Research experiences and coursework reflect Brown's intellectual independence: students choose courses and research groups based on their own individual interests and goals. Brown's Open Curriculum allows students to discover advanced—even graduate-level—courses where chemistry meets biology, medicine, physics, nanoscience, and engineering. Working alongside graduate students and faculty, concentrators actively engage in research from the start of their Brown careers.
The Chemistry Department has recently made two significant changes to the introductory Organic Chemistry curriculum beginning in Fall 2026. Please refer to this guide. Contact the Chemistry Director of Undergraduate Studies – amit_basu@brown.edu – with any questions.
