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Your search for courses · during 2025-26 · tagged with CHEM Elective Lab · returned 7 results
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BIOC 311 Biochemistry Laboratory 2 credits
This course introduces students to fundamental biochemical laboratory techniques important to studying protein structure and function, such as the manipulation of nucleic acids, electrophoresis, protein purification, and functional assays. Students will apply these techniques to scientific problems drawn from faculty research.
BIOC 301 is a prereq; it cannot be taken concurrently with BIOC 311
- Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- LS, Science with Lab
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): BIOC 301 with a grade of C- or better.
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CHEM 302 Quantum Spectroscopy Laboratory 2 credits
This lab course emphasizes spectroscopic studies relevant to quantum chemistry, including experiments utilizing UV-VIS, infrared absorption spectroscopy, and visible emission spectroscopy.
Requires concurrent registration or completion of CHEM 344
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed or is in the process of completing any of the following course(s): CHEM 344 with grade of C- or better.
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CHEM 306 Spectrometric Characterization of Chemical Compounds 2 credits
This combined lecture and lab course teaches students how to use modern spectrometric techniques for the structural characterization of molecules. Lectures will cover topics and problems in the theory and practical applications associated with GC-Mass Spectrometry, ESI-Mass Spectrometry, Infrared, and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1H, 13C, and 2D experiments). Students will apply all of these techniques in the laboratory for the structural characterization of known and unknown molecules
Classroom and laboratory sessions will be held predominantly during the first five weeks of the term.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed the following course(s): CHEM 234 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 234 Requisite Equivalency.
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CHEM 331 Instrumental Chemical Analysis Laboratory 2 credits
This laboratory provides students with experience in using instrumental methods for quantitative chemical analysis. Laboratory work consists of several assigned experiments that use instrumental techniques such as liquid and gas chromatography, UV spectrophotometry and fluorometry, mass spectrometry, and voltammetry. This laboratory concludes with an instrumental analysis project that is researched and designed by student groups.
Requires concurrent registration in CHEM 330.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a CHEM 331 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, CHEM 330, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
- CHEM 330: Instrumental Chemical Analysis
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CHEM 338 Computer-Assisted Experimentation for Chemists 2 credits
This laboratory introduces students to the general components that make up an instrument used for chemical analysis. These components include transducers, analog and digital electronic components, data transmission hardware, computers, and appropriate software. The specific topics to be covered are ion selective electrodes, fluorometry, analog electronics, basic data acquisition principles, serial data communication, Arduino and LabVIEW programming.
Not offered in 2025-26
- LS, Science with Lab
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHEM 224 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 224 Requisite Equivalency.
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CHEM 349 Computational Chemistry Laboratory 2 credits
Credit for the laboratory portion of Chemistry 348.
Requires concurrent registration in CHEM 348.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a CHEM 349 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, CHEM 348, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
Not offered in 2025-26
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
- CHEM 348: Introduction to Computational Chemistry
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CHEM 352 Laboratory in Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 2 credits
Synthesis, purification and spectroscopic characterization of transition-metal complexes with an emphasis on methods for preparing and handling air-sensitive compounds. One laboratory per week.
Previous or concurrent registration in CHEM 351
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed or is in the process of completing the following course(s): CHEM 351 with grade of C- or better.