses are offered in more than 40 placed on academic probation and are subject Chemical engineering students who do not
departments in many different disciplines to dismissal from the University: achieve a grade of C- or higher in Chemical
at both the lower and upper division Engineering 140 on their first attempt are
levels. For current AC course offerings, s IFATTHEENDOFANYTERMTHEYFAILEDTO advised to change to another major. If the
students may search the online Schedule of attain at least a C average (2.0) for the course is not passed with a grade of C- or
Classes (schedule.berkeley.edu) by typing courses in which they were enrolled for higher on the second attempt, continuation
American Cultures in the “Additional that term; or in the Chemical Engineering program is
Information” box. Students can also access s IFATTHEENDOFANYTERMTHEYHAVEFAILEDTO normally not allowed.
a list of AC courses, as well as answers maintain at least a C average (2.0) overall
to frequently asked questions, on the AC for all courses taken in the University. Minimum Progress
web site at amercult.berkeley.edu. Students
who have questions about satisfying the Students on academic probation are placed For undergraduates, normal progress toward
AC requirement should contact their staff under the supervision of the Associate Dean a degree requires 30 units of successfully
advisers. American Cultures courses also for Undergraduate Affairs. They are not completed coursework each year. The
count toward the Breadth requirement. allowed to take courses on a passed/not continued enrollment of a student who fails
passed basis with the exception of recrea- to achieve minimum academic progress shall
tional physical education courses and courses be subject to the approval of the associate
Senior Residence
offered only on a passed/not passed basis. dean of the college. To achieve minimum
After 90 units toward the bachelor’s degree academic progress, the student must meet
have been completed, at least 24 of the Minimum Course Grade two criteria:
remaining units must be completed in Requirements
residence in the College of Chemistry, in at s 4HESTUDENTMUSTHAVESUCCESSFULLY
least two semesters (the semester in which Students in the College of Chemistry who completed a number of units no fewer than
the 90 units are exceeded, plus at least one receive a grade of D+ or lower in a chemical 15 times the number of semesters, less one,
additional semester). engineering or chemistry course for which a in which the student has been enrolled on
grade of C- or higher is required must repeat the Berkeley campus. Summer sessions will
To count as a semester of residence for this the course at Berkeley. not be counted as semesters for this purpose.
requirement, a program must include at least
4 units of successfully completed courses. s !STUDENTSFINALCLASSSCHEDULEMUST
A summer session can be credited as a contain at least 13 units in any term, unless
semester in residence if this minimum unit otherwise authorized by the staff adviser or
requirement is satisfied. the associate dean.
10 Academic Policies
Academic Advising and Approval of
Planned Class Schedules
Members of the faculty are assigned as
advisers to assist students in planning their
programs and in pursuing their chosen
interests. During scheduled academic
advising periods, students are required
to meet with their faculty advisers by
appointment.
Undergraduate office staff are also assigned
as advisers to assist students in choosing
courses and to approve students’ planned
class schedules and petitions to change class
schedule.
Good preparation is strongly advised before
consulting with an adviser. Students should
have at least a tentative idea of the courses
they wish to take and should try to acquaint
themselves beforehand with the course
requirements listed in this announcement.

Class Schedule Requirements The deadline for adding courses without Courses acceptable in satisfaction of the
a fee is the third Friday after instruction University requirements for American History
Ordinarily students will not be permitted
begins, and the deadline for adding courses and Institutions and the Berkeley campus
to enroll in fewer than 13 or more than 19½
with a fee is the fifth Friday after instruction requirement for American Cultures may also
units per semester. In addition, ordinarily
begins. The deadline for dropping courses be taken on a passed/not passed basis.
students will not be permitted to enroll
without a fee and for dropping early-drop-
in fewer than 12 units of courses that will Credit for passing passed/not passed courses
deadline courses is the second Friday
satisfy degree requirements per semester. counts toward graduation, but passed/not
after instruction begins. The deadline
passed grades are disregarded in computing
Chemical engineering freshmen and for dropping courses with a fee, and for
a student’s GPA.
students majoring in Chemistry are required changing grading option from passed/not
to enroll in a minimum of one chemistry passed to a letter grade, is the fifth Friday Students on academic probation (below a C
course each semester. Students majoring in after instruction begins. The deadline for average, either overall or for the previous
Chemical Engineering other than freshmen changing grading option from letter grade semester) are not allowed to take courses on
are required to enroll in a minimum of one to passed/not passed is the tenth Friday after a passed/not passed basis with the exception
chemical engineering course each semester. instruction begins. of recreational physical education courses
and courses offered only on a passed/not
Students are expected to complete the math After the above deadlines the associate
passed basis.
and physics course requirements as soon as dean’s approval is required for class schedule
possible, because math and physics courses changes. Late class schedule changes will
are prerequisite to other required courses. be granted only under rare and exceptional Limit on Semesters
Students are also expected to complete the circumstances. All courses for which a Students in the College of Chemistry who
Reading and Composition requirement as drop is processed after the fifth Friday of entered Berkeley as freshmen are allowed
soon as possible, so they have a foundation instruction will appear on the student’s eight semesters to graduate. Chemistry
for courses that require writing skills. official transcript permanently. Under no or chemical biology majors who entered
Students should complete a first-level circumstances will the college waive the Berkeley as transfer students are allowed
reading and composition course (e.g., English transcript notation. four semesters to graduate. Chemical
R1A) by the end of their freshman year and, engineering majors who entered Berkeley as
for Chemical Biology and Chemistry majors Passed/not passed Courses transfer students are allowed five semesters
only, a second-level course (e.g., Rhetoric to graduate. Note: Summer sessions are
R1B) by the end of their sophomore year. Students in good standing may take some
excluded when determining the limit on
courses on a passed/not passed basis. Such
semesters. Students who wish to delay
courses are acceptable only for free electives
Changes to Planned Class Schedules graduation to complete a minor, a double
and for the following specific requirements:
major, or simultaneous degrees must request
Students are required to consult with their
s FORCHEMISTRYORCHEMICALBIOLOGYMAJORS approval for delay of graduation before what
staff advisers concerning proposed changes
Foreign Language requirement and 15-unit would normally be their final two semesters.
to their planned class schedules. Failure to
Breadth requirement except for Reading The College of Chemistry does not have a
obtain staff adviser approval for changes
and Composition; and rule regarding maximum units that a student
may result in disciplinary action. After the
can accumulate.
third Friday of classes proposed course s for chemical engineering majors, 19-unit
drops and grading option changes, and after Breadth requirement except for Reading
the fifth Friday of classes proposed course and Composition (4 units).
adds, must be submitted to staff advisers on
petitions to change class schedule.
Additional Transfer Credit Students in the College of Chemistry who In chemical engineering the student may 11
want to change to another college or school engage in research under the direction of a
Students in the College of Chemistry at Berkeley are required to notify their staff faculty member. Research fields currently
are subject to the following restrictions advisers. under investigation include phase equilib-
concerning additional transfer credit: ria, polymers, catalysis and reactor design,
s Before enrolling in a course at another Double Majors and electrochemical processes, interfacial phe-
institution which could satisfy a required Simultaneous Degrees nomena, heat and mass transfer, dynamics
chemical engineering, chemistry, English, and control, optimization, hydrodynamics,
math, or physics course, students are Students who wish to pursue double majors biochemical processes, and many others.
required to request approval from their or simultaneous degrees:
staff advisers. s MUSTSUBMITTHEAPPROPRIATEPAPERWORK Honors at Graduation
s Students planning to enroll concurrently before what would normally be their final To be eligible for honors in general
at Berkeley and another institution are two semesters; scholarship at graduation, a student must:
required to request approval from the s MAYUSENOMORETHANTWOUPPERDIVISION
associate dean before the beginning of s COMPLETEAMINIMUMOFSEMESTERUNITS
courses to satisfy requirements of both at the University of California, of which a
the semester. Approval of concurrent majors; and
enrollment is rarely granted. minimum of 43 units must be undertaken
s MUSTHAVEAGPA of at least 2.5. for a letter grade;
Withdrawal and Readmission Note: Having double majors or simultaneous s COMPLETEAMINIMUMOFUNITSAT
degrees will not necessarily improve Berkeley; and
Students who find it necessary to discontinue
students’ chances for admission to graduate s ACHIEVEA5#"ERKELEY'0!THATRANKSTHE
attending classes during a semester must
programs or increase opportunities within student in the College of Chemistry’s top
formally request withdrawal from the
their chosen careers. three percent for highest honors, the next
University by contacting their staff advisers.
For students who withdraw from a semester Double majors in Chemistry and Chemical seven percent for high honors, and the
after the eighth week of classes, a “semester- Biology are not permitted. next 10 percent for honors.
out” policy is in effect. This means that
the student is required to “stay out” the Minors College of Chemistry
following semester in order to resolve the Scholars Program
problems that contributed to the withdrawal. For students in the College of Chemistry
who plan to pursue a minor, at least four Recruitment and Outreach
Note: Fee refunds are based on the date on courses taken for the minor must not be The objective of the College of Chemistry
which the adviser processes the withdrawal, included in the student’s major program. Scholars Program Recruitment and Outreach
not when the student stopped attending This rule applies to students who matricu- component is to increase the number of
classes. Consult the online Schedule of lated to Berkeley in fall 2008 or later. students from underrepresented groups
Classes for the fee refund schedule.
at Berkeley who enroll and graduate with
After withdrawing or being absent for one Academic Opportunities Bachelor’s degrees in chemistry, chemical
or more semesters, the student may apply for biology, or chemical engineering. The
readmission by submitting an Application Undergraduate Research recruitment and outreach component
for Readmission to the staff adviser. Students have the opportunity to earn units includes early outreach to K-12 schools. For
Readmission is not guaranteed and is based while participating in research by enrolling information on the recruitment and outreach
upon the student’s academic record at the in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering component, please contact the College
time of withdrawal, upon any coursework 196, Special Laboratory Study, or H194, of Chemistry, University of California,
taken during the absence from Berkeley, Research for Advanced Undergraduates. Berkeley, 420 Latimer Hall #1460, Berkeley,
and upon the resolution of the problems Junior or senior students who have at least CA 94720-1460, or call (510) 642-3451.
that contributed to the withdrawal. If the a 3.4 overall GPA at Berkeley may take
student attended other institutions during Chemistry or Chemical Engineering H194. Retention
the absence, the student must present official Students contemplating graduate study The College of Chemistry Scholars Program
transcripts from each institution before in chemistry or chemical engineering are Retention component, in conjunction with
readmission will be considered. particularly urged to include 196 or H194 in the Recruitment and Outreach component, is
their course programs. Plans for this should designed to increase the number of students
Change of College be initiated in the junior year with a view to from underrepresented groups at Berkeley,
including the course in both semesters of the to improve retention rates of these students,
Students from other colleges or schools senior year. and to prepare them for professional careers
(Letters and Science, Engineering, Natural and graduate school in science fields.
Resources, etc.) at Berkeley may apply In chemistry the student may undertake Toward this end, the college offers intensive
for a change of college to the College of original research in several fields including workshop courses to supplement Chemistry
Chemistry. Petitions for change of college to physical-chemical studies of substances at 1A, 4A-4B, and 112A-112B. Students in the
the College of Chemistry are considered on very high and very low temperatures, rates College of Chemistry Scholars Program
a case-by-case basis and are accepted year- and mechanism of reactions (both organic are provided with academic and personal
round. Students should be in good academic and inorganic), spectroscopic investigations support and increased opportunities to meet
standing (i.e., not on probation) and should in all areas, magnetic and electric faculty, to perform research, and to obtain
be taking appropriate courses for their properties of matter, quantum chemistry, summer internships and employment. For
intended majors. radiochemical tracer techniques in various information on the retention component,
branches of chemistry, nuclear reactions please contact the College of Chemistry,
and nuclear spectroscopy, and structures of University of California, Berkeley, 420
natural products of biological interest. Latimer Hall #1460, Berkeley, CA 94720-
1460, or call (510) 643-1745.
12
Graduate Programs
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
201 Gilman Hall #1462
Berkeley, CA 94720-1462
(510) 642-2291
cheme.berkeley.edu
Department of Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
419 Latimer Hall #1460
Berkeley, CA 94720-1460
(510) 642-5882
chem.berkeley.edu

Admission
Both departments have detailed informa-
tion describing their graduate programs at
cheme.berkeley.edu and chem.berkeley.edu,
respectively. Application forms and dead-
lines for admission and financial support are
also available there. Completed forms should
be returned directly to that department.
All applicants are automatically evaluated
for their qualifications as graduate student
instructors and research assistants; no spe-
cial forms for these positions are required.
Early application is strongly recommended for
those seeking fellowships or assistantships.
Note: The Graduate Record Examination is
required of all applicants.

Assistantships and Fellowships

Graduate students in chemistry at Berkeley
are supported for five years. During the first
three years of graduate work, most students
serve as graduate student instructors for one
semester and as research assistants for the
remainder of the year. After the third year
students are supported primarily as research
assistants.
In chemical engineering, students are normal-
ly appointed to graduate student instructor
positions in only one semester of an academ-
ic year. Two semesters of appointment during
Ph.D. studies are required, but the appoint- Research assistantships for graduate students Fellowships reserved for graduate students
ments are distributed over the first three in chemistry and chemical engineering are in chemistry and chemical engineering have
years. Support of students is accomplished available on many special projects, including been established by several individual and
primarily through research assistantships and work in the Lawrence Berkeley National corporate donors. Prospective graduate
is available throughout the academic year Laboratory. The scholastic requirements students are also encouraged to apply
and the summer. and remuneration for such assignments for nationally available fellowships, such
are the same as those for graduate student as those offered by the National Science
Graduate student instructors are regarded instructor appointments. Research assistant Foundation.
as full-time students. Appointments require appointments are restricted to work that
that the students divide their time between is directly relevant to the student’s thesis
teaching duties and their own studies. research.
 may lead to positions as task-force director, catalysis and reaction engineering; rheology; 13
Department of

Department of Chemical Engineering

laboratory director, plant manager, division polymer chemistry and physics; surface
Chemical Engineering director, or company president. Some
engineers with an entrepreneur’s bent will
and colloid science; MEMS; materials
chemistry, engineering, and synthesis; and
form their own companies to manufacture, plasma processing.
for example, a novel instrument, to develop
Statement of Intent to Accommodate
Chemical Engineering and market a new process, or to capitalize
on their knowledge in the capacity of a
Students with Disabilities. As is noted
as a Profession consultant.
in the “Nondiscrimination Statement”
at the back of this announcement, the
Chemical engineers contribute to a broad Because of their breadth of function and Department of Chemical Engineering does
spectrum of technical activity reaching breadth of field, chemical engineers at all not discriminate negatively on the basis of
into practically every aspect of advanced degree levels have been actively sought race, color, national origin, sex, handicap
technology. This breadth of activity is by industrial enterprises, governmental or age in any aspect of its program. In
illustrated by a vast range of representative agencies, and academic institutions, and the particular, the College of Chemistry assures
endeavors: energy and biomaterial from remuneration offered to starting engineers graduate students with physical disabilities
man-made polymers; new liquid and has consistently ranked among the highest that their needs will be accommodated in
gaseous fuels from coal; drug and antibiotic offered university graduates. the design, construction and operation of the
manufacture; metabolic effects of anti-cancer equipment used to carry out their research
agents in cells; unique chemicals from projects. This policy includes any necessary
enzymatic reactions; thin-film processes modification of existing equipment and
for electronic devices; new catalysts for The Department of auxiliary laboratory facilities required to
energy needs; removal of air and water carry out the project.
pollutants; solar energy system development; Chemical Engineering
new battery and fuel-cell systems — and The Chemical Engineering Undergraduate
Knowledge of the fundamentals of
countless others. Curriculum. The mission of the Department
chemical engineering and creativity in their
of Chemical Engineering is to educate
The chemical engineers’ interest in these application constitute essential equipment
men and women for careers of leadership
fields is in the invention and development for meeting the unseen challenges of
and innovation in engineering and related
of materials and processes useful to society. engineering 10, 20, or 30 years ahead.
fields; to expand the base of engineering
Historically, their work has been pivotal What are the fundamentals? In the
knowledge through original research,
and indispensable. The unique element of early years: chemistry, physics, biology,
developing technology to serve the needs of
their involvement in these fields is their mathematics, and English. Later: fluid flow,
society; and to benefit the public through
capability to plan and implement chemical heat transfer, mass transfer, separations,
service to industry, government, and the
transformations and separations. In the engineering thermodynamics, materials
engineering profession. Fulfillment of
complex processes of both nature and engineering, chemical reaction engineering,
this mission is achieved in part by the
industry, chemical and physical phenomena process design and control, and technical
department’s Accreditation Board for
are nearly always closely associated. It is the communication. In advanced and graduate
Engineering and Technology (ABET)
interaction between such phenomena that programs: application areas such as
accredited undergraduate degree program in
the chemical engineer seeks to master. In electrochemical engineering, polymers and
chemical engineering.
addition, the discipline of economics enters soft materials, microelectronics processing
as a third dimension in every technological and MEMS, catalysis, biochemical and The chemical engineering undergraduate
endeavor. biomedical engineering, and many others. curriculum comprises both a technical
curriculum and Breadth requirements. The
Chemical engineers’ occupations span the full The study is rigorous; grasping the funda-
goals of chemical engineering Breadth
range of activity from fundamental research mentals and mastering their application do not
requirements are to learn the arts of writing
to process development, process operations, come spontaneously. In advanced and gradu-
clearly and persuasively, to read carefully
marketing, industrial and government liaison, ate programs, individual projects carried out
and evaluate evidence effectively, and to be
and company management. Contributions in close collaboration with a faculty member
aware of humanity in historical and social
to nearly all of these activities are made provide the primary mode of learning.
contexts.
by graduates of the four-year Bachelor of The department is richly endowed with
Science program. A master’s or doctor’s The technical curriculum in chemical
human and material resources to accomplish
degree is needed for research and teaching. In engineering seeks to provide students with
its educational objectives. Eighteen full-
industrial enterprises technical work is often a broad education emphasizing an excellent
time faculty members with expertise
conducted by teams, and the young engineer foundation in scientific and engineering
spanning nearly every major area of the field
may expect to become an active member fundamentals.
conduct courses from the sophomore level
of such a team from the start. Teamwork through the graduate level. All are actively The objectives of the undergraduate program
fosters rapid professional development in engaged in research. A number of special are to produce graduates who:
mastering complex situations, contributing lecturers add further breadth. Laboratories
ideas, and communicating with persons in s UNDERSTANDTHEFUNDAMENTALMATHEMATICS
abound; for undergraduates, laboratory
diverse technical and nontechnical areas. In and sciences that provide the foundation
courses are provided in general chemical
some organizations, an engineer may follow for engineering applications and
engineering and process control (required
a project from its laboratory developmental technological innovation;
of all students), applied kinetics, polymers,
stages through pilot plant proving, and biochemical engineering. The graduate s apply scientific and engineering principles to
commercial plant design, plant startup, and research laboratories, accommodating a analyze, design, and synthesize chemical and
plant operations. graduate student body of about 100, are physical systems of importance to society;
Capable engineers may expect to be equipped for biochemical engineering,
s AREINTELLECTUALLEADERSCAPABLEOFFUNC-
promoted to a chain of supervisory positions bioengineering, and biomedical engineering;
tioning creatively in an independent work
within five to 10 years after having begun phase equilibria; quantum and statistical
environment and as a member of a team;
their industrial careers. These assignments mechanics; electrochemical engineering;
14 s USEAPPROPRIATEANALYTICNUMERICALAND Lower Division Program Engineering. 7. Engineering 7 must be
experimental tools to investigate chemical taken before, or concurrently with, Chemical
and physical systems; During the freshman and sophomore years Engineering 141 and before 150B.
it is important for the student to complete the
s INTEGRATEMODERNINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY following requirements: Mathematics. 1A, 1B, 53, 54. This program
and computational and engineering tools should start in the first semester of the
into engineering practice; Reading and Composition. The student freshman year.
must demonstrate reasonable proficiency
s COMMUNICATEEFFECTIVELYBYORALWRITTEN in English composition by satisfactory Physics. 7A, 7B. This program should start
and graphical means; completion of one of the courses listed in in the second semester of the freshman year.
this announcement under the “College of (Note: Students who plan to take Physics
s AREBOTHCOMPETENTANDCONFIDENTIN
Chemistry Breadth Requirement Course 137A in lieu of Chemistry 120A must also
interpreting the results of engineering
List: Group I (Reading and Composition).” take Physics 7C.)
investigations;
This course may not be taken on a passed/ The following program is suggested for the
s APPRECIATETHEIMPORTANCEOFAND not passed basis. It is a prerequisite for first two years. Note: Students must achieve
opportunities for lifelong learning; Engineering 190. a 2.0 GPA in College of Chemistry courses
s RECOGNIZETHEBROADSOCIALCONTEXTBOTH Students who plan to take English at another to continue in the program. Students wishing
historical and contemporary, within which institution during a summer term or before to take a lighter load during their first two
engineering is practiced; and readmission to Berkeley should check with years may take courses such as Math 53 or
the College of Chemistry Undergraduate 54, Physics 7B, and breadth electives in the
s UNDERSTANDTHEETHICALPROFESSIONALAND
Majors Office for verification of course summer session.
citizenship responsibilities of engineering
practice. acceptance. After admission to Berkeley,
credit for English at another institution will
not be granted if the Entry-Level Writing Suggested Lower Division Program
requirement has not yet been satisfied. for Chemical Engineering
Units
Undergraduate Programs 1
19-Unit Breadth Requirement. The
student must include one course in English Freshman Year Fall Spring
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical composition (see “Reading and Composition”
Engineering is designed to equip the student Chemistry 4A-4B 4 4
above) and additional courses in humanities,
for professional work in development, social sciences, or composition. Refer to the Chemical Engineering C96 1 -
design, and operation of chemical products “College of Chemistry Breadth Requirement Mathematics 1A-1B 4 4
and processes. It prepares the student for Course List” in the “General Information”
employment in such industries as chemical, Physics 7A - 4
section of this publication. As part of the 19
petroleum, electrochemical, biochemical, units, students are required to complete two English Composition 4 -
semiconductor, nuclear, aerospace, plastics, courses, at least one being upper division,
food processing, environmental control,
1
Breadth Elective 4 4
in the same or a very closely allied humani-
or related industries. Students with high ties or social science department. Advanced
2
Total 17 16
scholastic attainment are well prepared to Placement credit may be linked with an upper Sophomore Year
enter graduate programs leading to advanced division course to satisfy this requirement.
degrees in chemical engineering or in related Chemistry 112A 5 -
professional, scientific, and engineering fields. Freshman Seminar. Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering 140, 141 4 4
C96 introduces entering freshmen to research
To graduate with a B.S. degree, the student and study in the College of Chemistry. Chemical Engineering 150A - 4
must have: Students who enter the College of Chemistry Mathematics 53-54 4 4
sfulfilled the degree requirements and as freshmen are required to take the course
during their first fall semester at Berkeley. Physics 7B 4 -
scholarship requirements as specified on
pages 8 and 9 of this announcement; Enrollment in the course is restricted to Engineering 7 - 4
students who recently entered the College of Total 17 16
s SATISFACTORILYCOMPLETEDAminimum of 120 Chemistry.
units;
Chemistry. 4A, 4B, 112A. This program
s SATISFACTORILYCOMPLETEDAMINIMUM should start in the first semester of the
of 45 engineering units excluding both freshman year. (Note: A grade of C- or better
Engineering 7 and 190; and is required in Chemistry 4A before taking 4B
s SATISFIEDTHEREQUIREMENTSLISTEDINTHE and also in 4B before taking more advanced
lower division program, upper division courses. Students must receive a grade of C-
program, and additional electives and or better in 112A before taking Biology 1A
concentrations sections that follow. or Chemistry 112B.)
The undergraduate course of study is Chemical Engineering. 140, 141, 150A.
accredited by the Accreditation Board for The student must complete 140 with a grade
Engineering and Technology. of C- or better before enrolling in any other
course in Chemical Engineering. A grade of
C- or better in 150A is required before any
additional course in the 150 series may be
taken.
 Biotechnology 15
Representative Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Program s#HEMISTRY"OR-OLECULARAND#ELL
Biology C112
Freshman Sophomore Junior
s#HEMICAL%NGINEERING!"AND
Senior
Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring
C170L
3
Note: Biotechnology-concentration students
4A 4B 112A Engineering Biology 1A Chemistry Science Engineering are required to take Molecular and Cell
Organic 7 120A or Elective Elective Biology 102 or Chemistry 135 in place of
Chemistry Physics
137A
Biology 1A.

1A 1B 53 54 Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering

4
Chemical Processing
Engineering 45 Engineering Elective s #HEMISTRY!OR"
Mathematics 100 Elective s UNITSOFCHEMICALENGINEERINGELECTIVES
chosen from the following: 170A, 170B,
Reading and 7A 7B 141 Engineering 142 162 160
C170L, 171, 176, C178, 179, H194 (up to
Composition Thermo- 190 Kinetics Process Design 3 units)
Physics dynamics Control s UNITSOFENGINEERINGSELECTEDFROMTHE
following: Civil and Environmental
Engineering 111, 114, 130, 173; Materials
Breadth Electives 140 150A 150B 154
Breadth Electives
Science and Engineering 111, 112, C113,
Process Transport Processes Lab
Analysis C118, 120, 121, 122, 123; Mechanical
Chemical Engineering Engineering 140, 151

Chemical Environmental Technology

Engineering s #HEMISTRY"OR!
C96
s #HEMICAL%NGINEERING!
s UNITSCHOSENFROMTHEFOLLOWING
Chemical Engineering 176; Civil and
Upper Division Program concentration with the concentration noted Environmental Engineering 108, 111,
on the student’s official transcript after the 113N, C116, 173; Mechanical
During their junior and senior years, B.S. degree is conferred. Engineering 140
students must complete the following course
requirements: Note: A course used toward satisfaction of
the open elective program or a concentration 4,5
Materials Science and Technology
3
Biology. 1A (lecture only). (Note: cannot also be used toward satisfaction of s ONEOF#HEMISTRY!OR"
Biotechnology-concentration students another college or major requirement. A s UNITSOFCHEMICALENGINEERINGELECTIVE
are required to take Molecular and Cell maximum of six units of research can be selected from the following: 176, C178, 179
Biology 102 or Chemistry 135 in place of applied toward electives. s UNITSCHOSENFROMTHEFOLLOWING
Biology 1A.) Civil and Environmental Engineering 130;
Open Elective Program Electrical Engineering 130, 143; Materials
Chemistry. 120A, or Physics 137A.
Science and Engineering 102, 103, 111,
Chemical Engineering. 142, 150B, 154, Students who do not choose a concentration 112, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125; Mechanical
160, 162. must complete the following requirements for Engineering 122, 127
the open elective program:
Engineering. 45, 190.
s 3 units of science elective selected from the Applied Physical Science
Note: Students are required to take a s UNITSOFCHEMISTRYORPHYSICSAPPROVED
“Suggested Physical and Biological Science
language placement test designed to gauge by the student’s faculty adviser
Courses” section of this announcement (see
their language proficiency before enrolling s UNITSOFCHEMICALENGINEERINGELECTIVE
“Table of Contents”) in consultation with
in Engineering 190. Students who do not (Chemical Engineering 196 may not be
the student’s faculty adviser;
place into Engineering 190 are required used as a Chemical Engineering elective.)
to complete 140 before taking 190. Since s UNITSOFCHEMICALENGINEERINGELECTIVE s UNITSOFENGINEERINGSELECTEDFROM
Engineering 190 must be taken prior to, (Chemical Engineering 196 may not be used the “Suggested Engineering Electives”
or concurrent with, Chemical Engineering as a Chemical Engineering elective); and section of this announcement (see “Table
154, students should plan to take the 190 of Contents”)
s 6 units of engineering electives chosen from
placement test well enough in advance to
the engineering and chemical engineering
take 140, if necessary, prior to enrolling in
courses listed in the “Suggested Engineer-
Engineering 190 and Chemical Engineering
ing Electives” section of this announcement
154. More information may be found online
(see “Table of Contents”) or approved by
at coe.berkeley.edu/ids/techcomm.
the student’s faculty adviser. 1
May be taken on passed/not passed basis.
Electrical Engineering. 100. 2
For the first semester, students may consider taking one
Concentrations fewer course.
Additional Electives The concentrations are biotechnology,
3
Biotechnology-concentration students who do not have a
background substantially equivalent to Biology 1A may
and Concentrations chemical processing, environmental technol- want to take Biology 1A as a prerequisite to Molecular
In addition to the requirements listed above, ogy, materials science and technology, and and Cell Biology 102 or Chemistry 135.

students must complete the requirements for applied physical science. Students who plan 4
Students who have a good grasp of the material in Physics
either an open elective program consisting to declare a concentration must do so no later 7A may take Civil and Environmental Engineering 130
without the prerequisite of Engineering 36.
of a series of science and engineering than the end of their junior year. Double
5
concentrations are not permitted. Students may take Mechanical Engineering 122 without
electives from a broad range of courses or a the prerequisites of Civil and Environmental Engineering
130 or 130N and Mechanical Engineering C124.
16 Joint Major Programs
Representative Chemical Engineering Joint major programs with the College of Engineering are offered in
Program for Transfer Students Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, and
Chemical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering.
Junior Senior
Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall General Requirements
Chemistry Biology 1A Chemistry Science Engineering The programs of study shown on the following pages contain comparable
112A 120A or Elective Elective
Physics 137A
proportions of coursework in Materials Science and Engineering or
Nuclear Engineering and in Chemical Engineering. Students will enroll
concurrently in both the College of Engineering and the College of
Engineering
Chemistry, but their college of residence will be Chemistry. Continuing
Engineering Engineering Electrical Chemical
45 190 Engineering Engineering Elective students may petition for change to a joint major program after they
100 Elective attain sophomore standing. Since students in these joint majors are not
required to complete all of the requirements for both single majors,
students receive one diploma upon completion of the joint majors.
140 150A 150B 142 160
Process Transport Processes Kinetics Design
Analysis Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
Chemical Engineering Many of the engineering problems facing the nation in the next decades
141 154 162 will require solution by engineers who have training in both chemical
Breadth Thermo- Breadth Lab Process process engineering and materials engineering. Three typical examples are
Elective dynamics Elective Control
coal gasification and liquefaction, extraction of metals from low-grade
ores and wastes, and environmental control of metallurgical processes.

Chemical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering

The areas of nuclear technology that depend heavily upon chemical
Representative Chemical Engineering Program engineering training include: isotope separation, fuel reprocessing, waste
management, feed material preparation, fuel chemistry, effluent control,
for Transfer Students fusion reactor fuel processing, and new reactor types.
Transfer students normally matriculate in the fall of their junior year
having completed courses equivalent to Chemistry 1A, 1B; Math
1A, 1B, 53, 54; Physics 7A, 7B; Engineering 7 (or other acceptable
computer programming course); English R1A; and most of the Breadth
requirement. For such students, major requirements to be taken after
transfer to Berkeley appear in the above chart.
 17
* Joint Major Program in Chemical Engineering and *†Joint Major Program in Chemical Engineering and
Materials Science and Engineering 127-128 Units Nuclear Engineering 125-126 Units
Freshman Year Fall Spring Freshman Year Fall Spring
Math 1A, 1B, Calculus 4 4 Math 1A, 1B, Calculus 4 4
Chemistry 4A, 4B (or 1A, 1B), General Chemistry 4 4 Chemistry 4A, 4B (or 1A, 1B), General Chemistry 4 4
Physics 7A, Physics for Scientists and Engineers - 4 Physics 7A, Physics for Scientists and Engineers - 4
Eng 7, Introduction to Computer Programming for Eng 7, Introduction to Computer Programming for
Scientists and Engineers - 4 Scientists and Engineers - 4
1
English R1A or Equivalent 4 - 1
English R1A or Equivalent 4 -
1
Breadth Elective 3 - 1
Breadth Elective 3 -
Total 15 16 Total 15 16
Sophomore Year Sophomore Year
Math 53, 54, Multivariable Calculus; Linear Algebra Math 53, 54, Multivariable Calculus; Linear Algebra
and Differential Equations 4 4 and Differential Equations 4 4
Physics 7B, 7C, Physics for Scientists and Engineers 4 4 Physics 7B, 7C, Physics for Scientists and Engineers 4 4
Chemistry 112A, Organic Chemistry 5 - Chem Eng 140, Introduction to Chemical Process Analysis 4 -
Chem Eng 140, Introduction to Chemical Chem Eng 141, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics - 4
Process Analysis 4 - Chem Eng 150A, Transport Processes - 4
Chem Eng 141, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics - 4 EE 100, Electronic Techniques for Engineering 4 -
Chem Eng 150A, Transport Processes - 4 Total 16 16
Total 17 16 Junior Year
Junior Year Eng 45, Properties of Materials 3 -
EE 100, Electronic Techniques for Engineering 4 - Eng 117, Methods of Engineering Analysis 3 -
Eng 45, Properties of Materials 3 - Nuc Eng 101, Nuclear Reactions and Radiation 4 -
2
Mat Sci 102, Bonding, Crystallography, Nuc Eng 104, Radiation Detection and Nuclear
and Crystal Defects 3 - Instrumentation Lab - 3
Mat Sci 103, Phase Transformations and Kinetics - 3 Nuc Eng 150, Nuclear Reactor Theory - 3
3
Mat Sci elective - 3 Chem Eng 142, Chemical Kinetics and Reaction
Chemistry 120A, Physical Chemistry 3 - Engineering - 4
Chem Eng 142, Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Eng - 4 Chem Eng 150B, Transport and Separation Processes 4 -
Chem Eng 150B, Transport and Separation Processes 4 - Eng 190, Technical Communication 3 -
Eng 190, Technical Communication - 3 1
Breadth Electives - 6
1
Breadth Elective - 3 Total 17 16
Total 17 16 Senior Year
Senior Year 4
Nuc Eng electives 9 -
3
Mat Sci elective 3-4 - Chemistry 120A, Physical Chemistry 3 -
Mat Sci 120, Materials Production 3 - Chem Eng 154, Chemical Engineering Laboratory 4 -
Mat Sci 130, Experimental Materials Science 3 - Chem Eng 160, Chemical Process Design
or Nuc Eng 170A, Nuclear Design - 3-4
Chem Eng 154, Chemical Engineering Laboratory 4 -
Chem Eng 162, Dynamics and Control
Chem Eng 160, Chemical Process Design - 4
of Chemical Processes - 4
Chem Eng 162, Dynamics and Control of 1
Breadth Electives - 6
Chemical Processes - 4
Total 16 13-14
1
Breadth Electives 3 6
Total 16-17 14

*Students must complete a minimum of 23 upper division technical units in the College of 4
Nuc Eng electives: Students select nine units of upper division Nuc Eng courses, including
Engineering. Technical electives cannot include Eng 124, 195; or Bioeng 100. at least two courses selected from Nuc Eng 120, 124, or 161.
1
Breadth electives must include 19 units of humanities (including English composition) and †Ethics requirement: Students must take one course with ethics content. This may be
social sciences which satisfy the requirements of both the College of Chemistry and the fulfilled within the humanities and social studies requirement by taking one of the
College of Engineering. For information on the College of Engineering humanities and following courses: Bioeng 100; Eng 124, 195; Anthro 156B; ESPM 161, 162; Philosophy
social studies requirement, refer to coe.berkeley.edu/hssreq.pdf for details or go to 2, 104, 105, 107; Political Science 108A; Public Policy 170, 172; Public Health 115;
308 McLaughlin Hall for a handout. Sociology 116; Legal Studies 19AC, 100A.
2
Permission from the Mat Sci 102 instructor is required to take Eng 45 concurrently.
3
Mat Sci electives must include one course from Mat Sci 104, 111, 112, 113, 117, C118, or 151;
and one course from Mat Sci 121, 122, 123, or 125.
18 Environmental Sciences 10, 125
Geography 1, 40, C136, 140A, C141, 143,
144, C145, 148, 171
Integrative Biology 31, 32, 41, C82, C101,
C101L, 102, 102L, 103, 103L, 104, 104L,
106, 106A, C107, C107L, 108, 117, 117L, 118,
123A, 131, 135, 135L, 137, C143A, C143B,
C144, 148, C149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 154L,
155, C156, 157L, 161, 162, C163, 164, 165,
168, 168L, 174, 174L, 183, 187
Letters and Science C30U, C30V, C70T,
C70U, C70W
Linguistics C109
Materials Science and Engineering C150
Molecular and Cell Biology 32, 41, 50, 61,
64, C100A, 102, C103, 111, C112, 113, C114,
115, C116, 130, 132, 135A, 135E, 135K, 136,
140, 141, C142, C148, 150, C160, 163, 166, 167
Nutritional Science and Toxicology 10, 106,
107, 108A, 110, C112, C119, 120, 150, 160
Physics 7C, C21, 105, 110A, 110B, 112, 129,
130, 132, 137A, 137B, 138, 141A, 177
Plant and Microbial Biology 10, 40, C102,
C102L, C103, C107, C107L, 110, 110L, C112,
C114, C116, 120, 120L, 135, C148, 150, 160,
170, 180
Psychology 110, 111, C113, 114, 115A,
C115B, C116, 117, 119, 122, C126, C127,
C129
Public Health C102, 162A, C170B, 172, C172
Chemical Engineering Minor Suggested Physical and Undergraduate and Interdisciplinary
Studies C12
A minor in chemical engineering will be Biological Science Courses
awarded to students who have successfully The following departments offer courses
completed five upper division chemical that satisfy the science elective for the open
Suggested Engineering Electives
engineering courses as follows: 140, 141, elective program. Students should consult The engineering elective courses required
and 150A plus any two courses selected with their faculty advisers when selecting for the open elective program or the applied
from 142, 150B, 162, 170A, 170B, 171, 176, courses to satisfy the science elective. physical science concentration must be
C178, or 179. Students who have completed selected from the list below, or from among
courses in other departments at Berkeley that Anthropology 1, C131, 132, 134, 135 the engineering courses listed under the
are essentially equivalent to 141 and 150A Astronomy 3, 7A, 7B, 10, C10, C12 concentrations (see page 15).
can substitute other courses from the above
list. At least three of the five courses taken Biology 1B Bioengineering 100, 105B, C144, C144L, 150
for the minor must be taken at Berkeley. All Chemistry 103, 104A, 104B, 105, 108, 112B, Chemical Engineering 170A, 170B, C170L,
courses taken for the minor must be taken for 113, 114, 115, 120B, 122, 125, C130, 135, 143, 171, 176, C178, 179, H194, 196
a letter grade. Students must achieve at least 146, C150, 192, H194, 196
a 2.0 GPA in the courses taken for the minor Civil and Environmental Engineering 114,
for both of the following: (1) courses taken Civil and Environmental Engineering C106 130, 130N, 131, C133, 175, 176, 193
at Berkeley and (2) courses taken at another Cognitive Science C102, C110, C126, C127 Computer Science C149
institution and accepted by the College
of Chemistry as equivalent to courses at Computer Science C182 Electrical Engineering 105, 130, 143, 147,
Berkeley. For the minor to be awarded, C149
Earth and Planetary Science 3, 8, C12, 20,
the student must submit a notification of 50, 80, 100A, 103, 105, 108, 117, C129, 130, Engineering 117, 120
completion of the minor at 420 Latimer Hall. C141, C146, C171, C180, 181, C182, 185 Industrial Engineering and Operations
Note: Students must consult with their Energy and Resources Group 102 Research 160, 162
colleges/schools for information on rules
regarding overlap of courses between their English C77 Materials Science and Engineering 112,
majors and minors. C113, 120, 121, 122, 123, 140, 151
Environmental Science, Policy, and
Management 2, 4, C10, C11, C12, 40, 42, Mechanical Engineering C105B, 110, C124,
44, 100, 102A, 102B, 102C, C103, 106, 108A, 127, 131, 140, 142, 146, 151, 166, C180, 185
108B, 109, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115B, 117, 118, Nuclear Engineering 101, 124
119, 120, 126, C129, C130, 131, 134, C138,
140, 144, 145, 146, 148, C149, 172, C180, 181, Plant and Microbial Biology C144, C144L
185, 186
 PDP students are required to complete a Two departmental examinations are required 19
Graduate Programs minimum of 24 semester units. At least in the course of the degree. The first, an oral
18 units must be in letter-graded courses preliminary examination, is held at the
and must include a minimum of 12 units beginning of the second semester to ensure
Master’s Degree in graduate-level (200 series) courses. At adequate knowledge of fundamental
The master’s degree program places equal least 12 of the 24 units must come from graduate and undergraduate course material.
emphasis on advanced coursework and graduate courses from within the chemical The results of this examination, performance
on research. A research project and thesis engineering department and can include in coursework, and a statement from the
are required of all candidates in order to units from department seminars and field- student’s research director(s) are used by
provide each student with the opportunity study projects. Specific coursework to pursue a committee of the faculty to evaluate the
for growth and with maturity in independent an industry specialization will vary on the student’s progress toward the Ph.D.
professional activity. basis of the individual student’s interests and
The second examination, the oral qualifying
the availability of course offerings in a
The Graduate Division requires completion examination, is normally taken early in the
given year.
of 20 semester units. At least 14 units must fifth semester in residence. The examina-
be in letter-graded courses, which must Each student who successfully completes the tion is a formal presentation of the student’s
include a minimum of nine units in graduate- program’s graduation requirements will research program, including review of the
level (200 series) chemical engineering be awarded a Master of Science degree in most relevant literature, research accom-
courses; the remaining units may be chosen Chemical Engineering with an emphasis on plishments to date, and a future plan. Before
from the wide variety of courses available product development. For more information, the oral presentation, the student must
in the science, engineering, and business go to cheme.berkeley.edu/PDP/index.html. submit a 25-page summary of this mate-
departments of the campus. Unit credit is rial. Students are expected to demonstrate
also given for graduate research, department Doctor of Philosophy Degree mastery of the fundamentals and general
seminars, and special studies. proficiency and significant progress in the
The Ph.D. program is designed to enlarge the research area. Students spend most of their
The specific courses taken in the master’s body of knowledge of the student and, more time after passing the examinations on their
program are selected in consultations importantly, to discover and develop talent dissertation research projects.
between students and their academic for original, productive, and creative work in
advisers. Students are encouraged to broaden chemical engineering. The department requires that each doctoral
their knowledge and to pursue particular candidate assist in the instructional program
specialized interests through their choices Breadth of knowledge and professional of the department as a teaching assistant
of courses. training are achieved through advanced for two semesters. The faculty regard
coursework. The course requirement is teaching experience as highly valuable for all
Selection of a research topic is made early 30 letter-graded semester units derived as graduate students, especially those who plan
in the first semester after students have follow: to teach as a career.
discussed prospective research projects with
faculty members whose research is of special sUNITSFROMAREQUIREDCOREOFFOUR Near the end of their Ph.D. candidacies,
interest to them. Many students complete chemical engineering courses in the areas students present the results of their
their programs in 20 months; the average of mathematics, thermodynamics, reaction dissertation research to the department as
time in residence is 28 months. engineering, and transport phenomena; part of the department colloquium series or
sUNITSFROMDEPARTMENTALGRADUATE LEVEL at specially scheduled meetings. An abstract
The Product Development courses and from Chemical Engineering of the dissertation is required.
Program 170A, 170B, C178, and 179 (at least one Completion of the Ph.D. occurs with the
graduate course is expected); filing of the student’s dissertation. Time for
In fall 2006, the Department of Chemical completion of the degree varies from four to
Engineering initiated an innovative Product sA UNITTECHNICALSEQUENCEFROMUPPER
division and graduate courses in other six years, with a median of five years.
Development Program (PDP). The PDP
degree program aims to train graduates of departments; and
chemical engineering and related disciplines Designated Emphasis in Nanoscale
sUNITSINEITHERTHEDEPARTMENTALOR
in the complex process of transforming technical sequence category.
Science and Engineering
technical innovations into commercially Doctoral students interested in pursuing
successful products. In one calendar year, In addition to these 30 units, the department
interdisciplinary research focused on
PDP graduates will gain exposure to real- recognizes that practicing chemical
nanoscale science and engineering (NSE)
world product development practices in a engineers draw increasingly on information
may additionally join the Designated
range of chemical process-intensive industries from other disciplines. Students are strongly
Emphasis (DE) administered by the NSE
including biotechnology, microelectronics, encouraged to pursue additional courses of
Graduate Group. The DE, like a minor,
nanoscience, and consumer products. The specific relevance to their thesis research
is listed on the academic transcript (e.g.,
PDP does not require a research thesis, but and to explore other areas of technical,
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with
students will be challenged by extensive professional, or personal interests.
Designated Emphasis in Nanoscale Science
coursework and field study assignments. To develop the creative talents of students, and Engineering). More information
By combining elements of advanced techni- a paramount emphasis in the Ph.D. program about the NSE Graduate Group and the
cal knowledge with focused business-related is placed on intensive research, a project on requirements for completing the DE program
training, the PDP aims to fill a specific niche which students work closely with members is available at nano.berkeley.edu/educational/
in engineering graduate education. of the faculty. Students are expected to DEGradGroup.html.
consult extensively with faculty members
to choose the research project early in their
first semester. Students begin their research
at that time.
20 Electrochemical Science
Faculty Research Interests and Technology
The research interests of faculty members
in the department are broad and provide Research in electrochemical processes builds
graduate students an extensive choice on all of the disciplines within chemical
of research areas and topics. A balanced engineering, uses a wide variety of research
emphasis is placed on fundamental and tools, and has a broad impact on our rapidly
applied research areas, while specific topics changing society. Environmental concerns
range from experimental to theoretical. In and limited resources have renewed interest
addition to the well-established research in the application of electrochemical methods
areas of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, to such areas as recovery of heavy metals
separations, transport, polymer processing, from aqueous solutions, controlled synthesis
and control systems, the research interests of of chemicals, corrosion, water treatment by
the department also encompass the emerging ion exchange, electrodialysis, and energy
areas of biotechnology, electronic materials, storage and conversion.
and interfacial phenomena. Fundamental experimental studies to
elucidate the nature of electrochemical
Biochemical Engineering phenomena, measurement of physical
properties, and mathematical modeling
Biotechnology plays an increasingly impor- play an important role in electrochemical
tant role in the U.S. economy. Chemical studies. Thermodynamic data, kinetic data,
engineers with expertise in biotechnology and transport properties are determined for
will be key players in the transformation of electrolytic solutions and electrochemical
basic research results into manufacturing phase boundaries. For example, the kinetics
processes and/or commercial products. For of film formation on metal electrodes is
example, microbial production of foodstuffs, measured in battery electrolytes. Studies
speciality chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and of elementary electrochemical reactions
wastewater treatment are industrial pro- Kinetics and
are directed toward new systems that use
cesses that require chemical engineering various electrocatalysts. Electrochemical Reaction Engineering
development and design approaches, but systems are also ideal for the measurement The kinetics of chemical reactions occur-
practitioners must possess a strong under- of convective diffusion rates. Battery and ring at the surface of solids is important in
standing of biochemistry and microbiology. fuel cell operation are investigated in the areas of catalysis, electrochemistry, and
Similarly, rational design of enzymatic studies involving electrode mechanisms, chemical vapor deposition of thin films. A
processes demands an understanding of the electrocrystallization, film formation, and molecular-level understanding of surface
molecular properties of enzymes and the cyclic behavior. reactions is being ascertained by the use of
mechanisms of enzymatic catalysis. infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy,
Specific research interests include structure- Electronic Materials and and NMR spectroscopy to characterize
function relationships in enzyme catalysis the structure and dynamics of adsorbed
with emphasis on enzymes employed in
Processing and Micro-Electro- species under actual reaction conditions.
biotechnology (e.g., in the production of Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Spectroscopic results are combined with
foodstuffs or specialty chemicals), enzyme Electronic materials are used in numerous steady-state and transient response mea-
immobilization and stabilization, and the applications, including electronic, optical, surements of reaction kinetics to obtain a
cultivation of thermophilic microorgan- mechanical, and magnetic devices for detailed understanding of the relationships
isms. Additional topics under investigation information processing, sensors, and storage. between surface structure, composition, and
include the determination of the activities Research efforts entail a wide range of the progress of surface reactions. Theoretical
of enzymes in supercritical solvents, water- physical, chemical, and engineering issues, methods based on quantum mechanics, sta-
immiscible organics, and in reverse micelles from atomic defects in semiconductors to tistical mechanics, and molecular dynamics
and microcapsules, aqueous two-phase thin film structure, bonding, properties, and are being developed to establish accurate
polymer solutions that permit the partition of adhesion, to composite materials for circuit physical descriptions of surface processes.
proteins and cells, development of gels with boards. In addition, polymeric materials for The mechanism and kinetics of selected
reversible phase transitions for biomolecule use in advanced lithographic schemes, high organic reactions are studied over heteroge-
selection, and modeling and experimental dielectric strength applications, and adhesion neous catalysts such as metals, metal oxides,
monitoring of cellular metabolism (particu- to metal and ceramic surfaces are under and zeolites to establish relationships between
larly that of mammalian cells in bioreactors). investigation. The primary goal in all studies catalyst activity and selectivity. Analogous
is to establish structure-property-processing investigations are being performed to eluci-
relationships. date fundamental electrochemical reactions
Specific projects involve experimental in electrocatalytic systems, and for the pur-
and theoretical studies of plasma-assisted pose of understanding thin-film formation
chemical vapor deposition and etching of on battery electrodes and in microelectronic-
thin film materials, and bulk and surface device fabrication.
characterization of structure and bonding
in deposited films. In-situ spectroscopic
techniques such as nuclear magnetic
resonance, infrared spectroscopy, laser-
induced fluorescence, and electron spin
resonance are used to monitor film materials
and gas-phase species during etching and
deposition.
 21

Polymers and Thermodynamics and Transport Processes

Polymer Processing Interfacial Science Transport processes, which include fluid
Synthetic organic high-polymer materials Thermodynamic research seeks to secure new mechanics and selective molecular (mass)
have extensive industrial and commercial phase-equilibrium data, to propose and test transport, are evident in research efforts
applications; thus, a broad range of research pertinent molecular theories for representing in a wide variety of topical areas. For
areas exists. Some of these are liquid-crystal these data, to evaluate significant theoretical example, fluid-mechanical problems under
polymers, polymer-nonpolymer interfaces, parameters, to extend relations derived from study include single-phase, multiphase, and
polymer thin films used as photoresist materi- the theory to the status of a predictive method, dispersed-phase flow through porous media,
als, electrical isolation media, microelectronic and to interface molecular-thermodynamic mixing and dispersive phenomena, flows with
encapsulants, transport and thermodynamic models and molecular simulations with suspended particles, rheology and processing
properties of polymer/small molecule systems, computer-aided design. An important of homogeneous and filled polymeric systems,
gels for biomolecule separation, and rheology application of thermodynamic research is permeation through polymeric membranes, and
of solutions, melts, and copolymers. In each the development of efficient plant design, stability of free and bounded thin-liquid films.
area, the research goal is to obtain a funda- especially in separation operations. Mass-transport fundamentals are examined
mental understanding of the interrelationships in electrochemical systems designed for
Of current interest are equilibria in properties
among the structure, properties, and process- convective diffusion measurements, and in
of ionic liquids for making biofuels,
ing of high-performance polymers. novel electromachining and forming processes
petrochemical mixtures, polymer solutions,
Specific research efforts involve both including hydrophilic gels for drug delivery involving high transfer rates. In addition, atten-
theoretical and experimental approaches. systems, electrode systems, and electrolyte tion is focused on transport in biochemical
Examples include molecular simulations solutions, including aqueous systems systems and on ionic and sorptive diffusion in
of chain conformations in the bulk and at containing proteins, salts, and polymers. gels and porous catalysts. Finally, enhanced oil
interfaces, quantum mechanical calculations Interfacial properties of solid surfaces, recovery from underground reservoirs is under
of segment-surface atom interaction energies, microstructure and conjoining/disjoining investigation using surfactants, polymers,
finite-element fluid flow modeling, and lattice forces in thin liquid films, and colloidal emulsions, and foams.
models for thermodynamic properties of dispersions are also studied from a molecular
solutions. These efforts are complemented by perspective.
rheological, spectroscopic, light-scattering,
dielectric, and nonlinear optical methods of
polymer characterization.
22 Upper Division Courses 160. Chemical Process Design. (4) Three hours
Courses 140. Introduction to Chemical Process
of lecture, one hour of discussion, and three
hours of computer lab per week. Prerequisites:
Analysis. (4) Three hours of lecture and one hour 142, 150B. Design principles of chemical
Stated prerequisites for each course indicate of discussion per week. Prerequisites: Chemistry process equipment. Design of integrated
the desirable background level. Students 4B (or 1B) with a grade of C- or better; Physics chemical processes with emphasis upon
majoring in other engineering or physical 7B, which may be taken concurrently. Material economic considerations. (F, S)
science fields should consult the instructor and energy balances applied to chemical process
to determine whether they have acquired systems. Determination of thermodynamic 162. Dynamics and Control of Chemical
sufficient preparation. properties needed for such calculations. Sources Processes. (4) Three hours of lecture and one
of data. Calculation procedures. (F) hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites:
Lower Division Courses 150B, Math 53, Math 54. Analysis of the
141. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. dynamic behavior of chemical processes
24. Freshman Seminars. (1) One hour of sem- (4) Three hours of lecture and one hour of and methods and theory of their control.
inar per week. Section 1 to be graded on a discussion per week. Prerequisites: 140 with Implementation of computer control systems on
letter-grade basis. Section 2 to be graded on a grade of C- or higher; Engineering 7, which process simulations. (F, S)
a passed/not passed basis. The Berkeley Seminar may be taken concurrently, or an acceptable
Program has been designed to provide new computer programming transfer course. 170A. Biochemical Engineering. (3)
students with the opportunity to explore an Thermodynamic behavior of pure substances Formerly 170. Three hours of lecture per week.
intellectual topic with a faculty member in and mixtures. Properties of solutions, phase Prerequisite: 150B or consent of instructor.
a small-seminar setting. Berkeley seminars are equilibria. Thermodynamic cycles. Chemical The first of a two-semester sequence intended
offered in all campus departments, and topics equilibria for homogeneous and heterogeneous to introduce chemical engineers to the
vary from department to department and systems. (S) basic concepts of biochemical engineering.
semester to semester. May be repeated for credit The course focuses on the use of chemical
142. Chemical Kinetics and Reaction engineering skills and principles in the analysis
as topic varies. Engineering. (4) Three hours of lecture and and design of biologically-based processes. No
84. Sophomore Seminar. (1-2) One hour of one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: previous background in the biological sciences
seminar per week per unit for 15 weeks. 141, 150B. Analysis and prediction of rates has been assumed, and no subsection of the
One and one-half hours of seminar per week of chemical conversion in flow and nonflow course has been set aside to cover fundamental
per unit for 10 weeks. Two hours of seminar processes involving homogeneous and topics in biochemistry, molecular biology,
per week per unit for eight weeks. Three hours heterogeneous systems. (S) or microbiology. Instead, such material will
of seminar per week per unit for five weeks. 150A. Transport Processes. (4) Three hours be introduced as necessary throughout the
Sections 1-2 to be graded on a passed/not passed of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. course. The main emphasis of the 170A-170B
basis. Sections 3-4 to be graded on a Prerequisites: 140 with a grade of C- or higher; sequence will be on biochemical kinetics,
letter-grade basis. Prerequisites: At discretion Math 54, which may be taken concurrently. heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, and
of instructor. Sophomore seminars are Principles of fluid mechanics and heat transfer transport phenomena as they apply to enzyme
small interactive courses offered by faculty with application to chemical processes. Laminar catalysis, protein engineering, microbial growth
members in departments all across the campus. and turbulent flow in pipes and around submerged and metabolism, fermentation and bioreactor
Sophomore seminars offer opportunity for close, objects. Flow measurement. Heat conduction and design, product recovery, and downstream
regular intellectual contact between faculty convection; heat-transfer coefficients. (S) processing. (F)
members and students in the crucial second year.
The topics vary from department to department 150B. Transport and Separation Processes. 170B. Biochemical Engineering. (3)
and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to (4) Three hours of lecture and one hour of Formerly 170. Three hours of lecture per
15 sophomores. May be repeated for credit as discussion per week. Prerequisites: 150A with week. Prerequisite: 170A. The second of a
topic varies. a grade of C- or higher; Engineering 7 or an two-semester sequence intended to introduce
acceptable computer programming transfer chemical engineers to the basic concepts of
C96. Introduction to Research and Study in course. Principles of mass transfer with appli- biochemical engineering. The course focuses
the College of Chemistry. (1) One hour of cation to chemical processes. Diffusion and on the use of chemical engineering skills
seminar per week. Must be taken on a passed/ convection. Simultaneous heat and mass trans- and principles in the analysis and design
not passed basis. Prerequisites: Freshman stand- fer; mass transfer and coefficients. Design of of biologically-based processes. The main
ing in chemistry, chemical biology, or chemical staged and continuous separations processes. (F) emphasis of the 170A-170B sequence will be on
engineering major, or consent of instructor. biochemical kinetics, heat and mass transfer,
Chemistry and chemical biology majors enroll in 154. Chemical Engineering Laboratory. (4) thermodynamics, and transport phenomena
Chemistry C96 and chemical engineering majors One hour of lecture and eight hours of laboratory as they apply to enzyme catalysis, protein
enroll in Chemical Engineering C96. Introduces per week. Prerequisites: 141, 150B; Engineering engineering, microbial growth and metabolism,
freshmen to research activities and programs of 190, which may be taken concurrently. fermentation and bioreactor design, product
study in the College of Chemistry. Includes lec- Experiments in physical measurements, fluid recovery, and downstream processing. (S)
tures by faculty, an introduction to college library mechanics, heat and mass transfer, kinetics, and
and computer facilities, the opportunity to meet separation processes. Emphasis on investigation
alumni and advanced undergraduates in an informal of basic relationships important in engineering.
atmosphere, and discussion of college and cam- Experimental design, analysis of results, and
pus resources. Also listed as Chemistry C96. (F) preparation of engineering reports are stressed.
(F, S)
98. Directed Group Studies for Lower
Division Undergraduates. (1-3) Course may be
repeated for credit. One hour of work per week
per unit. Must be taken on a passed/not passed
basis. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Supervised research on a specific topic.
Enrollment is restricted; see the “Introduction
to Courses and Curricula” section of the
General Catalog.
 197. Field Study in Chemical Engineering. (1-4) 23
Course may be repeated for credit. Three hours
of field work per week per unit. Must be taken
on a passed/not passed basis. Prerequisites:
Upper division standing and consent of
instructor. Supervised experience in off-campus
organizations relevant to specific aspects and
applications of chemical engineering. Written
report required at the end of the term. This course
does not satisfy unit or residence requirements for
the bachelor’s degree. (F, S)
198. Directed Group Study for Under-
graduates. (1-3) Course may be repeated
for credit. One hour of lecture per week per
unit. Must be taken on a passed/not passed
basis. Prerequisite: Completion of 60 units of
undergraduate study and in good academic
standing. Supervised research on a specific
topic. Enrollment is restricted; see the
“Introduction to Courses and Curricula” section
of the General Catalog.

Graduate Courses
230. Mathematical Methods in Chemical
Engineering. (3) Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites: Math 53 and 54, or equivalent;
open to seniors with consent of instructor.
Mathematical formulation and solution of problems
drawn from the fields of heat and mass transfer,
fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and reaction
kinetics employing ordinary and partial differential
C170L. Biochemical Engineering Laboratory. 179. Process Technology of Solid-State equations, variational calculus, and Fourier
(3) Six hours of laboratory and one hour of Materials Devices. (3) Three hours of class methods. (F)
lecture per week. Prerequisite: 170A (may be meetings per week with five lectures replaced
taken concurrently) or consent of instructor. by a three-hour laboratory. Prerequisites: 232. Computational Methods in Chemical
Laboratory techniques for the cultivation Engineering 45; one course in electronic Engineering. (3) Three hours of lecture per
of microorganisms in batch and continuous circuits recommended; senior standing. week. Prerequisite: 230. Open to senior honor
reactions. Enzymatic conversion processes. Chemical processing and properties of solid- students. Introduction to modern computational
Recovery of biological products. Also listed as state materials. Crystal growth and purification. methods for treatment of problems not amenable
Chemistry C170L. (S) Thin film technology. Application of chemical to analytic solutions. Application of numerical
processing to the manufacture of semiconductors techniques to chemical engineering calculations
171. Transport Phenomena. (3) Three hours of with emphasis on computer methods.
and solid-state devices. (S)
lecture per week. Prerequisite: 150B. Study of
momentum, energy, and mass transfer in laminar H194. Research for Advanced 240. Thermodynamics for Chemical Product
and turbulent flow. (S) Undergraduates. (2-3) Individual conferences. and Process Design. (3) Three hours of lecture
Prerequisites: Honors and senior standing; per week. Prerequisites: Math 53 and 54, or
176. Principles of Electrochemical equivalent; 141 or equivalent; open to seniors
a minimum GPA of 3.4 overall at Berkeley.
Processes. (3) Three hours of lecture per with consent of instructor. First and second laws
Original research under direction of one of
week. Prerequisites: 141, 150B. Principles of thermodynamics, thermodynamic calculus.
the members of the staff. May be repeated for
and application of electrochemical equilibria, Criteria for thermodynamic equilibrium.
credit. (F, S)
kinetics, and transport processes. Technical Thermodynamic properties of pure materials
electrolysis and electrochemical energy 195. Special Topics. (2-4) Individual confer- and their relation to molecular constitution.
conversion. ences. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Mixtures. Phase equilibria, chemical reaction
Lectures and/or tutorial instruction on special equilibria. Thermodynamics of systems under
C178. Polymer Science and Technology.
topics. May be repeated for credit. (F, S) stress, or in electric, magnetic, or potential
(3) Two hours of lecture and three hours of
laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Junior 196. Special Laboratory Study. (2-3) Individual fields. (F)
standing. An interdisciplinary course on the conferences. Prerequisites: Senior standing and 241. Molecular Thermodynamics for Phase
synthesis, characterization, and properties of consent of instructor. Special laboratory or Equilibria in Chemical Engineering. (2) Two
polymer materials. Emphasis on the molecular computation work under direction of one of the hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: 141 or
origin of properties of polymeric materials members of the staff. May be repeated for credit. equivalent. Engineering-oriented synthesis of
and technological applications. Topics include (F, S) molecular models with statistical and classical
single molecule properties, polymer mixtures thermodynamics. Quantitative representation of
and solutions, melts, glasses, elastomers, and vapor-liquid, liquid-liquid, and solid-fluid
crystals. Experiments in polymer synthesis, equilibria. In addition, to phase equilibria for
characterization, and physical properties. Also conventional, chemical, and petrochemical
listed as Chemistry C178. (F) industries, attention is given to supercritical
extraction, polymers, gels, electrolytes,
adsorption, hydrates, and to selected topics
in biothermodynamics.
24 295B. Electrochemical, Hydrodynamic,
and Interfacial Phenomena. (2) Two hours
of lecture per week. Prerequisite: Open to
properly qualifed graduate students. Course
may be repeated for credit. (F)
295D. Development of Biopharmaceuticals.
(2) Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite:
Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
This course will present the process of taking
a discovered biological activity through steps
leading to a pharmaceutical product fit for
marketing to the public. Students will gain
an understanding of product development in a
modern biotechnology company. This course
focuses on pharmaceuticals produced by
biotechnology and from human blood plasma.
295F. Battery Technologies: Addressing
the Growing Demand for Electrical Energy
Storage. (3) Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: Properly qualified graduate
students with consent of instructor(s).
Incorporating ideas from a variety of
disciplines, this course aims to equip students
with the concepts and analytical skills
necessary to assess the utility and viability
244. Kinetics and Reaction Engineering. (3) 250. Transport Processes. (3) Three hours of of various battery technologies in the context
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: lecture per week. Prerequisites: 150A, 150B, and of a growing demand for electrochemical
142 and 230, or equivalent; open to seniors 230, or equivalent; open to seniors with consent of energy storage. The course will focus on
with consent of instructor. Microscopic processes the instructor. Basic differential relations of mass, the fundamentals of electrochemical energy
in chemical reactors: kinetics, catalysis. Inter- heat, and momentum transport for Newtonian and storage with respect to the physical principles
action of mass and heat transfer in chemical non-Newtonian fluids; exact solutions of Navier- of operation, design, and manufacturing of
processes. Performance of systems with Stokes equations; scaling and singular perturbations; various battery technologies. Traditional
chemical reactors. creeping flow; laminar boundary layers; chemical engineering science is integrated
turbulence; hydrodynamic stability. (S) with the practical issues of manufacturing,
245. Catalysis. (3) Three hours of lecture per
cost and market analysis, and policy
week. Prerequisite: 244 or Chemistry 223, or 256. Advanced Transport Phenomena. (3) considerations to provide a complete picture
consent of instructor. Adsorption and kinetics of Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: of the engineering and development of modern
surface reactions; catalyst preparation and char- 230. Formulation and rigorous analysis of the battery storage systems. (F)
acterization; poisoning, selectivity, and empirical laws governing the transport of momentum, heat,
activity patterns in catalysis; surface chemistry, and mass, with special emphasis on chemical 295K. Current Topics in Metabolic
catalytic mechanisms, and modern experimen- engineering applications. Detailed investigation Engineering. (1) One hour of lecture per week.
tal techniques in catalytic research; descriptive of laminar flows complemented by treatments Prerequisites: 170 or equivalent, MCB 102
examples of industrial catalytic systems. of turbulent flow systems and hydrodynamic or equivalent, or consent of instructor. This
stability. course will survey recent advances in metabolic
246. Principles of Electrochemical
engineering and will survey the recent literature
Engineering. (3) Three hours of lecture per week. C268. Physicochemical Hydrodynamics. (3) in this area. Topics of interest include flux
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: analysis, recombinant gene expression,
instructor. Electrode processes in electrolysis and A first graduate course in fluid mechanics metabolomics, proteomics, transcriptomics,
in galvanic cells. Charge and mass transfer in is recommended. An introduction to the physiology, microbial secondary metabolites.
ionic media. Criteria of scale-up. hydrodynamics of capillarity and wetting. Balance Students will be expected to read and interpret
laws and short-range forces. Dimensionless the recent literature. A working knowledge of
248. Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry.
numbers, scaling, and lubrication approximation. molecular biology is necessary.
(3) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequi-
Rayleigh instability. Marangoni effect. The
site: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
moving contact line. Wetting and short-range C295L. Implications and Applications of
Principles of surface and colloid chemistry with
forces. The dynamic contact angle. Dewetting. Synthetic Biology. (3) Formerly C200. Two
current applications; surface thermodynamics,
Coating flows. Effect of surfactants and electric hours of lecture and one hour of discussion
wetting, adsorption from solution, disperse sys-
fields. Wetting of rough or porous surfaces. per week. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
tems, association colloids, interacting electrical
Contact angles for evaporating systems. Also Explore strategies for maximizing the economic
double layers and colloid stability, kinetics of
listed as Mechanical Engineering C268. (F) and societal benefits of synthetic biology and
coagulation, and electrokinetics.
minimizing the risks. Create “seedlings” for
295. Special Topics in Chemical Engineering. future research projects in synthetic biology
249. Biochemical Engineering. (3) Three
Prerequisite: Open to properly qualified at Berkeley. Increase multidisciplinary
hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites:
graduate students. Current and advanced study collaborations at Berkeley on synthetic biology.
150A, 150B, Molecular and Cell Biology 102,
in chemical engineering, primarily for advanced Introduce students to a wide perspective of SB
Chemistry 112B, 120B, or consent of instructor.
graduate students. projects and innovators as well as policy, legal,
Application of chemical engineering principles
to the processing of biological and biochemical and ethical experts. Also listed as Bioengineering
materials. Design of systems for cultivation C230. (S)
of microorganisms and for the separation and
purification of biological products.
C295M. Topics in Fluid Mechanics. (1-2) 25
Course may be repeated for credit. One hour of
seminar per week. Must be taken on a satisfactory/
unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisite: Consent of
instructor. Lectures on special topics which will
be announced at the beginning of each semester
that the course is offered. Topics may include
transport and mixing, geophysical fluid dynamics,
bio-fluid dynamics, oceanography, free surface
flows, non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, among
other possibilities. Also listed as Bioengineering
C290C, Mechanical Engineering C298A, Civil
and Environmental Engineering C290K, Nuclear
Engineering C290F, Mathematics C290C,
Physics C290I, and Environmental Science,
Policy, and Management C291.
295N. Polymer Physics. (3) Three hours of
lecture per week. Prerequisites: 230, 240. This
course, which is based on Gert Strobl’s book,
The Physics of Polymers, addresses the origin
of some of the important physical properties of
polymer liquids and solids. This includes phase
transitions, crystallization, morphology of multi-
phase polymer systems, mechanical properties, 295Q. Advanced Topics in New Product 296. Special Study for Graduate Students
response to mechanical and electric fields, and Development. (3) Three hours of lecture per in Chemical Engineering. (1-6) Individual
fracture. When possible, students will develop week. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or conferences. Must be taken on a satisfactory/
quantitative molecular models that predict consent of instructor; 295P recommended. This unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisite: Consent of
macroscopic behavior. The course will address course is a part of the product development ini- instructor. Special laboratory and theoretical
experimental data obtained by microscopy, light tiative sponsored by the Department of Chemical studies. May be repeated for credit. (F, S)
and neutron scattering, rheology, and dielectric Engineering. The course builds on the cover-
298. Seminar in Chemical Engineering. (1)
relaxation. age in 295P of real-life practices of translating
Variable from one to two-hour meetings per
scientific discovery into commercial products.
295O. Chemical Engineering Management. (3) week. Prerequisite: Open to properly qualified
The course will cover a wide range of advanced
One two-hour lecture per week. Prerequisite: graduate students with consent of instructor.
product development concepts including technol-
Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Lectures, reports, and discussions on current
ogy road maps, decision analysis, six sigma,
Students will participate in solving open-ended research in chemical engineering. Sections are
product portfolio optimization, and best prac-
technical and business problems facing manage- operated independently and directed toward
tices for field project management. (S)
ment in an industrial organization. Emphasis will different topics. May be repeated for credit. (F, S)
be on problem synthesis, creative and strategic C295R. Applied Spectroscopy (3) Three hours
299. Research in Chemical Engineering. (1-12)
thinking, and communication skills. Objectives of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Graduate
Individual conferences. Prerequisite: Consent of
of the course are to provide an understanding standing in engineering, physics, chemistry,
instructor. May be repeated for credit. (F, S)
(1) of what is expected of a new engineer in or chemical engineering; courses in quantum
industry, (2) of the viewpoint of management, mechanics and linear vector space theory. 602. Individual Studies for Graduate Students.
and (3) of the skills needed for success. After a brief review of quantum mechanics (1-8) Individual conferences. Must be taken on
and semiclassical theories for the interaction of a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisite:
295P. Introduction to New Product Develop- radiation with matter, this course will survey Graduate standing in Ph.D. program. Individual
ment. (3) Three hours of lecture per week. the various spectroscopies associated with the study in consultation with the major field adviser
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent electromagnetic spectrum, from gamma rays for qualified students to prepare themselves for
of instructor. This course is part of the product to radio waves. Special emphasis is placed on the various examinations required of candidates
development initiative sponsored by the application to research problems in applied for the Ph.D. May not be used for unit or
Department of Chemical Engineering. It focuses and engineering sciences. Graduate researchers residence requirements for the doctoral degree.
on real-life practices and challenges of translating interested in systematic in situ process May be repeated for credit. (F, S)
scientific discovery into commercial products. characterization, analysis, or discovery are best
Its scope is limited in most circumstances to served by this course. Also listed as Applied Professional Course
situations where some knowledge of chemical Science and Technology C295R.
engineering, chemistry, and related disciplines 300. Profession Preparation: Supervised
might prove to be particularly useful. The course 295S. Introduction to Experimental Surface Teaching of Chemical Engineering. (2)
primarily uses case studies of real-world new Chemistry. (3) Three hours of lecture per week. Individual conferences and participation in
product development situations to simulate Prerequisite: 240 or equivalent. This course is teaching activities. Must be taken on a satis-
the managerial and technical challenges that intended to introduce chemical engineering factory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites:
will confront students in the field. The course students to the concepts and techniques involved Graduate standing, appointment as a graduate
will cover a wide range of topics including in the study of chemical processes at surfaces. student instructor, or consent of instructor.
basic financial, strategic, and intellectual Special emphasis will be placed on the chemistry Discussion, problem review and development,
property concepts for products, managing risk of semiconductor surfaces. Topics to be covered guidance of large scale laboratory experiments,
and uncertainty, the effective new product include: thermodynamics and kinetics of surfaces; course development, supervised practice
development team, the evolving role of corporate crystal and electronic structures of clean surfaces teaching. May be repeated for credit. (F, S)
R&D, the new venture product company, and the (metals and semiconductors); adsorption and
ethics of post-launch product management. (F) desorption; surface kinetics and dynamics
including diffusion; dynamics of growth and
etching; surface reaction models; a survey of
modern surface analytical techniques including
electron diffraction, auger electron spectroscopy,
photoelectron spectroscopy, vibrational
spectroscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy,
and mass spectrometry.
26 Combining the bachelor’s degree in More important than the formal lecture
Department of Chemistry chemistry or chemical biology with a and laboratory courses is the intellectual
higher degree in another field can lead to environment provided by the department.
many unique and rewarding careers. The There is a student commons room that makes
B.A. in chemistry or B.S. in chemical it convenient for students to learn from
Chemistry as a Profession biology is particularly useful for those one another. The Chemistry and Chemical
In its many facets, the study of chemistry who are interested in medical school and a Engineering Library has an excellent
deepens and enriches our understanding of professional career in medical research. A collection of books, journals, and reference
the natural world, and in doing so it draws on chemistry B.A. with a law degree can create materials. Graduate student instructors who
the knowledge of the other major sciences. a career in environmental or patent law. For are themselves graduate students working
Chemists study systems of atoms and the student who wants to make research in toward Ph.D. degrees are further sources
molecules from temperatures near absolute chemistry a primary occupation, however, of scientific information and help. Faculty
zero to temperatures as high as those found a higher degree in chemistry is essential. A members are available as academic advisers
on the sun. They study the properties of Ph.D. in chemistry can lead to a career in and hold office hours for consultation about
matter at the very low pressures that are private industry, government, or education. their courses; they are also willing to discuss
encountered in interstellar space and at the chemistry, science, career opportunities,
The nation’s concern about energy, the
very high pressures found in the center of the and even philosophy. The best way to take
environment, and the detection of hazardous
earth. Nuclear chemists study the structure full advantage of the scientific opportunities
substances has added to the government’s
and changes that occur in the nucleus of available in the department is to join a
need for informed technical opinions
atoms, while biophysical chemists deal with research group. This can be done through
on these subjects. The large national
very large molecules that are the building courses for advanced undergraduates, or
laboratories and many smaller ones provide
blocks of life. simply as an employee.
constant opportunities for Ph.D. chemists
Chemists analyze the mechanism or the to help shape the country’s future in these Graduate study at Berkeley is mainly
steps in the process by which atoms can crucial areas. individual learning in a research field chosen
form a molecule upon collision, or by which by the student. New students begin research
chains of molecules act as ingredients to shortly after arriving in Berkeley and
make a polymer. They bring these atoms usually complete their thesis work in about
or chains of molecules together in unique The Department five years or less. Courses are normally
taken only during the first two years, but
ways to form substances that have never
been prepared before, and at the same time
of Chemistry seminars are a rich source of new knowledge
develop techniques to characterize the The chemistry department provides throughout the entire graduate career.
composition, bonding, and structure of these the opportunity for an undergraduate All graduate students are required to be
new materials. student to obtain a thorough fundamental graduate student instructors for a minimum
knowledge of all fields of chemistry. of three semesters. Teaching is not only an
Today, research in chemistry includes the There are lecture courses in the general essential service; it is an excellent method
monitoring and removal of pollutants from areas of inorganic, organic, and physical for learning. Financial support for graduate
the atmosphere; the study of chromosomes, chemistry, plus many more specialized students is provided by graduate student
genes, and DNA replication; investigation courses including analytical, nuclear, and instructor positions, research assistantships,
of polysaccharides that decorate the surface biophysical chemistry and chemical biology. and fellowships.
of cells; elucidation of the role of small Laboratory experience is provided in
molecules in cell signalling; the production, There is currently an active graduate student
inorganic and organic synthesis, analytical
conversion, and storage of energy; research organization whose membership includes
methods, physical chemical measurements,
on photosynthesis; the development of all graduate students in the department.
spectroscopy, biochemical engineering, and
fertilizers that help produce rich harvests; The overall goal of this organization is
chemical methods in nuclear technology.
and the continuing research on the creation to give graduate students involvement in
Independent and original work is stressed
of new materials for nanotechnology and for the department and to provide a sense of
in the laboratories and modern equipment
medical applications. community among the various separate
is available to carry out the work. The
subdisciplines in the chemistry department,
The many applications of chemistry to equipment and techniques available to
as well as to increase communication among
our lives have created a broad range of the undergraduate student include nuclear
faculty, administration, and students.
opportunities for employment. Chemistry magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic
is an integral part of the nation’s economy, resonance, visible, ultraviolet, and infra- Statement of Intent to Accommodate
and the central discipline in a major industry red spectrometers, X-ray diffraction, Students with Disabilities. As is noted in the
of its own. With either a B.A. or a B.S. mass spectrometry, high-vacuum, high- “Nondiscrimination Statement” at the back
degree in chemistry or a B.S. degree in pressure, and low-temperature equipment, of this announcement, the Department of
chemical biology, a student may find a gas chromatography, and others. Many of Chemistry does not discriminate negatively
research or technical position in a variety these instruments are interfaced directly to on the basis of race, color, national origin,
of industries such as oil, chemical, food computers; in other cases, data analysis and sex, handicap or age in any aspect of its
processing, agriculture, photographic, graphics displays are accomplished using the program. In particular, the College of
pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and mining. College of Chemistry Computer Facility. In Chemistry assures graduate students with
In addition to the research and testing side addition, special arrangements can be made physical disabilities that their needs will be
of private employment, graduates with a to use many specialized research techniques accommodated in the design, construction
knowledge of chemistry work in sales and available on the campus. and operation of the equipment used to
plant development, quality control, customer carry out their research projects. This policy
relations, and many other aspects of modern includes any necessary modification of
business. Students who combine a strong existing equipment and auxiliary laboratory
basic background in chemistry with further facilities required to carry out the project.
studies in business administration will
find many opportunities in management,
development, and administration available
to them.
 The Bachelor of Science Degrees (3) By demonstrating equivalent knowledge

Department of Chemistry
Undergraduate Programs in Chemistry and Chemical of a foreign language through examination,
including a College Entrance Examination
Choice of College and Major Biology Board (CEEB) Advanced Placement
To graduate with a B.S. degree, the student Examination with a score of 3 or higher (if
A student can complete a major in chemistry must have: taken before admission to college), an SAT
or chemical biology in the College of II: Subject Test with a score of 590 or higher,
Chemistry (B.S. degree) or a major in sFULFILLEDTHEDEGREEREQUIREMENTSAND or a proficiency examination offered by
chemistry in the College of Letters and scholarship requirements as specified on some departments at Berkeley or at another
Science (B.A. degree). pages 8 and 9 of this announcement; campus of the University of California.
The Bachelor of Science Degree in sSATISFACTORILYCOMPLETEDAminimum Students should satisfy this requirement by
Chemistry is intended to prepare students of 120 units; and the end of their third year (90 semester units).
for careers as professional chemists and to sSATISFIEDTHESPECIFICLOWERDIVISIONAND
serve as a foundation for careers in other Freshman Seminar. Chemistry C96
upper division requirements for the introduces entering freshmen to research
fields such as biology and medicine. In chosen major.
addition, there is a Materials Chemistry and study in the College of Chemistry.
concentration that is intended for students Students who enter the College of Chemistry
interested in the application of basic Lower Division Requirements as freshmen are required to take the course
chemical principles to the discovery, design, During the freshman and sophomore years, during their first fall semester at Berkeley.
and characterization of materials. it is important to complete the following Enrollment in the course is restricted to
requirements: students who recently entered the College of
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry.
Chemical Biology is intended for students Reading and Composition. The student
who are interested in careers in biochemistry, must demonstrate reasonable proficiency Chemistry. 4A, 4B, 112A, 112B. Students
the biological sciences, medicine, in English composition by completion of a study general chemistry and quantitative
pharmacology, and bioengineering. first-level course (e.g., English R1A) and analysis (4A and 4B) in a two-semester
a second-level course (e.g., Rhetoric R1B) series. Students should take 4A-4B during
The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chemistry, from the group of courses listed in this their freshman year and 112A-112B (organic
which is offered through the College of announcement under “Breadth Requirement chemistry) during their sophomore year.
Letters and Science, includes a greater Course List: Group I (Reading and
number of humanities and social science Note: Students who join the program after
Composition).” The first-level and second- completing a general chemistry sequence
courses and is intended for those interested level courses need not be from the same
in careers in teaching, medicine, or other that does not include quantitative analysis are
department, but both courses must be taken required to take Chemistry 4B, 15, or 105.
sciences in which a basic understanding of on a letter-graded basis.
chemical processes is necessary. For chemical biology majors transferring
Students who plan to take English at another into the College of Chemistry following
All three curricula are satisfactory institution during a summer term or before
foundations for a career in the chemical their freshman year, substitution of 3A
readmission to Berkeley should check with plus 3AL and 3B plus 3BL is allowed if the
industry, for the teaching of chemistry, and, the College of Chemistry Undergraduate
if completed with high academic standing, sequence is started before transfer into the
Majors Office for verification of course College of Chemistry, but 112A and 112B are
for graduate work in chemistry and related acceptance. After admission to Berkeley,
disciplines. recommended.
credit for English at another institution will
The chemistry programs at Berkeley are not be granted if the Entry-Level Writing (Note: A grade of C- or better is required in
approved by the American Chemical Society requirement has not yet been satisfied. Chemistry 4A before taking 4B, in 4B before
(ACS). For students to be certified to the 1
15-Unit Breadth Requirement. Courses taking more advanced courses, and in 112A
ACS, certain courses in addition to those satisfying this requirement must total 15 before taking 112B. A grade of C- or better
required for the degree must be completed. or more units. The courses taken to satisfy is required in Chemistry 112A before taking
Certified graduates are eligible to become the Reading and Composition requirement Biology 1A.)
members of the ACS. Individuals with (above) are included in these 15 units. Mathematics. 1A, 1B, 53, 54. This program
degrees that are not certified can join as In addition, two or more courses in the should start in the first semester of the
associate members and can apply for full humanities and/or social sciences must freshman year.
membership after three years of professional be taken. The humanities and/or social
experience, such as graduate work. science courses may not all be in the Physics. 7A, 7B. This program should start in
same department. Refer to the “Breadth the second semester of the freshman year.
Additional information on ACS certification
Requirement Course List” in the “General For chemical biology majors, substitution of
is available in the College of Chemistry
Information” section of this publication. Physics 8A, 8B is allowed, but 7A, 7B are
Undergraduate Majors Office, 420
Latimer Hall.
1
Foreign Language Requirement. Students recommended.
must complete the requirement with one Biology. 1A and 1AL. This is required for the
To be considered for certification to the foreign language, in one of the following ways:
ACS, during the final semester the student chemical biology major only.
must submit an ACS certification form to (1) By completing in high school the third
the College of Chemistry Undergraduate year of one foreign language with minimum
Majors Office. grades of C-.
(2) By completing at Berkeley the second
semester of a sequence of courses in one
foreign language, or the equivalent at another
institution. Only foreign language courses
that include reading and composition as well
as conversation are accepted in satisfaction
of this requirement.
1
May be taken on passed/not passed basis.
28 The following program is suggested for the
Representative Undergraduate Chemistry Program
first two years:
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior
Suggested Lower Division Program Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring
for Chemistry or Chemical Biology 4A 4B 112A 112B 104A 104B 105, 108 Chemistry
Units Organic Inorganic 115, or Elective
Chemistry 146
Freshman Year Fall Spring
120A 120B 125
Chemistry 4A-4B 4 4 Reading and Composition Free Physical Physical Allied Subject(s)
Elective Lab
Chemistry C96 1 -
Mathematics 1A-1B 4 4
Breadth 7A 7B Free Breadth Allied Subjects Free
Physics 7A - 4 Elective
Physics Elective Elective Elective

English Composition 4 4
1
Breadth Elective 3-4 - 1A 1B 53 54 Foreign Language Free Electives
Mathematics
2
Total 16-17 16
Sophomore Year Chemistry
C96
Chemistry 112A-112B 5 5
Mathematics 53-54 4 4
Physics 7B 4 -
Chemistry 120A - 3-5 In all cases it is the student’s responsibility Seven Units of Upper Division Chemistry
for chemistry majors or to develop a coherent 15-unit program and to and Allied Subjects. In addition to the
Biology 1A and 1AL for obtain approval of the overall program from requirements listed above, the following must
chemical biology majors the student’s faculty adviser. The associate be completed to total at least seven units:
Free Elective 3 3 dean of the college must approve a program
s ANADDITIONALLECTURECOURSEORLABORATORY
that is at variance with the norms described
Total 16 15-17 lecture course) in chemistry as approved by
above.
your staff adviser; and

Materials Chemistry Concentration s ADDITIONALCOURSES INCHEMISTRYANDOR

Chemistry Major Upper Upper Division Requirements related fields. See the list of “Suggested
Division Requirements Allied Subject Courses” below.
Chemistry majors who choose a concentration
During their junior and senior years in materials chemistry must complete the
students must complete the following course following course requirements during their
Suggested Allied Subject
requirements: junior and senior years: Courses
Chemistry. 104A, 104B, 120A, 120B, 125 Chemistry. 104A, 104B, 120A, 120B, C150, No more than 4 units of research (such as
and one of the following choices: 105, 108, and two laboratory courses as follows: 105 or 192, H194, and/or 196) may be used to
115, or 146. (Note: Chemistry C182 may be 125; plus 108 or 115. satisfy this requirement.
substituted for 125.)
10 Units of Upper Division Electives. In Note: If a course is used to satisfy another
(Note: A grade of C- or higher is required in addition to the chemistry courses listed above, requirement (such as the chemistry major
Chemistry 120A and 120B if taken before 10 units of upper division electives must be requirement of one of 105, 108, 115, or 146), the
125.) completed from the following: Bioengineering course cannot also be used as an allied subject.
15 Units of Upper Division Chemistry C118, Chemistry C178, Materials Science and Bioengineering
and Allied Subjects. In addition to the Engineering 104, Mechanical Engineering C105B, 115, 116, C117, C118, C119, 121,
requirements listed above, the following must 118, Physics 141A, Physics 141B. 131, C141, C144, C144L, 150
be completed to total at least 15 units:
Biology (for chemistry majors only)
sANADDITIONALLECTURECOURSEORLABORATORY
Chemical Biology Major 1A plus 1AL or 1B (but not both)
lecture course) in chemistry as approved by Upper Division Requirements
Note: Biology 1A plus 1AL or 1B must be
your staff adviser; and During their junior and senior years completed with a grade of C- or better to be
s ADDITIONALCOURSESINCHEMISTRYANDOR students must complete the following course counted as an allied subject. Neither Biology
related fields. See the list of “Suggested requirements: 1A plus 1AL nor 1B is accepted as an allied
Allied Subject Courses” that follows this Chemistry. 103, 120A, 120B, 135, and one subject for the chemical biology major.
section. of the following choices: 105, 125, C170L Chemical Engineering
This program may be used to specialize (or Chemical Engineering C170L), or C182. 140, 141, 142, 150A, 150B, 154, 160, 162,
in a particular area of chemistry, such (Note: A grade of C- or higher is required in 170A, 170B, C170L, 171, 176, C178, 179,
as inorganic, nuclear, organic, etc. The Chemistry 120A and 120B if taken before 125.) H194, 195, 196
program may also be used to develop an Chemistry
understanding in other fields of interest Molecular and Cell Biology. 110, 110L.
Biology 1A plus 1AL and Chemistry 135 100 (limited to 2 units), 104A, 105, 108, 113,
that either require a strong background in 114, 115, 122, 125, 135, 143, 146, C150, C170L,
chemistry or are relevant to the chemical satisfy the prerequisite for Molecular and
Cell Biology 110. C178, C182, C191, 192, H194, 195, 196
sciences, such as biochemistry, chemical
physics, mathematics, chemical engineering,
geochemistry, materials science, atmospheric 1
May be taken on passed/not passed basis.
chemistry, environmental science, etc. 2
For the first semester, students may consider taking one
fewer course.
 Representative Undergraduate Chemical Biology Program Major Requirements 29
Chemistry. 4A, 4B, 104A, 104B (103 and
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior 135 may be taken in place of 104A, 104B),
Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring 112A, 112B, 120A, 120B, and a choice of one
of 105, 108, 115, 125, C170L, or C182.
4A 4B 112A 112B 120A 120B 105, 125, Chemistry
Organic Physical or C170L Elective (Note: A grade of C- or better is required in
Chemistry Chemistry 4A before taking 4B, in 4B before
taking more advanced courses, in 112A before
Reading and Composition Free Electives 103 MCB 110 Allied Subject(s) taking 112B, and in 120A and 120B if taken
Inorganic
before 125.)
Note: Students who declare the chemistry
Breadth 7A 7B Biology 135 MCB 110L Breadth Free
Elective 1A plus Chemical Elective Elective major after completing a general chemistry
Physics 1AL Biology sequence that does not include quantitative
analysis are required to take Chemistry 4B,
1A 1B 53 54 Foreign Language Free Electives 15, or 105.
Mathematics
Mathematics. 1A, 1B, 53, 54.
Chemistry Physics. 7A, 7B.
C96

Honors at Graduation for the B.A.

Degree in Chemistry
Nuclear Engineering To be eligible to receive honors in chemistry
Civil and Environmental Engineering
101, 104, 107, 120, 124, 130, 150, 161, 162, at graduation, a student must:
C106, 108, 111, 112, 114, 115, C116, C133
170A, 170B, 180 s COMPLETEATLEASTTHREEUNITSOF#HEMISTRY
Computer Science
160, 162, 164, 170, 174, 184, C191 Nutritional Science and Toxicology H194 or another advanced chemistry
103, 108A, 110, C112, C119, 120, 150, 160 course as approved by the department;
Earth and Planetary Science
103, 105, 111, C129, 131, C180, C182, 185 Physics s ACHIEVEA'0!OFORHIGHERINUPPER
7C, 105, 110A, 110B, 130, 137B, 138, 141A, division courses in the major; and
Economics
C103 141B, C191 s ACHIEVEA'0!OFATLEASTOVERALLAT
Note: Physics 7C must be completed with Berkeley.
Education
223B, 224A a grade of C- or better to be counted as an
Note: Enrollment in these graduate-level
allied subject. Chemistry Minor
courses requires consent of instructor. Plant and Microbial Biology Note: The chemistry minor is not available to
C103, C112, C112L, C114, C116, 120, 120L, chemical biology majors.
Electrical Engineering 135, 135L, C144, C144L, C148, 150, 150L,
100 160, 160L, 180 A minor in chemistry will be awarded to
students who have successfully completed
Energy and Resources Group Public Health one year of organic chemistry (3A plus 3AL
102 C102, 142, C143, 162A, 162L, C170B, 172, and 3B plus 3BL, or 112A and 112B, or
Engineering C172 equivalent), one year of physical chemistry
117, 128 Statistics taken at Berkeley (120A-120B, or C130 and
134, 135, C141, C143 130B), and two additional upper division
Environmental Science, Policy, and
chemistry courses taken at Berkeley (with
Management
the exception of courses numbered 190-199).
119, 120, 126, C128, C129, C138, C180 The Bachelor of Arts Degree All of the courses taken for the minor must be
Integrative Biology in Chemistry taken for a letter grade. Students must achieve
106A at least a 2.0 GPA in the courses taken for the
To graduate with a B.A. degree in Chemistry, minor for each of the following: upper division
Materials Science and Engineering the student must be in the College of Letters courses, courses taken at Berkeley, and organic
102, 103, 104, 111, 112, C113, 117, C118, and Science and must have satisfied general chemistry courses if taken at another institution
120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 130, 140, 151 University requirements, the American and accepted by the College of Chemistry
Mathematics Cultures requirement, and College of Letters as equivalent to 3A plus 3AL, 3B plus 3BL,
C103, 104, H104, 105, 110, H110, 113, and Science requirements in addition to the 112A, or 112B. For the minor to be awarded,
H113, 114, 115, 121A, 121B, 123, 125A, major requirements. Detailed information about the student must submit a notification of
126, 128A, 128B, 130, 135, 136, 140, 142, these requirements is available in the General completion of the minor at 420 Latimer Hall.
170, 185, H185, 187, 189 Catalog and Earning Your Degree: A Guide for
Students in the College of Letters and Science. Note: Students must consult with their
Mechanical Engineering colleges/schools for information on rules
C105B, C117, C124, C176, C180 regarding overlap of courses between their
majors and minors.
Molecular and Cell Biology
102 (for chemistry majors only), C103, 110,
110L, 111, C112, C112L, 113, C114, 115,
C116, 130, 130L, 140, 140L, 141, C148, 150,
150L, C160, 160L, 167
30 Doctor of Philosophy Degree The Chemical Biology Graduate Program
Graduate Programs does not offer a degree in chemical biology.
The objectives of the Department of It is designed to enhance the degree granted
Chemistry in the selection and training by the student’s selected home department.
Master’s Degree of candidates for the Ph.D. degree are to The program participant meets the require-
Normally students are not admitted to ensure a reasonable breadth of knowledge ments of both the Chemical Biology Graduate
the graduate program to obtain a master’s and to discover and develop ability to Program and the home department. Chemical
degree. The master’s degree is usually sought do independent and productive research. Biology Graduate Program requirements
by students who have specific objectives of Ordinarily four to six years’ study in full- include:
preparation for professional work that are too time residence is needed to complete the
extensive to be fulfilled in the undergraduate requirements. s THREE WEEKROTATIONSTHROUGHLABSFROM
curricula and after deciding that the Ph.D. over 36 laboratories in the above four
Records in advanced undergraduate courses departments;
degree is not appropriate for them. are accepted as partial evidence of breadth
Two alternative programs are available, as of knowledge. Students will be encouraged s THREEPOSTERSESSIONSPERYEARWHEREFIRST
established by the Graduate Council and and expected to extend this knowledge by year students present their work;
adopted by the college: taking and auditing advanced courses, both s TWOREQUIREDCOURSESAND
before and after advancement to candidacy.
s Plan I: 20 units of coursework and a thesis However, the graduate student has great s ANNUALRETREAT
based on some independent research in flexibility in developing this course activity.
chemistry or chemical engineering. At least Graduate adviser approval can be obtained Designated Emphasis in Nanoscale
eight of the 20 units must be in courses in
the 200-level in the major subject.
for a systematic and sustained program of Science and Engineering
scientific study to supplement thesis study
and research. Doctoral students interested in pursuing
s Plan II: 24 units of coursework and a
interdisciplinary research focused on
comprehensive final examination. At least Because of the emphasis on creativity in the nanoscale science and engineering (NSE)
12 units must be chosen in the 200-level graduate studies, the student is encouraged may additionally join the Designated
courses in the major subject. to choose a field of research activity and a Emphasis (DE) administered by the NSE
Students planning to receive a master’s specific research problem under the direction Graduate Group. The DE, like a minor, is
degree in chemistry will normally follow of one of the members of the staff early in listed on the academic transcript (e.g., Ph.D.
Plan II, but Plan I may be followed when the first year. in Chemistry with Designated Emphasis in
space and facilities are available. There are a number of other requirements for Nanoscale Science and Engineering). More
the Ph.D. degree: information about the NSE Graduate Group
The essential undergraduate preparation
and the requirements for completing the DE
for a student in chemistry, in addition to s!PROGRAMOFCOURSEWORKTAILOREDTOFIT program is available at nano.berkeley.edu/
elementary work in chemistry, physics, and individual preparation and interests. educational/DEGradGroup.html.
mathematics, includes a year of advanced Students typically take about four semester
inorganic chemistry and/or quantitative courses.
analysis, a year each of organic and physical
chemistry including laboratory work, and a s4HREESEMESTERSASSISTINGINCHEMISTRY
reading knowledge of German. Additional instruction. Faculty Research Interests
advanced work in chemistry or closely s3TUDENTSINORGANICANDINORGANICCHEMISTRY Berkeley students and faculty are engaged
related fields is desirable. must submit a short written report of their in a variety of projects which cover the vital
The program of graduate study leading research at the end of their first year. areas of chemical research more broadly
to a master’s degree offers students During their second year, all students than in any other department in the country.
with minimum preparation in chemistry present a seminar on their research or on There are research programs not only in the
opportunities to develop more extensive an outside topic of current interest, and traditional areas of analytical, inorganic,
preparation and training in their chosen undergo an oral qualifying examination. physical, and organic chemistry, but also in
professional fields. The qualifying examination may also such diverse areas as chemical biology and
include an original proposition. nuclear, biophysical, bio-organic, and space
The master’s degree in chemistry also and atmospheric chemistry.
prepares students for teaching positions in
California community colleges when taken Chemical Biology Program
in conjunction with the necessary courses
Analytical Chemistry
The goal of the Chemical Biology Graduate
in educational methods. In many instances, Program is to equip Ph.D. students with Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
it will also be possible to gain practical the training needed to propel research at has undergone explosive growth in recent
teaching experience as a graduate student the chemistry/biology interface in new and years due to powerful new developments
instructor in the lower division courses in exciting directions while supporting their in instrumentation and methods for obtain-
the college. personal research interests. ing increasing amounts of information from
smaller amounts of material. The analytical
The program is open to students who are research program at Berkeley encompasses a
interested in interdisciplinary research at the variety of areas including electrochemistry,
interface of chemistry and biology and are microfabrication, nuclear magnetic reso-
entering one of four Berkeley departments: nance, and mass spectrometry. Emphasis is
chemistry, molecular and cell biology, placed on developing new instrumentation
chemical engineering, or bioengineering. and methods for detecting trace analytes and
on methods for obtaining chemical structure
and understanding fundamental processes in
chemical measurements.
Main themes in electrochemical studies transfer. X-ray absorption spectroscopy Nuclear Chemistry 31
are in electron tunneling kinetics, dynamic and XAFS are used with EPR and optical
processes in monolayers at the air/water spectroscopy to unravel how energy is Since the early days of the first cyclotrons
interface, and development of selective gathered during photosynthesis, and the role at Berkeley, University faculty, staff, and
electrochemical sensors based on molecular of manganese in oxygen evolution. graduate students have used their special
recognition phenomena. Novel optical insights and methods to exploit the research
methods are applied to air-water interfaces Key processes, such as nerve signalling possibilities of charged-particle accelerators
and to observations of atmospheric and viral entrance into cells, occur at the at the nearby Lawrence Berkeley National
composition. Advanced microfabricated complex interfaces presented by biological Laboratory (LBNL).
chemical analysis methods that are being membranes. Such systems are best studied
With a variety of major nuclear research
developed include high speed, massively with methods that selectively detect
facilities all within a few hundred meters of
parallel separation and detection methods for molecules of interest, such as site directed
the chemistry classrooms and with several
the characterization of biological mixtures spin labeling or fluorophore attachment.
faculty members engaged in different areas of
with high sensitivity. “Laboratories on a Artificial membranes are being exploited as
research, Berkeley offers the student who is
chip” are being designed and applied to new sensitive, selective detectors of a variety of
interested in nuclear chemistry an unmatched
methods for DNA sequencing, forensics, molecules.
richness and breadth in research environment.
genetic analysis and pathogen diagnostics
The faculty are working on a whole
as part of the Human Genome Project. Mass Molecular Structure spectrum of research activities, includ-
spectrometry methods for chiral recognition, and Dynamics ing the discovery and characterization of
stereochemical differentiation, high-speed
Berkeley has traditionally been among the new radioisotopes, theoretical studies of
sequencing, and direct characterization of the
world’s two or three leading centers for nuclear structure and reactions, as well as
contents of biological cells are active areas
research in molecular spectroscopy and related atomic and molecular research in
of current research. Gas-phase ion chemistry
molecular structure. In recent years, this photoelectron spectroscopy (ESCA), X-ray
studies are used to obtain structural
standard of excellence has been maintained crystallography, X-ray fluorescence, neutron
information from biological molecules with
while at the same time being significantly and charged particle activation analysis, and
the goals of increasing the information
broadened to include a truly outstanding environmental nuclear chemistry related to
obtainable by tandem mass spectrometry of
program of research on the dynamics of actinide separation, nuclear forensics, stock-
complex biomolecule mixtures.
chemical reactions. pile stewardship, and nuclear waste disposal.

Biophysical Chemistry and Molecular spectroscopists at Berkeley

Inorganic Chemistry
Chemical Biology are studying the structure and spectra of
unusual molecules, molecular complexes, Research carried out by the inorganic group
Many faculty in the College of Chemistry free radicals, ions, and molecules found in covers a wide range of activities at the cut-
take an interdisciplinary approach to the interstellar space. The structure of liquids ting edge of this vibrant field of chemistry.
study of the chemical basis for biological is being investigated by light scattering, Synthetic and structural chemistry is particu-
phenomena, combining physical, synthetic, thermodynamic and transport property larly strong at Berkeley. New inorganic and
and biochemical methods. Research measurements, and theoretical techniques. organometallic complexes involving d-, f-,
directions span from the behavior of single Magnetic resonance and laser techniques and p-block elements are prepared and char-
molecules to the interactions between cells are being used to explore the structure of acterized, and several groups are involved in
in living animals. Systems being studied molecular and ionic solids and the dynamics mechanistic and reactivity studies with these
include signaling proteins, enzymes, DNA of energy transport in these media. compounds. Several research groups are
and RNA, membranes, and carbohydrates. actively studying new catalytic systems for
Within chemistry, the disciplines of physical, Kineticists, spectroscopists, and theoreticians olefin polymerization and chiral synthesis.
organic, and analytical chemistry all all are engaged in the study of molecular Research on the bioinorganic chemistry of
contribute valuable ideas to enhance our collision processes. The problems being iron focuses on transport and storage of this
understanding of the complexities in biology. studied range from elastic collisions between element. Medical applications of gadolinium
Progress is being made throughout this field two helium atoms to the global kinetics of air complexes in magnetic resonance imag-
by combining new ideas in chemistry with pollution in the stratosphere. ing (MRI) and specific sequestering agents
advances in molecular biology, biochemistry, for the actinides are examples of metal-
and biophysics. Organic Chemistry ion-specific complexation. Research at the
interface of inorganic and physical chemistry
The professors in the college have many The organic chemistry staff is a strong
is also represented. Synthesis coupled with
resources at their disposal to help make new combination of established scholars and
static and time-resolved spectroscopies are
breakthroughs in understanding biology vigorous young faculty. The various research
being used to study the photochemical and
from a chemical perspective. These include programs cover a broad area, ranging from
photophysical properties of transition metal
new synchrotron light source producing an organic materials and organic synthesis to
complexes. Exciting classes of new materials
exceptional X-ray beam for crystallography, bio-organic chemistry. Some students pursue
are being prepared; these include extended
electron microscopes equipped for projects involving the total synthesis of
solids, hybrid inorganic/organic frameworks,
diffraction work, and high field NMR complex natural products or the development
nanostructured materials, and novel poly-
spectrometers. of synthetic methods. Others are engaged in
mers. Advanced solid-state materials such
the preparation and characterization of novel
Use of unnatural amino acids, isotopes, and as superconductors, semiconductors, and
polymers and molecular assemblies. Many
sophisticated new forms of spectroscopy are charge-transporting polymers are prepared
of the organic students work at the interface
also used to probe function. The roles of by novel synthetic routes. Structural and
with inorganic chemistry, studying novel
metals, cofactors, and even hydrogen property studies are carried out using a wide
organometallic structures and reactions, and
tunneling in enzymatic reactions are being range of state-of-the-art techniques such as
at the interface with biology, elucidating
studied. Ultrafast spectroscopy can follow single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction,
biosynthetic pathways and enzyme
extremely fast photo-induced isomerizations X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, multi-
mechanisms, or devising and evaluating
(such as occur during vision), electron nuclear magnetic resonance, and Raman
compounds with biological activity.
transfer processes, and electronic energy spectroscopy.
32 Condensed Matter and explored. Natural product chemistry will be
Surface Science
Courses introduced. Advanced spectroscopic methods
including infrared, ultraviolet, and nuclear
The interests of research groups in the depart- Lower Division Courses magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass
ment span a broad range of topics in modern spectrometry will be used to analyze products
1A. General Chemistry. (4) Students will prepared and/or isolated. Qualitative analysis of
condensed matter and surface science. receive no credit for 1A after taking 4A.
Research in these areas is based on a variety organic compounds will be covered. (F, S)
Three hours of lecture and four hours of
of experimental techniques and approaches: laboratory per week. Prerequisite: High 4A-4B. General Chemistry and Quantitative
synchroton radiation; photoelectron spectros- school chemistry recommended. Stoichiometry Analysis. (4;4) Students will receive no credit
copy; molecular beams; low-energy electron of chemical reactions, quantum mehanical for 4A after taking 1A. Students will receive
diffraction; X-ray diffraction; ultrafast laser description of atoms, the elements and the no credit for 4B after taking 1B. Students will
spectroscopy; high-resolution and solid periodic table, chemical bonding, real and receive three units of credit for 4B after taking
state NMR, ESR and optical spectroscopy; ideal gases, thermochemistry, introduction to 15. Three hours of lecture and four hours of
chemical synthesis; the measurement of thermodynamics and equilibrium, acid-base and laboratory per week. Prerequisites: High school
thermodynamic and transport properties; solubility equilibria, introduction to oxidation- chemistry; calculus (may be taken concurrently);
second harmonic generation (SHG) and reduction reactions. (F, S) high school physics is recommended. The series
sum frequency generation (SFG)-surface 4A-4B is intended for majors in engineering and
1B. General Chemistry. (4) Students will physical and biological sciences. It presents the
vibrational spectroscopy; scanning tunneling receive no credit for 1B after taking 4B. Two foundation principles of chemistry, including
microscope; atomic force microscope; and hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory per stoichiometry, ideal and real gases, acid-base
Coherent anti-Stokes Raman microscopy. week. Prerequisite: 1A or a score of 3, 4, or 5 on and solubility equilibria, oxidation-reduction
Facilities are available for research over wide the Chemistry AP test. Introduction to chemical reactions, thermochemistry, entropy, nuclear
ranges of temperature, pressure and magnetic kinetics, electrochemistry, properties of the chemistry and radioactivity, the atoms and
field, and in ultra-high vacuum. Topics under states of matter, binary mixtures, thermodynamic elements, the periodic table, quantum theory,
investigation include the atomic and electronic efficiency and the direction of chemical change, chemical bonding, molecular structure, chemical
structure of metallic solids, intercalation quantum mechanical description of bonding, kinetics, and descriptive chemistry. Examples
compounds, metal and polymer surfaces and introduction to spectroscopy. Special topics: and applications will be drawn from diverse
adsorbed layers; molecular studies of friction Research topics in modern chemistry and areas of special interest such as atmospheric,
and lubrication; the nature of aqueous elec- biochemistry, chemical engineering. (S) environmental, materials, polymer and
trolyte interfaces; the hydration properties of 3A. Chemical Structure and Reactivity. (3) computational chemistry and biochemistry.
biomolecules; single nanowire lasers; the rela- Students will receive no credit for 3A after Laboratory emphasizes quantitative work.
tion of surface structure to the bonding and taking 112A. Three hours of lecture per week. Equivalent to 1A-1B plus 15 as prerequisite for
reactivity of adsorbed molecules; catalysis; Prerequisite: 1A with a grade of C- or higher, further courses in chemistry. 4A (F); 4B (S)
phase transitions; superconductivity; relax- or a score of 4 or 5 on the Chemistry AP test. 10. Chemical Attractions. (3) For nonscience
ation dynamics; molecular motion and energy Introduction to organic chemical structures, majors. Three hours of lecture and one hour of
transfer in condensed phases; liquid crystals bonding, and chemical reactivity. The organic discussion per week. The principles of chemistry
and polymers; high-temperature chemical chemistry of alkanes, alkyl halides, alcohols, permeate everything in the world around us.
reactions; and electrical, magnetic, and ther- alkenes, alkynes, and organometallics. (F, S) From the protection of sunscreens and the
modynamic properties of novel materials. 3AL. Organic Chemistry Laboratory. (2) seductiveness of perfumes to the processes of
Students will receive no credit for 3AL after DNA fingerprinting and art restoration to the
taking 112A. One hour of lecture and four foods and pharmaceuticals we ingest, chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry is a crucial player in improving the quality of our
hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite:
Theoretical chemistry at Berkeley covers a 1A with a grade of C- or higher, or a score lives. This course will introduce the nonscience
broad spectrum of the discipline. Experiments of 4 or 5 on the Chemistry AP test; 3A (may major to chemical principles by exploring
are carried out in all the fields for which the- be taken concurrently). Introduction to the various “themes” such as perfumes and chemical
ory is pursued. The theoretical areas include theory and practice of methods used in the communication, pesticides and the environment,
electron correlation theory, density functional organic chemistry laboratory. An emphasis is diet and exercise, drugs and blood chemistry,
theory, quantum Monte Carlo for electronic placed on the separation and purification of art restoration, criminology, and plastics. In
structure and internal motion, linear scal- organic compounds. Techniques covered will lieu of traditional problem sets and laboratories
ing electronic structure methods, chemical include extraction, distillation, sublimation, common in chemistry courses, students will
recrystallization, and chromatography. Detailed prepare critiques of science as it is presented in
dynamics and kinetics, quantum decoherence
discussions and applications of infrared and the media, participate in solving a mock crime,
in many body systems, quantum phase and and stage debates about the risks and benefits of
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy will be
gauge kinematics, and statistical mechani- chemistry. The course will culminate with group
included. (F, S)
cal theory of self assembly, complex material projects whereby students pursue a question or
dynamics and interfacial systems, dynamics 3B. Chemical Structure and Reactivity. (3) “theme” of their own interest.
and mechanics of biomolecules and multi-scale Students will receive no credit for 3B after
modeling and simulation of biophysical pro- taking 112B. Three hours of lecture per week. 15. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.
cesses. Some problems make extensive use of Prerequisite: 3A with a grade of C- or better. (3) Students will receive two units of credit for
large-scale computation, while others are more Conjugation, aromatic chemistry, carbonyl 15 after taking 4B. Two hours of lecture and
concerned with mathematical analysis. Most compounds, carbohydrates, amines, carboxylic four hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite:
acids, amino acids, peptides, proteins, and nucleic 1A or equivalent. An introduction to analytical
students actually become involved with both
acid chemistry. Ultraviolet spectroscopy and mass and bioanalytical chemistry including back-
approaches during the course of their research. ground in statistical analysis of data, acid-base
spectrometry will be introduced. (F, S)
equilibria, electroanalytical potentiometry,
3BL. Organic Chemistry Laboratory. (2) spectrometric and chromatographic methods of
Students will receive no credit for 3BL after analysis and some advanced topics in bioanalyt-
taking 112B. One hour of lecture and four hours ical chemistry such as micro-fluidics, bioassay
of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: 3AL; techniques, and enzymatic biosensors. (F)
3B (may be taken concurrently). The synthesis
and purification of organic compounds will be
24. Freshman Seminar. (1) Course may be 33
repeated for credit as topic varies. One hour of
seminar per week. Sections 1-2 to be graded on
a letter-grade basis. Sections 3-4 to be graded
on a passed/not passed basis. The Freshman
Seminar Program has been designed to provide
new students with the opportunity to explore
an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a
small-seminar setting. Freshman seminars are
offered in all campus departments, and topics
may vary from department to department and
semester to semester. Enrollment is limited to
15 freshmen.
49. Supplementary Work in Lower Division
Chemistry. (1-4) Course may be repeated for
credit. Meetings to be arranged. Students with
partial credit in lower division Chemistry courses
may, with consent of instructor, complete the
credit under this heading.
84. Sophomore Seminar. (1-2) One hour of
seminar per week per unit for 15 weeks. One and
one-half hours of seminar per week per unit for
10 weeks. Two hours of seminar per week per
unit for eight weeks. Three hours of seminar per topics will differ between sections of the course 105. Instrumental Methods in Analytical
week per unit for five weeks. Sections 1-2 to be and from year to year. Representative examples: Chemistry. (4) Two hours of lecture and two
graded on a passed/not passed basis. Sections 3-4 atmospheric ozone, nuclear waste, solar energy, four-hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: 4B;
to be graded on a letter-grade basis. Prerequisites: water, agrichemicals. Students will search or 1B and 15; or 1B and a UC Berkeley GPA
At discretion of instructor. Sophomore seminars information sources, invite expert specialists, of 3.3 or higher. Principles, instrumentation,
are small interactive courses offered by faculty and prepare oral and written reports. and analytical applications of atomic spectro-
members in departments all across the campus. scopies, mass spectrometry, separations,
98W. Directed Group Study. (1) Course
Sophomore seminars offer opportunity for close, electrochemistry, and micro-characterization.
may be repeated for credit. Must be taken on a
regular intellectual contact between faculty Discussion of instrument design and capabilities,
passed/not passed basis. Topics vary with
members and students in the crucial second year. as well as real-world problem solving with an
instructor. Enrollment restrictions apply. (F, S)
The topics vary from department to department emphasis on bioanalytical, environmental, and
and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to forensic applications. Hands-on laboratory work
15 sophomores. May be repeated for credit as Upper Division Courses using modern instrumentation, emphasizing
topic varies. 100. Communicating Chemistry. (2) Formerly independent projects involving real-life samples
20. Course may be repeated for credit. Two and problem solving. (F, S)
C96. Introduction to Research and Study
in the College of Chemistry. (1) One hour of hours of lecture and one hour of fieldwork 108. Inorganic Synthesis and Reactions.
seminar per week. Must be taken on a passed/ per week. For undergraduate and graduate (4) Two hours of lecture and eight hours of
not passed basis. Prerequisites: Freshman students interested in improving their ability laboratory per week. Prerequisites: 4B or
standing in chemistry, chemical biology, or to communicate their scientific knowledge by 15; 104A with a grade of C- or higher; 104B
chemical engineering major, or consent of teaching chemistry in elementary schools. The (may be taken concurrently). The preparation
instructor. Chemistry and chemical biology course will combine instruction in inquiry- of inorganic compounds using vacuum line,
majors enroll in Chemistry C96 and chemical based chemistry teaching methods and learning air- and moisture-exclusion, electrochemical,
engineering majors enroll in Chemical pedagogy with 10 weeks of supervised teaching high-pressure, and other synthetic techniques.
Engineering C96. Introduces freshmen to experience in a local school classroom. Thus, Kinetic and mechanistic studies of inorganic
research activities and programs of study in students will practice communicating scientific compounds. (F, S)
the College of Chemistry. Includes lectures by knowledge and receive mentoring on how to
improve their presentations. Approximately 112A-112B. Organic Chemistry. (5;5) Students
faculty, an introduction to college library and
three hours per week, including time spent in will receive no credit for 112A after taking 3A
computer facilities, the opportunity to meet
school classrooms. (S) and 3AL. Students will receive no credit for
alumni and advanced undergraduates in an
112B after taking both 3B and 3BL. Students
informal atmosphere, and discussion of college 103. Inorganic Chemistry in Living Systems. will receive two units of credit for 112B
and campus resources. Also listed as Chemical (3) Students will receive two units of credit after taking 3B (lecture only). Three hours of
Engineering C96. (F) for 103 after taking 104B. Three hours of lecture, one hour of laboratory discussion, and
98. Supervised Group Study. (1-4) Enrollment lecture per week. Prerequisite: 4B or 1B. The five hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite:
is restricted; see the “Introduction to Courses and basic principles of metal ions and coordination 112A: 1B or 4B with a grade of C- or higher.
Curricula” section of the General Catalog. One chemistry applied to the study of biological 112B: 112A with a grade of C- or higher. For
hour of work per week per unit. Must be taken on systems. (F) students majoring in chemistry, chemical biology,
a passed/not passed basis. Prerequisite: Consent 104A-104B. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. or a closely related field such as chemical
of instructor. Group study of selected topics. (3;3) Students will receive two units of credit engineering or molecular and cell biology. A
for 104B after taking 103. Three hours of study of all aspects of fundamental organic
98B. Issues in Chemistry. (1) Course may be
lecture per week. Prerequisites: 104A: 1B, 4B, chemistry, including nomenclature, chemical and
repeated for credit as topic varies. One hour of
or 3A. 104B: 104A or consent of instructor. The physical properties, reactions and syntheses of the
seminar per week. Must be taken on a passed/
chemistry of metals and nonmetals including major classes of organic compounds. The study
not passed basis. Prerequisite: Score of 3, 4 or
the application of physical chemical principles. includes theoretical aspects, reaction mechanisms,
5 on the Chemistry AP test, or 1A or 4A (may be
104A (F); 104B (S) multistep syntheses and the chemistry of
taken concurrently). This seminar will focus on
polycyclic and heterocyclic compounds. This
one or several related issues in society that have
course is more extensive and intensive than
a significant chemical component. Particular
3A-3B and includes a greater emphasis on
reaction mechanisms and multistep syntheses.
112A (F); 112B (S)
34 113. Advanced Mechanistic Organic
Chemistry. (3) Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: 3B or 112B with a minimum grade
of B-, or consent of instructor. Advanced topics
in mechanistic and physical organic chemistry,
typically including kinetics, reactive intermediates,
substitution reactions, linear free energy
relationships, orbital interactions and orbital
symmetry control of reactions, isotope effects, and
photochemistry. Offered alternate years. (F)
114. Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry.
(3) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite:
3B or 112B with a minimum grade of B-, or
consent of instructor. Advanced topics in
synthetic organic chemistry with a focus on
selectivity. Topics include reductions, oxidations,
enolate chemistry and the aldol reaction, reactions
of nonstabilized anions, olefination reactions,
pericyclic reactions, and application to the
synthesis of complex structures. Offered alternate
years. (S)
115. Organic Chemistry — Advanced
Laboratory Methods. (4) One hour of
lecture and 11 hours of laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: 112B with a grade of C- or higher.
Advanced synthetic methods, chemical and
125. Physical Chemistry Laboratory. (3) 143. Nuclear Chemistry. (2) Two hours of
spectroscopic structural methods, designed as a
Students will receive one unit of credit for lecture per week. Prerequisite: Physics 7B or
preparation for experimental research. (F, S)
125 after taking C182 or Earth and Planetary equivalent. Radioactivity, fission, nuclear models
120A. Physical Chemistry. (3) Students Science C182. Instructor’s approval is required and reactions, nuclear processes in nature.
will receive two units of credit for 120A to enroll in 125 after completing C182 or EPS Computer methods will be introduced. (F)
after taking 130B. Three hours of lecture per C182. One hour of lecture and one five-hour
146. Chemical Methods in Nuclear
week. Prerequisites: 4B or equivalent; Math laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Two of
Technology. (3) One one-and-a-half-hour
53; Physics 7B or 8B; Math 54 (may be taken the following: 120A, 120B, C130, or 130B
lecture and one four-and-a-half-hour laboratory
concurrently). Kinetic, potential, and total energy with grades of C- or higher (one of which
per week. Prerequisites: 4B or 15; 143 is
of particles and forces between them; principles may be taken concurrently). Experiments in
recommended. Experimental illustrations of
of quantum theory, including one-electron and thermodynamics, kinetics, molecular structure,
the interrelation between chemical and nuclear
many-electron atoms. The course will be divided and general physical chemistry. (F, S)
science and technology; fission process,
(fall semester) into a section for chemistry
C130. Biophysical Chemistry: Physical chemistry of fission fragments, chemical
majors and one for chemical biology majors,
Principles and the Molecules of Life. (4) effects of nuclear transformation; application
both meeting at the same time, covering topics
Students will receive three units of credit of radioactivity to study of chemical problems;
of interest to each group relating to molecules
for C130 after taking 120B. Three hours of neutron activation analysis. (S)
and chemical bonding, electrical properties,
lecture and one hour of discussion per week.
intermolecular interactions, and elementary 149. Supplementary Work in Upper Division
Prerequisites: Math 1A; Biology 1A and 1AL;
spectroscopy. (F, S) Chemistry. (1-4) Course may be repeated
Chemistry 3A or 112A; Chemistry 3B or 112B
for credit. Meetings to be arranged. Students
120B. Physical Chemistry. (3) Students will recommended. Thermodynamic and kinetic
with partial credit in upper division chemistry
receive two units of credit for 120B after taking concepts applied to understanding the chemistry
courses may, with consent of instructor,
C130 or Molecular and Cell Biology C100A. and structure of biomolecules (proteins, DNA,
complete the credit under this heading.
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: and RNA). Molecular distributions, reaction
4B or equivalent; Math 53; Physics 7B or 8B; kinetics, enzyme kinetics. Bioenergetics, energy C150. Introduction to Materials Chemistry.
Math 54 (may be taken concurrently). Statistical transduction, and motor proteins. Electro- (3) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite:
mechanics, thermodynamics, and equilibrium. chemical potential, membranes, and ion channels. 104B is recommended. The application of basic
The course will be divided (spring semester) Also listed as MCB C100A. (F, S) chemical principles to problems in materials
into a section for chemistry majors and one for discovery, design, and characterization will be
130B. Biophysical Chemistry. (3) Students
chemical biology majors, both meeting at the discussed. Topics covered will include inorganic
will receive no credit for 130B after taking
same time, covering topics of interest to each solids, nanoscale materials, polymers, and
both 120A and 120B. Students will receive two
group relating to states of matter, solutions and biological materials, with specific focus on the
units of credit for 130B after taking either 120A
solvation, (bio)chemical kinetics, molecular ways in which atomic-level interactions dictate
or 120B. Two hours of lecture and one hour
dynamics, physical characterization, and the bulk properties of matter. Also listed as
of discussion per week. Prerequisite: C130 or
transport of molecules. (F, S) Materials Science and Engineering C150. (S)
MCB C100A or consent of instructor. The weekly
122. Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy. one-hour discussion is for problem solving and C170L. Biochemical Engineering Laboratory.
(3) Three hours of lecture per week. the application of calculus in physical chemistry. (3) One hour of lecture and six hours of
Prerequisite: 120A. Postulates and methods of Molecular structure, intermolecular forces and laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Chemical
quantum mechanics and group theory applied to interactions, biomolecular spectroscopy, high- Engineering 170A (may be taken concurrently)
molecular structure and spectra. resolution structure determinations. (S) or consent of instructor. Laboratory techniques
for the cultivation of microorganisms in batch
135. Chemical Biology. (3) Three hours of
and continuous reactions. Enzymatic conversion
lecture per week. Prerequisites: 3B or 112B;
processes. Recovery of biological products. Also
Biology 1A; or consent of instructor. One-
listed as Chemical Engineering C170L. (S)
semester introduction to biochemistry, aimed
toward chemistry majors. (F, S)
C178. Polymer Science and Technology. 196. Special Laboratory Study. (2-4) Course 221A. Advanced Quantum Mechanics. (3) 35
(3) Two hours of lecture and three hours of may be repeated for credit. Laboratory. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites:
laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Junior Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and 120B and 122 or equivalent. Introduction,
standing. An interdisciplinary course on the adviser. Special laboratory work for advanced one dimensional problems, matrix mechanics,
synthesis, characterization, and properties of undergraduates. (F, S) approximation methods. (F)
polymer materials. Emphasis on the molecular
197. Field Study in Chemistry. (1-4) Course 221B. Advanced Quantum Mechanics. (3)
origin of properties of polymeric materials
may be repeated for credit. Three hours of field Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite:
and technological applications. Topics include
work per week per unit. Must be taken on a 221A. Time dependence, interaction of matter
single molecule properties, polymer mixtures
passed/not passed basis. Prerequisites: Upper with radiation, scattering theory. Molecular and
and solutions, melts, glasses, elastomers, and
division standing and consent of instructor. many-body quantum mechanics. (S)
crystals. Experiments in polymer synthesis,
Supervised experience in off-campus
characterization, and physical properties. Also 222. Spectroscopy. (3) Three hours of lecture
organizations relevant to specific aspects
listed as Chemical Engineering C178. (F) per week. Prerequisite: Graduate standing
and applications of chemistry. Written report
or consent of instructor. The course presents
C182. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics required at the end of the term. This course
a survey of experimental and theoretical
Laboratory. (3) Students will receive one unit does not satisfy unit or residence requirements
methods of spectroscopy, and group theory
of credit for C182 after taking 125. Instructor’s for the bachelor’s degree. (F, S)
as used in modern chemical research. The
approval is required to enroll in C182 after
198. Directed Group Study. (1-4) One hour of course topics include experimental methods,
completing 125. One hour of lecture and five
class per week per unit. Course may be repeated classical and quantum descriptions of the
hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites:
for credit. Must be taken on a passed/not passed interaction of radiation and matter. Qualitative
College-level calculus, chemistry and physics, or
basis. Prerequisites: Completion of 60 units and quantitative aspects of the subject are
consent of instructor. Fluid dynamics, radiative
of undergraduate study and in good academic illustrated with examples including application
transfer, and the kinetics, spectroscopy, and
standing. Group study of selected topics. of linear and nonlinear spectroscopies to the
measurement of atmospherically relevant species
Enrollment is restricted; see the “Introduction to study of molecular structure and dynamics and
are explored through laboratory experiments,
Courses and Curricula” section of the General to quantitative analysis. This course is offered
numerical simulations, and field observations.
Catalog. jointly with 122. (S)
The course is intended for Earth and Planetary
Science majors and minors, and for chemistry, 199. Supervised Independent Study and 223A. Chemical Kinetics. (3) Three hours of
physics, astronomy, biology, and engineering Research. (1-4) Course may be repeated for lecture per week. Prerequisite: 220A (may be
majors whose interests may lie in science applied credit. Must be taken on a passed/not passed taken concurrently). Deduction of mechanisms
to the atmosphere of Earth and other planets. Also basis. Nonlaboratory study only. Enrollment is of complex reactions. Collision and transition
listed as Earth and Planetary Science C182. (S) restricted by regulations listed in the General state theory. Potential energy surfaces.
Catalog. (F, S) Unimolecular reaction rate theory. Molecular
C191. Quantum Information Science and
beam scattering studies. (S)
Technology. (3) Three hours of lecture and one
hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: Math Graduate Courses 223B. Chemical Dynamics. (3) Three hours of
54; Physics 7A; Physics 7B; and either Physics 200. Chemistry Fundamentals. (1) Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: 221A, 223A.
7C, Math 55, or Computer Science 170 are of lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite: Quantum mechanical scattering theory of elastic,
required. This multidisciplinary course provides Graduate standing or consent of instructor. inelastic, and reactive collisions. Electronically
an introduction to fundamental conceptual aspects Review of bonding, structure, stereo-chemistry, non-adiabatic processes. Collision complexes
of quantum mechanics from a computational conformation, thermodynamics and kinetics, and and scattering resonances. Semiclassical
and informational theoretic perspective, as well arrow-pushing formalisms. (F) scattering theory for molecular collision.
as physical implementations and technological Generalized statistical models for chemical
applications of quantum information science. 201. Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry. (1) reactions. (F)
Basic sections of quantum algorithms, Three hours of lecture per week for five weeks.
complexity, and cryptography will be touched Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of C230. Protein Chemistry, Enzymology, and
upon, as well as pertinent physical realizations instructor. Review of bonding, structure, MO Bio-organic Chemistry. (2) Three hours of
from nanoscale science and engineering. Also theory, thermodynamics, and kinetics. (F) lecture per week for ten weeks. Prerequisite:
listed as Computer Science C191 and Physics Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
208. Structure Analysis by X-Ray Diffraction. The topics covered will be chosen from the
C191. (F) (4) Two one-hour lectures and two four-hour following: protein structure; protein-protein
192. Individual Study for Advanced laboratories per week. Prerequisite: Consent of interactions; enzyme kinetics and mechanism;
Undergraduates. (1-3) Course may be repeated instructor. The theory and practice of modern, enzyme design. Intended for graduate students
for credit. Individual conferences. Prerequisites: single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Groups of four in chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular and
Consent of instructor and adviser. All properly students determine the crystal and molecular cell biology. Also listed as MCB C214.
qualified students who wish to pursue a structure of newly synthesized materials from
problem of their own choice, through reading or the College of Chemistry. The laboratory work 243. Advanced Nuclear Structure and
nonlaboratory study, may do so if their proposed involves the mounting of crystals and initial Reactions. (3) Three hours of lecture per
project is acceptable to the member of the staff evaluation by X-ray diffraction film techniques, week. Prerequisites: 143 or equivalent and
with whom they wish to work. (F, S) the collection of intensity data by automated introductory quantum mechanics. Selected topics
diffractometer procedures, and structure analysis on nuclear structure and nuclear reactions.
H194. Research for Advanced Undergraduates. and refinement. (S)
(2-4) Course may be repeated for credit. 250A. Introduction to Bonding Theory.
Minimum of three hours of work per week per 220A. Thermodynamics and Statistical (1) Three hours of lecture per week for five
unit of credit. Prerequisites: Minimum GPA of Mechanics. (3) Three one-hour lectures weeks. Prerequisites: 200 or 201 or consent
3.4 overall at Berkeley and consent of instructor per week. Prerequisite: 120B. A rigorous of instructor and background in the use of
and adviser. Students may pursue original presentation of classical thermodynamics matrices and linear algebra. An introduction to
research under the direction of one of the followed by an introduction to statistical group theory, symmetry, and representations as
members of the staff. (F, S) mechanics with the application to real systems. applied to chemical bonding. (F)
(F) 250B. Inorganic Spectroscopy. (1) Three hours
195. Special Topics. (3) Course may be
repeated for credit. Three hours of lecture per 220B. Statistical Mechanics. (3) Three of lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite:
week. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. one-hour lectures per week. Prerequisite: 250A or consent of instructor. The theory of
Special topics will be offered from time to 220A. Principles of statistical mechanics and vibrational analysis and spectroscopy as applied to
time. Examples are photochemical air pollution, applications to complex systems. (S) inorganic compounds. (S)
computers in chemistry.
36 251A. Coordination Chemistry I. (1) Three 261B. Organic Reactions II. (1) Three hours of 266. Mass Spectrometry. (1) Three hours of
hours of lecture per week for five weeks. lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite: lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite:
Prerequisite: 250A or consent of instructor. 261A or consent of instructor. More reactions 200 or 201 or consent of instructor. Basic mass
Structure and bonding, synthesis, and reactions of that are useful to the practice of synthetic spectrometric ionization techniques and analyzers
the d-transition metals and their compounds. (F) organic chemistry. (F) as well as simple fragmentation mechanisms for
organic molecules; methods for analyzing organic
251B. Coordination Chemistry II. (1) Three 261C. Organic Reactions III. (1) Three and inorganic samples, along with an opportunity
hours of lecture per week for five weeks. hours of lecture per week for five weeks. to be trained and checked out on several open-
Prerequisite: 251A or consent of instructor. Prerequisite: 261B or consent of instructor. access mass spectrometers; in-depth instruction
Synthesis, structure analysis, and reactivity This course will consider further reactions on the use of mass spectrometry for the analysis
patterns in terms of symmetry orbitals. with an emphasis on pericyclic reactions such of biomolecules such as proteins, peptides,
252A. Organometallic Chemistry I. (1) as cycloadditions, electrocyclizations, and carbohydrates, and nucleic acids.
Three hours of lecture per week for five weeks. sigmatropic rearrangements. (F)
267. Organic Specialties. (1) Three hours of
Prerequisite: 200 or 201 or consent of instructor. 262. Metals in Organic Synthesis. (1) Three lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite:
An introduction to organometallics, focusing on hours of lecture per week for five weeks. Graduate-level understanding of organic
structure, bonding, and reactivity. (F) Prerequisite: 261B or consent of instructor. synthesis or consent of instructor. A survey
252B. Organometallic Chemistry II. (1) Transition metal-mediated reactions occupy course focusing on an area of organic chemistry
Three hours of lecture per week for five weeks. a central role in asymmetric catalysis and the of importance, such as pharmaceutical
Prerequisite: 252A or consent of instructor. synthesis of complex molecules. This course chemistry, combinatorial chemistry, natural
Applications of organometallic compounds in will describe the general principles of transition products chemistry, etc.
synthesis with an emphasis on catalysis. (F) metal reactivity, coordination chemistry, and
stereoselection. This module will also emphasize 268. Mass Spectrometry. (2) Course 266
253A. Materials Chemistry I. (1) Three hours useful methods for the analysis of these will restrict credit if completed before 268.
of lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisites: reactions. (S) Three hours of lecture per week for 10 weeks.
200 or 201, and 250A, or consent of instructor. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent
Introduction to the descriptive crystal chemistry 263A. Synthetic Design I. (1) Three hours of instructor. Principles, instrumentation, and
and electronic band structures of extended solids. of lecture per week for five weeks. applications in mass spectrometry, including
Prerequisite: 262 or consent of instructor. This ionization methods, mass analyzers, spectral
253B. Materials Chemistry II. (1) Three hours course will describe the application of modern interpretation, multidimensional methods (GC/
of lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite: reactions to the total synthesis of complex MS, HPLC/MS, MS/MS), with emphasis on
253A or consent of instructor. General solid-state target molecules. Natural products, such as small organic molecules and bioanalytical
synthesis and characterization techniques as well alkaloids, terpenes, or polypropionates, as applications (proteins, peptides, nucleic acids,
as a survey of important physical phenomena well as theoretically interesting “non-natural” carbohydrates, noncovalent complexes); this
including optical, electrical, and magnetic molecules will be covered. (S) will include the opportunity to be trained and
properties. checked out on several open-access mass
263B. Synthetic Design II. (1) Three hours of
253C. Materials Chemistry III. (1) Three hours lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite: spectrometers. (S)
of lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite: 263A or consent of instructor. The principles 270A. Advanced Biophysical Chemistry I.
253A or consent of instructor. Introduction to of retrosynthetic analysis will be laid down (1) Two hours of lecture per week for seven
surface, catalysis, organic solids, nanoscience. and the chemistry of protecting groups will be and one-half weeks. Prerequisite: 200 or
Thermodynamics and kinetics of solid-state discussed. Special attention will be given to the consent of instructor. Underlying principles and
diffusion and reaction will be covered. automated synthesis of biopolymers such as applications of methods for biophysical analysis
carbohydrates, peptides, and proteins, as well as of biological macromolecules. (F)
254. Bioinorganic Chemistry. (1) Three hours
nucleic acids.
of lecture per week for five weeks. A survey of 270B. Advanced Biophysical Chemistry II.
the roles of metals in biology, taught as a tutorial 264A. Synthesis of Macromolecules. (1) (1) Two hours of lecture per week for seven and
involving class presentations. (S) Three hours of lecture per week for five one-half weeks. Prerequisite: 270A or consent
weeks. Prerequisite: 200 or consent of of instructor. More applications of methods
256. Electrochemical Methods. (1) Three hours
instructor. The concepts of chain-growth and for biophysical analysis of biological macro-
of lecture per week for five weeks. The effect
step-growth polymerizations. Radical, ionic, molecules. (F)
of structure and kinetics on the appearance of
and metal catalyzed polymerizations. Living
cyclic voltammograms and the use of cyclic 271A. Chemical Biology I: Structure,
polymerization. Controlling macromolecular
voltammetry to probe the thermodynamics, Synthesis, and Function of Biomolecules. (1)
architecture: dendrimers, hyperbranced
kinetics, and mechanisms of electrochemical Three hours of lecture per week for five weeks.
polymers, and crosslinked networks.
reactions. Prerequisite: 200 or consent of instructor. This
264B. Properties and Applications of course will present the structure of proteins,
260. Reaction Mechanisms. (2) Formerly
Macromolecules. (1) Three hours of lecture nucleic acids, and oligosaccarides from the
260A-260B. Three hours of lecture and
per week for five weeks. Prerequisite: 264A perspective of organic chemistry. Modern
in-class discussion and problem solving for 10
or consent of instructor. Characterization of methods for the synthesis and purification of
weeks and one week of computer laboratory.
macromolecules. Structure-property relation- these molecules will also be presented. (S)
Prerequisite: 200 or 201 or consent of instructor.
ships. Specialty polymers and their applications:
Advanced methods for studying organic reaction 271B. Chemical Biology II: Enzyme Reaction
polymers in therapeutics, biomedical polymers
mechanisms. Topics include kinetic isotope Mechanisms. (1) Three hours of lecture per
and implants, conducting polymers, polymers
effects, behavior of reactive intermediates, chain week for five weeks. Prerequisite: 271A or
in microelectronics and photonics, polymers in
reactions, concerted reactions, molecular orbital consent of instructor. The course will focus on
separation and molecular recognition, supramo-
theory and aromaticity, solvent and substituent the principles of enzyme catalysis. The course
lecular chemistry, and self-assembly.
effects, linear free energy relationships, will begin with an introduction to the general
photochemistry. (F) 265. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Theory concepts of enzyme catalysis, which will be
and Application. (1) Three hours of lecture followed by detailed examples that will examine
261A. Organic Reactions I. (1) Three hours of
per week for five weeks. Prerequisite: 200 the chemistry behind the reactions and the
lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite:
or 201 or consent of instructor. The theory three-dimensional structures that carry out the
200 or 201 or consent of instructor. Features of
behind practical nuclear magnetic resonance transformations. (S)
the reactions that comprise the vocabulary of
spectroscopy and a survey of its applications to
synthetic organic chemistry. (F)
chemical research. (S)
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300. Professional Preparation: Supervised
Teaching of Chemistry. (2) Course may be
repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Graduate
standing and appointment as a graduate student
instructor. Discussion, curriculum development,
class observation, and practice teaching in
chemistry. (F, S)
301A. Undergraduate Laboratory Instruction.
(2) Course may be repeated once for credit. Must
be taken on a passed/not passed basis. One hour
of lecture, four hours of tutoring during 1A-1B
laboratories, and one office hour per week.
Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor
approval; completion of 1A-1B with a grade
of B- or better. Tutoring of students in 1A-1B
laboratories. Students attend one hour of the
regular GSI preparatory meeting and hold one
office hour per week to answer questions about
laboratory assignments. (F, S)
301B. Undergraduate Chemistry Instruction.
(2) Formerly 301. Course may be repeated once
for credit. Must be taken on a passed/not passed
basis. One hour of lecture and five hours of
tutoring per week. Prerequisites: Sophomore
standing; completion of 1A-1B with grade of
B- or better. Tutoring of students in 1A-1B.
271C. Chemical Biology III: Contemporary 295. Special Topics. (1-3) Course may Students attend a weekly meeting on tutoring
Topics in Chemical Biology. (1) Three be repeated for credit. Must be taken on a methods at the Student Learning Center and
hours of lecture per week for five weeks. satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisite: attend 1A-1B lectures. (F, S)
Prerequisite: 271B or consent of instructor. Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
This course will build on the principles Lecture series on topics of current interest. 301C. Chemistry 3 Laboratory Assistant. (2)
discussed in Chemical Biology I and II. The Recently offered topics: Natural products Course may be repeated once for credit. Must be
focus will consist of case studies where rigorous synthesis, molecular dynamics, statistical taken on a passed/not passed basis. One hour of
chemical approaches have been brought to bear mechanics, molecular spectroscopy, structural preparation meeting, four hours of instruction in the
on biological questions. Potential subject areas biophysics, organic polymers, electronic structure laboratory, and one hour of laboratory experiment
will include signal transduction, photosynthesis, of molecules, and bio-organic chemistry. (F, S) preparation per week. Prerequisites: Sophomore
immunology, virology, and cancer. For each standing and consent of instructor; completion
298. Seminars for Graduate Students. (1-3) of Chemistry 3B with a grade of B or better.
topic, the appropriate bioanalytical techniques Course may be repeated for credit. Must be
will be emphasized. (S) Undergraduate organic laboratory assistants help in
taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. the teaching of the Chemistry 3A-3B laboratories.
272A. Bio X-ray I. (1) Three hours of Seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Each week students attend a laboratory preparation
lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite: In addition to the weekly Graduate Research meeting for one hour, assist in the laboratory
270A-270B or consent of instructor. Theory Conference and weekly seminars on topics section for four hours, and help in the development
and application of X-ray crystallography to of interest in biophysical, organic, physical, of experiments for one hour. (F, S)
biomacromolecules. (S) nuclear, and inorganic chemistry, there are
group seminars on specific fields of research. 301T. Undergraduate Preparation for
272B. Bio X-Ray II. (1) Three hours of Seminars will be announced at the beginning of Teaching or Instruction in Teaching. (2)
lecture per week for five weeks. Prerequisite: each semester. (F, S) Course may be repeated for a maximum of eight
272A or consent of instructor. More units. Two or three hours of lecture and one hour
sophisticated aspects of the application of X-ray 299. Research for Graduate Students. of teacher training per week. Prerequisites:
crystallography to biomacromolecules. (S) (1-9) Course may be repeated for credit. Junior standing, overall GPA of 3.1 and consent
Laboratory. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. of instructor. (F, S)
273A. Bio NMR I. (1) Two hours of lecture The facilities of the laboratory are available at
per week for seven and one-half weeks. all times to graduate students pursuing original 301W. Supervised Instruction of Chemistry
Prerequisites: 270A-270B or consent of investigations toward an advanced degree at Scholars. (2) Course may be repeated for credit.
instructor. Fundamentals of multidimensional this University. Such work is ordinarily in Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis.
NMR spectroscopy (including use of the collaboration with members of the staff. (F, S) A one-hour preparation meeting and four or
density matrix for analysis of spin response five hours of tutoring per week. Prerequisites:
to pulse sequences) and applications of 602. Individual Study for Doctoral Students. Sophomore standing and consent of instructor.
multi-dimensional NMR in probing structure, (1-8) Course may be repeated for credit. Must Tutoring of students in the College of Chemistry
interactions, and dynamics of biological be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Scholars Program who are enrolled in general
molecules will be described. Individual study in consultation with the major or organic chemistry. Students attend a weekly
field adviser, intended to provide an opportunity meeting with instructors.
273B. Bio NMR II. (1) Two hours of lecture for qualified students to prepare themselves for
per week for seven and one-half weeks. the various examinations required of candidates
Prerequisite: 273A. Triple resonance methods for the Ph.D. degree. May not be used for unit or
for determination of protein and nucleic acid residence requirements for the doctoral degree.
resonance assignments, and for generation of (F, S)
structural restraints (distances, angles, H-bonds,
etc.). Methods for calculating biomolecular
structures from NMR data and the quality of
such structures will be discussed.
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Michael C. Williams, Ph.D. (Emeritus) Luciano G. Moretto, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Daniel M. Neumark, Ph.D.
Administration and Faculty Alexander Katz, Ph.D. Heino Nitsche, Ph.D.
Alexander Pines, Ph.D. (The Glenn T.
Assistant Professors Seaborg Professor)
General Administrative Officers Jhih-Wei Chu, Ph.D. Richard J. Saykally, Ph.D. (The Class of
Rachel A. Segalman, Ph.D. (The Charles 1932 Professor)
President of the University
Wilke Professor) Kevan Shokat, Ph.D. (Cellular and Molecular
Mark G. Yudof
Danielle Tullman-Ercek, Ph.D. Pharmacology, UCSF)
Chancellor, Berkeley Adjunct Professors Berend Smit, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering)
Robert J. Birgeneau, Ph.D. Brian L. Maiorella, Ph.D. Angelica M. Stacy, Ph.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, David S. Soane, Ph.D. T. Don Tilley, Ph.D.
Berkeley Lecturers K. Peter C. Vollhardt, Ph.D.
George W. Breslauer, Ph.D. Carlo Alesandrini, Ph.D. David E. Wemmer, Ph.D.
Keith Alexander, Ph.D. K. Birgitta Whaley, Ph.D.
Dean of the Graduate Division, Berkeley Evan R. Williams, Ph.D.
Andrew J. Szeri, Ph.D. Peidong Yang, Ph.D. (Materials Science
Faculty of the Department and Engineering)
College of Chemistry of Chemistry Paul A. Bartlett, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Administration University Professors Robert E. Connick, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Gabor A. Somorjai, Ph.D. Robert A. Harris, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Dean Yuan T. Lee, Ph.D. (Emeritus) John E. Hearst, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Richard A. Mathies, Ph.D. Clayton H. Heathcock, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Professors
Executive Associate Dean A. Paul Alivisatos, Ph.D. (The Larry and Darleane C. Hoffman, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Douglas S. Clark, Ph.D. Diane Bock Professor) (Materials Science Harold S. Johnston, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
and Engineering) William L. Jolly, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Associate Dean (Undergraduate Affairs) Jack F. Kirsch, Ph.D. (Molecular and Cell
Marcin Majda, Ph.D. Richard A. Andersen, Ph.D.
John Arnold, Ph.D. Biology Emeritus)
Assistant Dean (Engineering and Facilities) Robert G. Bergman, Ph.D. (The Gerald E. K. Samuel S. Markowitz, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Alexander Shtromberg Branch Distinguished Professor) C. Bradley Moore, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Ph.D. (The T. Z. and Rollie J. Myers, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Assistant Dean (College Relations) Norman E. Phillips, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Jane L. Scheiber Irmgard Chu Distinguished Professor)
(Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley; John O. Rasmussen, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Assistant Dean (Finance and Administration) Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, UCSF) Kenneth N. Raymond, Ph.D. (Chancellor’s
Suzanne Pierce Carlos J. Bustamante, Ph.D. (Physics, Professor Emeritus)
Molecular and Cell Biology) Kenneth Sauer, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Joseph Cerny, Ph.D. Charles V. Shank, Ph.D. (Physics and EECS
Faculty of the Department Emeritus)
David Chandler, Ph.D (The Bruce H. Mahan
of Chemical Engineering Professor) David A. Shirley, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Ronald C. Cohen, Ph.D. (Earth and Herbert L. Strauss, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Professors
Planetary Science) Andrew Streitwieser Jr., Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Nitash P. Balsara, Ph.D.
Jennifer A. Doudna, Ph.D. (Molecular and David H. Templeton, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Alexis T. Bell, Sc.D. (The Theodore
Cell Biology) Ignacio Tinoco Jr., Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Vermeulen Professor)
Harvey W. Blanch, Ph.D. (The Merck Jonathan A. Ellman, Ph.D. (Cellular and Associate Professors
Professor in Biochemical Engineering) Molecular Pharmacology, UCSF) Kristie A. Boering, Ph.D. (Earth and
Douglas S. Clark, Ph.D. Graham R. Fleming, Ph.D. (The Melvin Planetary Science)
Jean M. J. Fréchet, Ph.D. (Chemistry) Calvin Distinguished Professor) Jamie H. Doudna Cate, Ph.D. (Molecular and
David B. Graves, Ph.D. Jean M. J. Fréchet, Ph.D. (The Henry Cell Biology)
Enrique Iglesia, Ph.D. (Chancellor’s Professor) Rapoport Professor) (Chemical Engineering) Matthew B. Francis, Ph.D.
Jay D. Keasling, Ph.D. (The Hubbard Howe Charles B. Harris, Ph.D. Jay T. Groves, Ph.D.
Jr. Distinguished Professor) (Bioengineering) Martin Head-Gordon, Ph.D. F. Dean Toste, Ph.D.
Roya Maboudian, Ph.D. Sung-Hou Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors
Susan J. Muller, Ph.D. Judith P. Klinman, Ph.D. (Chancellor’s
Christopher J. Chang, Ph.D.
John S. Newman, Ph.D. (The Charles W. Professor) (Molecular and Cell Biology)
Michelle C. Chang, Ph.D. (The Chevron
Tobias Professor) John Kuriyan, Ph.D. (Molecular and
Professor)
Clayton J. Radke, Ph.D. Cell Biology)
Phillip L. Geissler, Ph.D.
Jeffrey A. Reimer, Ph.D. (Chair) (The Stephen R. Leone, Ph.D. (Physics)
Bryan A. Krantz, Ph.D. (Molecular and
Warren and Katharine Schlinger William A. Lester Jr., Ph.D.
Cell Biology)
Distinguished Professor) Jeffrey R. Long, Ph.D.
Richmond Sarpong, Ph.D.
David V. Schaffer, Ph.D. (Neuroscience) Marcin Majda, Ph.D.
Ting Xu, Ph.D. (Materials Science and
Berend Smit, Ph.D. (Chemistry) Michael A. Marletta, Ph.D. (Chair) (The Joel
Engineering)
Elton J. Cairns, Ph.D. (Emeritus) H. Hildebrand Distinguished Professor,
Haw Yang, Ph.D.
Morton M. Denn, Ph.D. (Emeritus) The Aldo De Benedictis Distinguished
Simon L. Goren, D.Eng. (Emeritus) Professor) (Molecular and Cell Biology, Lecturers
Edward A. Grens, Ph.D. (Emeritus) UC Berkeley; Cellular and Molecular Michelle Douskey, Ph.D.
C. Judson King, Sc.D. (Emeritus) Pharmacology, UCSF) Chunmei Li, Ph.D.
Scott Lynn, Ph.D. (Emeritus) Richard A. Mathies, Ph.D. (The Gilbert Steven Pedersen, Ph.D.
David N. Lyon, Ph.D. (Emeritus) Newton Lewis Professor) Neil L. Viernes, Ph.D.
40 History of Art
College of Chemistry R1B. Reading and Writing About Visual
Breadth Requirement Experience (4)
Course List Italian Studies (taught in English)
R5A-R5B. Italy at Home and Abroad (4-4)
Group I (Reading and Letters and Science
R44. Western Civilization (5)
Composition)
Note: Satisfies either the first-level or the
Courses taken to satisfy Group I also satisfy
second-level of the Reading and Composition
the Reading and Composition requirement.
requirement
African American Studies
Native American Studies
R1A-R1B. Freshman Composition (4-4)
R1A-R1B. Native American Studies Reading
Anthropology and Composition (4-4)
R5B. Reading and Composition in
Near Eastern Studies (taught in English)
Anthropology (4)
R1A-R1B. Reading and Composition in
Asian American Studies Ancient Near Eastern Texts (4-4)
R2A-R2B. Reading and Composition (4-4) R2A-R2B. Reading and Composition in
Modern Middle Eastern Texts (4-4)
Celtic Studies
R1A-R1B. Voices of the Celtic World (4-4) Rhetoric
R1A-R1B. The Craft of Writing (4-4)
College Writing Programs
R1A. Accelerated Reading and Composition (6) Scandinavian (taught in English)
R4A. Reading and Composition (4) R5A-R5B. Reading and Composition (4-4) Aerospace Studies
R4B. Reading, Composition, and Research (4) 2A and 2B
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Note: College Writing R1A with a grade (taught in English) Note: To count toward satisfaction of the
of C- or better satisfies the Entry-Level R5A-R5B. Writing and Reading About Breadth requirement, both 2A and 2B must be
Writing requirement and the first-level of the Russia (4-4) completed.
Reading and Composition requirement. Only African American Studies
South and Southeast Asian Studies
four units (of the six) are accepted toward the 4A-C31B, 100-117, 121-138, 139*,
R5A. Self, Representation, and Nation (4)
Breadth requirement. 142A-163, C178
R5B. Under Western Eyes (4)
Comparative Literature American Studies
South Asian (taught in English)
R1A-R1B. English Composition in 10, 10AC, 101, 101AC, 102, 110*, C112A,
R5A. Great Books of India (4)
Connection with the Reading of World C112B, C112F, 139AC, C152, C172, C174,
R5B. India in the Writer’s Eye (4)
Literature (4-4) 178AC, 179AC
H1A-H1B. English Composition in Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
Connection with the Reading of World R1A-R1B. Introduction to Dramatic Anthropology
Literature (4-4) Literature (4-4) 2, 2AC, 3, 3AC, 111, 114-119, 121A-C,
R2A-R2B. English Composition in 122A-F, 123A-D, 124A, 124AC, C125B,
Connection with the Reading of World 128-130, 132, 134, 136-166, 169B-171,
and French Literature (5-5)
Group II (Humanities and 172AC, 174AC-189
R3B. English Composition in Connection Social Sciences) Arabic
with Reading of World and Hispanic Department headings marked “any” indicate 1A, 1B, 15A, 15B, 20A, 20B, 100A, 100B,
Literature (5) that all undergraduate courses in that 104B, 105B, 108, 111A, 111B, 190A-K
English department are acceptable for breadth credit, Architecture
R1A-R1B. Reading and Composition (4-4) provided that they are at least two-unit courses. 100A, 100B, 101, 102, 105, 109, 110,
Exception: In general, courses numbered 98, 118AC, C119, 120, 135, 139, 170A, 170B,
Film Studies 99, or above 190 are not acceptable for
R1A-R1B. The Craft of Writing — Film 172, 173A, 173B, 174A, 174B, 174C, 175A,
breadth credit. 175B, 175C
Focus (4-4)
Note: A course used toward satisfaction of Asian American Studies
French (taught in English) the Breadth requirement cannot also be used
R1A-R1B. English Composition in Connec- 20A-C, 120-190
toward satisfaction of another college or
tion with the Reading of Literature (4-4) major requirement (such as an allied subject Asian Studies
Gender and Women’s Studies or a science or engineering elective). This 10, 147, 148, 150
R1B. Reading and Composition (4) restriction does not apply to the University Buddhist Studies
R20W. Writing Intensive Workshop — and Berkeley campus requirements of C50, C114, C115, C120, C122, C124, C126,
Feminist Theory (5) American History and Institutions and C128, C130, C140, C174
American Cultures.
Note: R20W satisfies the second-level of the Business Administration (UGBA)
Reading and Composition requirement. Please see notes at the end of this list for 10, 39AC, 105, 107, 118, 155, 170, C172,
additional information and restrictions. 175, 178
German (taught in English)
R5A-R5B. Reading and Composition (4-4)
History
R1. The Practice of History (4)
Note: Satisfies the second-level of the
Reading and Composition requirement.
Catalan Engineering Industrial Engineering 41
101 120, 124, 130AC, 191, 195 170, 171
Celtic Studies English Information
15, 16, 70, 85, 86, 102A, 102B, 105A, 105B, any, except R1A, R1B, R50 C103, 142AC, 146, 182AC
119B, 125, 128, 129, 138, 139, 144A, 144B,
Environmental Design Integrative Biology
145A, 145B, 146A, 146B, C168, 173
1, C169A, C169B C156
Chicano Studies
Environmental Economics and Policy Interdisciplinary Studies
6A, 6B, 20, 40, 50, 70, 101, 130, 133, 135A-C,
C1, 100, C101, C118, 140AC, 141, 142, 143, 60, 61, 100A, 100B, C100C, 100E, C145
141, 142, 143, 145, 148, 149, 150A, 150B, 159,
145, C151, 152, 154, 161, 162, C175, C180,
161, 162, 163, 165, 172, 174, 176, 179, 180 International and Area Studies
C181
45, 102, 115, C118, 120, C145, 150, C175
Chinese
Environmental Science, Policy, and
1A, 1B, 10A, 10B, 100A, 100B, 101, 102, Iranian
Management
120, 122, 132, 134, 136, C140, 155, 156, 157, any
C10, C11, C12, 50AC, 60, 100, 102A, 102B,
161, 165, 183, C184, C185, 186, 188
102C, 102D, C103, C104, 151, 155, C159, Italian Studies
City and Regional Planning 160AC, 161, 162, 163AC, 165, 166, 167, 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 30, 40, 50, 70, 101A, 101B,
110, 111, 112A, 113A, 113B, C114, 115, 116, C167, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 188, C191 103, 104, 110, 112, 115, 117, 120, 130A,
118AC 130B, 160, 170, 175
Environmental Sciences
Civil and Environmental Engineering 10 Japanese
C154, 167 1A, 1B, 10A, 10B, 100A, 100B, 101, 102, 103,
Ethnic Studies
104, C115, 120, 130, 132, 140, 142, 144, 146,
Classics 10AC, 20AC, 21AC, 41AC, C73AC, 100,
155, 159, 162, C174, C176, 185, 186, 188
10A, 10B, 17A, 17B, 28, 29, 34, 35, 36, 122AC, 130AC, 135AC, 136, 147, 150AC,
100A, 100B, 110, 121, 124, 130, 161, 163, 159AC, 190 Journalism
170A, 170B, 170C, 170D, 175A, 175C, C141, C183
Eurasian Studies
175D, 175F, 180
1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 101A, 101B, 102A, 102B Khmer
Cognitive Science 1A, 1B, 100A, 100B, 101A, 101B
Film
C1, C100, C101, C102, C103, C104, C108,
any Korean
C110, C124, C147
1A, 1B, 10A, 10B, 100A, 100B, 101, 102,
French
College Writing Programs 150, 155, 157
1-4, 13, 14, 35, 43B, 102, 103A-112B,
110
114A-119B, 120A-124A, 138-145, 146A, Landscape Architecture and
Comparative Literature 150A-162A, 170-174, 175A-180D, 183A-185 Environmental Planning
any, except R1A, R1B, H1A, H1B, R2A, 101, 102, 103, 110, 111, 121, 130, 140,
Gender and Women’s Studies
R2B, R3B 141AC, 170
10, 14, C15, 20, 40, 50AC, 100AC, 101, 102,
Computer Science 103, 104, 111, 120, 125, 130AC, 131, 133AC, Latin
C182 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, C146, C153A, C153B 1, 2, 10, 40, 100, 101, 102, 115, 116, 117,
119, 120, 121, 122, 140, 155A
Cuneiform Geography
any 10, C15, 20, 30, C32, 50AC-130, C152-159AC, Latin American Studies
C160A, C160B, 165-168, 177, 180, 181 10, 150
Demography
110, C126, 145AC, C164, C175 German Legal Studies
1, 2, 3, 4, 40, 100, 101, 105, C106, C109-123, any
Development Studies
131, 140, 141, 151-162, 168-170, 175B, C179
any Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Greek Studies
Dutch
1, 2, 10, 40, 100, 101, 102, 105, 115, 116, any
1, 2, 107, 110, 125, 140, C164, 166, 170,
117, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125
C170, 173, 176, C178 Letters and Science
Health and Medical Sciences 17, 40AC, 80A-S, C160T, C160U, C160V,
East Asian Languages and Cultures
C133 170AC, C180T
C50, 101-109, C120, C122, C124, C126, C128,
C130, 180, 181 Hebrew Linguistics
1A, 1B, 20A, 20B, 100A, 100B, 104A, 104B, any, except C160
East European Studies
105B
1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 100 Malay/Indonesian
Hindi-Urdu any
Economics
1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 100A, 100B, 101A, 101B,
any Mathematics
103A, 103B, 104A, 104B
160
Education
History
C1, 40AC, 75AC, 100, 114A, C116, 140AC, Media Studies
any
C145, 180, C181, 184, 185, 186AC, 187, 189, any
190 History of Art
Medieval Studies
any, except R1B
Egyptian 150
any
Middle Eastern Studies
Energy and Resources Group 20, 130, 150
100, C100, 102, 151, 162, C180, 190
42 Military Affairs Sanskrit Notes
1, 20, 123, 145A, 154 100A, 100B, 101A, 101B
Unacceptable Courses
Molecular and Cell Biology Scandinavian Courses that only teach a skill, such as
41, 61 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 100A, 100B, drawing or playing an instrument, are not
102A, 102B, C107, C108, C114, 115, 116, 120, accepted toward the Breadth requirement.
Music
123, 125, 127, 128, 150, C160, 165, 170, 190AC
26AC, 27, 75-77, 128, 128A-S, 130B, 131A, *Courses marked with an asterisk must be
134A, 134B, C134C, 135A, 139, 171B-E, Semitics evaluated on an individual basis.
172A, 172B, 173B-F, 174A, 174C any
Foreign Language
Native American Studies Slavic Languages and Literatures Elementary courses in a foreign language are
71, 72, C73AC, 90, 100, 101, 102, 104, 110, 1-4, 6A, 6B, 25A-28B, 36, 45, 46, 50, 101, acceptable with certain limitations:
120A, 149, 151, 152, C152, 155, 158, 175, 103A, 103B, 106A, 106B, 114-133, 134A-N,
176, 178AC, 182, 190 137-151, 160, 161, 170, 171, 181-190 s%LEMENTARY LEVELCOURSESMAYNOTBEINTHE
student’s native language and may not be
Naval Science Social Welfare structured primarily to teach the reading of
2, 3 any scientific literature.
Near Eastern Studies Sociology s&ORTHECHEMICALENGINEERINGMAJORNO
10, 15, 18, C26, 102A-106B, 109, 110, any more than six units of foreign language
C120A-175 South and Southeast Asian Studies may be counted toward the 19-unit Breadth
Nutritional Science and Toxicology 1A, 1B, C51, C52, C145, C186 requirement.
104, 135, C159 s&ORTHECHEMISTRYORCHEMICALBIOLOGY
South Asian
Peace and Conflict Studies 108, C114, 121, C122, C123, 124, C127, C128, major, elementary-level courses in a
10, 100, 125AC, 127A, 128AC, 135, 149, C140, 141, C142, 143, 144, C145, 146, 152 foreign language are not accepted toward
150, 151, 154, 154AC, 164A the 15-unit Breadth requirement if they are
Southeast Asian accepted (or are duplicates of high school
Persian 10A, 10B, 128, 129, 130, C141A, C141B, courses that are accepted) in satisfaction
1A, 1B, 100A, 100B, 101A, 101B, 102A, C141C, C164 of the Foreign Language requirement.
102B, 103A, 103B, 104A, 104B, 105, 120
Spanish Additional Courses
Philosophy 1- 4, 8, 21, 22, 25-39, 100-102B, 104A-123B, Any course that satisfies the American
any, except 12A, 12B 131-162, 164, 165AC, C178, 179, C179, 185 Cultures requirement or the American
Plant and Microbial Biology Tagalog History and Institutions requirements will be
10 any accepted toward satisfaction of the Breadth
requirement. Students can petition for
Political Economy Tamil acceptance of a freshman seminar course.
any 1A, 1B, 101A, 101B
If students would like to take courses that
Political Science Telugu do not appear on this list and the students
any, including 179 1A, 1B feel that the courses should count toward the
Portuguese Thai Breadth requirement, they should check with
11, 12, 101A, 101B, 102, 103, 104, 107B, 1A, 1B, 100A, 100B, 101A, 101B their staff advisers.
112, 113, 114, 128, 135
Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
Psychology 25AC, 26, 52AC, 66*, C107, C108, 119, 121,
1, 2, 14, 101-110, C120, C124, C129-141, 122, 125, 126, C131A, C131B, 145, 151B,
146-168, 180, 182 153A, 153B, 166*
Public Health Tibetan
14, 103, 105, 107, 114, 115, 126, 130AC, 1A, 1B, 10A, 10B, 100A, 100B, 110A, 110B,
150A, 150B, 150E, C155, C160, 180, 181 C114
Public Policy Turkish
101, 103, 117AC, C142, 156, C162, C164, 1A, 1B, 100A, 100B, 101A, 101B
179-C184
Undergraduate and Interdisciplinary
Punjabi Studies
1A, 1B, 100A, 100B C12, 110, 112, C132, C133, C135, C136,
C137, C152, C153, C155, 161, 162, 165, 166,
Religious Studies
167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174
90A, 90B, C90B, C103, C104, C108, C109,
C111, C118, C119, 120A, C124, C132, C133, Vietnamese
C135, C161, C163, C164, C165, C166, 1A, 1B, 100A, 100B, 101A, 101B
171AC, C182, 190
Visual Studies
Rhetoric C185A, 185X
20, 40AC, 41AC, 42AC, 103-110, 119-122,
Yiddish
124-139, 150, 152AC-157B, 159A, 159B,
101, 102, 103
162AC, 165-173, 177, 178, 181
 ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS — CREDIT INFORMATION 43

Name of Test Score UC Berkeley Course(s) or Requirement(s) Satisfied

(*Credit granted by UC)
Chemistry 3 or higher none
(5.3 units)
**Math: 3 or higher Math 1A
Calculus AB
Calculus AB SUB
(2.7 units)
**Math: 3 or 4 Math 1A
Calculus BC
(5.3 units) 5 Math 1A and 1B
**Physics B 3 or higher none
(5.3 units)
**Physics C: Sum of two
Mechanics tests:
Electricity & Magnetism 8 or less none
(2.7 units each) 9 or higher Physics 7A (Consider taking the physics honors sequence.)
**English 3 Entry-Level Writing
Literature & Composition
(5.3 units) 4 ***Entry-Level Writing and a first-level Reading and
Composition course (e.g., English R1A) with 4 units of credit
toward the Breadth requirement (Group I)

5 ***Entry-Level Writing and first- and second-level Reading and

Composition courses (e.g., English R1A and Rhetoric R1B) with 5.3
units of credit total toward the Breadth requirement (Group I)
**English 3 Entry-Level Writing
Language & Composition
(5.3 units) 4 or 5 ***Entry-Level Writing and a first-level Reading and Composition
course (e.g., English R1A) with 4 units of credit toward the Breadth
requirement (Group I)
Art: 3 or higher 3 units of credit (for each test) toward the Breadth requirement
History of Art (Group II)
History:
European
United States
World
Music Theory
(5.3 units each)
Economics: 3 or higher 2.7 units of credit (for each test) toward the Breadth requirement
Microeconomics (Group II)
Macroeconomics
Government & Politics:
Comparative
United States
Human Geography
Psychology
(2.7 units each)
44 Name of Test Score UC Berkeley Course(s) or Requirement(s) Satisfied
(*Credit Granted by UC)
French Literature 3 or higher For chemical engineering majors, 3 units of credit (for each test)
Spanish Literature toward the Breadth requirement (Group II)
(5.3 units each)
****For chemistry or chemical biology majors, each test satisfies
either the Foreign Language requirement or 3 units of credit toward the
Breadth requirement (Group II)
French Language 3 or higher For chemical engineering majors, 5.3 units of credit (for each test)
German Language toward the Breadth requirement (Group II)
Spanish Language Note: For chemical engineering majors, no more than 6 units of foreign
(5.3 units each) language may be counted toward the Breadth requirement (Group II)

****For chemistry or chemical biology majors, each test satisfies

either the Foreign Language requirement or 5.3 units of credit toward
the Breadth requirement (Group II)
Latin: 3 or higher For chemical engineering majors, 2.7 units of credit (for each test)
Literature toward the Breadth requirement (Group II)
Vergil
(2.7 units each) ****For chemistry or chemical biology majors, each test satisfies
either the Foreign Language requirement or 2.7 units of credit toward
the Breadth requirement (Group II)
**Art: Studio Art 3 or higher Does not satisfy any college/major requirement
(5.3 units each)
Biology 3 Does not satisfy any college/major requirement
(5.3 units)
4 or 5 For chemical biology or chemical engineering majors, 1A and 1AL

For chemistry majors, does not satisfy any college/major

requirement

Note: With a score of 4 or 5, students receive subject credit for

Biology 1A, 1AL, and 1B as prerequisite to other courses.

Consult the Career Center regarding the use of tests for admission to
professional schools.
**Computer Science A 3 or higher Does not satisfy any college/major requirement
(1.3 units)
**Computer Science AB
(2.7 units)
Environmental Science 3 or higher Does not satisfy any college/major requirement
Statistics
(2.7 units each)

* The University of California grants unit credit for all Advanced Placement tests on which a student scores 3 or higher.
The unit credit is posted on the student’s UC Berkeley transcript and is included in the UC Berkeley unit total.
** Students who have passed both the English Literature and Composition and the English Language and Composition tests
will receive a maximum of only 5.3 units of credit (total) for these tests. This is also true for the Math Calculus AB and
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Math Calculus BC tests, for the Physics B and Physics C tests, and for the Art Studio tests. Students who have passed
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(total) for these tests.
*** Reading and Composition Requirements:
For the chemistry or chemical biology major, both first- and second-level Reading and Composition courses are
required.
For the chemical engineering major, only a first-level Reading and Composition course is required.
**** For the chemistry or chemical biology major, credit for an elementary foreign language cannot be applied to the Breadth
requirement if the same foreign language is used to satisfy the Foreign Language requirement.
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Counts at police.berkeley.edu/safetycounts.

Photo/Image Credits
Michael Barnes: cover (professor with student)
and pages 12, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 37, 38;
Kathleen Durkin: cover (far right); Yimin Li:
cover (far left); Steve McConnell/UC
Berkeley Public Affairs: page 4; David
Schmitz: cover (beakers and watermark of
bottles of chemicals) and pages 10, 24, 25, 33;
Peg Skorpinski: pages 3, 34
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