Chemistry at Cornell University

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate CHEM work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 67 CHEM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 31 more CHEM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on CHEM, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in CHEM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 8 courses deep, ending at CHEM 4980

  1. MATH 1110Calculus I
  2. MATH 1120Calculus II
  3. MATH 2130Calculus III
  4. CHEM 3890Honors Physical Chemistry I
  5. CHEM 3900Honors Physical Chemistry II
  6. CHEM 3030Honors Experimental Chemistry III
  7. CHEM 4210Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry Research
  8. CHEM 4980Honors Seminar

• 7 courses deep, ending at CHEM 4400

  1. MATH 1110Calculus I
  2. MATH 1120Calculus II
  3. MATH 2130Calculus III

• 7 courses deep, ending at CHEM 6610

  1. CHEM 3570Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences
  2. CHEM 2510Introduction to Experimental Organic Chemistry
  3. CHEM 3580Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences

• 7 courses deep, ending at CHEM 7910

  1. MATH 1110Calculus I
  2. MATH 1120Calculus II
  3. MATH 2130Calculus III

Grade medians

Teaching in Fall 2026

Instructors on CHEM sections in Fall 2026, from the registrar's schedule.

• Brandon Bogusz
• Brett Fors
• Bruce Ganem
• CIARAN SEATH
• Cynthia Kinsland
• Dan Lorey
• Dave Collum
• David Zax
• Greg Ezra
• H. Davis
• Jeremy Baskin
• John Marohn
• Jonathan Kephart
• Julie Laudenschlager
• Kris Reiser
• Kyle Lancaster
• Marissa Lavagnino
• Melissa Hines
• Michael Patterson
• Nandini Ananth
• Peng Chen, Prof.
• Peter Wolczanski
• Robert DiStasio
• Stephen Lee
• Yao Yang
• Youn Jue Bae

Cornell professor board

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under CHEM yet.

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Department events

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