Inorganic for Duke?

[jenv1082]

I just emailed the Duke Admissions Office about their 1 year requirement of Inorganic for admissions,
but the response back was not helpful. Anybody know if that's strictly enforced?

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[finney]

Do you mean general chemistry?

 

[meatloaf king]

a lot of schools regard the year of general chemistry as inorganic, since it deals mainly with all the elements and non-specific general theories rather than the carbon based organic. The inorganic sequence you are probably thinking of should be a 3000 (junior) level course and should only be one semester, followed up by advanced inorganic as a senior (4000 level). These last two courses mentioned are only neccessary for chemistry majors (like me).

 

[finney]

I looked at their site and they only want two semesters of introductory chemistry. They are rather strict with these requirements. They also requires a year of calc which is a little rare.

 

[jot]

inroganic refers only to gen chem in the framework of med school requirements.

 

[Coalboy]

If it's any consolation, I got in to Duke with Calculus AP credits, so there's a bit of leeway there. And the Inorganic requirement just means General Chemistry.