CHEM 2091

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  • Schedule of Classes - March 20, 2026 3:39PM EDT

CHEM 2091
Engineering General Chemistry Laboratory

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

CHEM 2091 is the laboratory component of CHEM 2090 Engineering General Chemistry. Covers basic chemical concepts, such as reactivity and bonding of molecules, introductory quantum mechanics, and intermolecular forces in liquids and solids and gases. Attention will be focused on aspects and applications of chemistry most pertinent to engineering.


Corequisites CHEM 2090.

Forbidden Overlaps CHEM 1560 and CHEM 1561, CHEM 2070 and CHEM 2071, CHEM 2090 and CHEM 2091

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  8482 CHEM 2091   LAB 401

  •  
    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Laudenschlager, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Corequisite: CHEM 2090. Students must complete CHEM 2090 and CHEM 2091 to earn a letter grade in the course.
    All seats are currently reserved for incoming Engineering first-year students for Fall 2025. Current students will not be able to enroll in CHEM 2091 using Student Center. If you wish to be considered for placement in CHEM 2091 for Fall 2025, please add your name to the wait list at https://chemlabs.arts.cornell.edu/waitlist.cfm by August 25, 2025. Students may select multiple lab times on their waitlist entry. Space permitting, students on the waitlist can be placed into CHEM 2091 after first-year student pre-enrollment in July.
    All 2091 labs begin the second week of the semester.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  8483 CHEM 2091   LAB 402

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Laudenschlager, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Corequisite: CHEM 2090. Students must complete CHEM 2090 and CHEM 2091 to earn a letter grade in the course.
    All seats are currently reserved for incoming Engineering first-year students for Fall 2025. Current students will not be able to enroll in CHEM 2091 using Student Center. If you wish to be considered for placement in CHEM 2091 for Fall 2025, please add your name to the wait list at https://chemlabs.arts.cornell.edu/waitlist.cfm by August 25, 2025. Students may select multiple lab times on their waitlist entry. Space permitting, students on the waitlist can be placed into CHEM 2091 after first-year student pre-enrollment in July.
    All 2091 labs begin the second week of the semester.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  8484 CHEM 2091   LAB 403

  •  
    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Laudenschlager, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Corequisite: CHEM 2090. Students must complete CHEM 2090 and CHEM 2091 to earn a letter grade in the course.
    All seats are currently reserved for incoming Engineering first-year students for Fall 2025. Current students will not be able to enroll in CHEM 2091 using Student Center. If you wish to be considered for placement in CHEM 2091 for Fall 2025, please add your name to the wait list at https://chemlabs.arts.cornell.edu/waitlist.cfm by August 25, 2025. Students may select multiple lab times on their waitlist entry. Space permitting, students on the waitlist can be placed into CHEM 2091 after first-year student pre-enrollment in July.
    All 2091 labs begin the second week of the semester.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  8485 CHEM 2091   LAB 404

  •  
    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Laudenschlager, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Corequisite: CHEM 2090. Students must complete CHEM 2090 and CHEM 2091 to earn a letter grade in the course.
    All seats are currently reserved for incoming Engineering first-year students for Fall 2025. Current students will not be able to enroll in CHEM 2091 using Student Center. If you wish to be considered for placement in CHEM 2091 for Fall 2025, please add your name to the wait list at https://chemlabs.arts.cornell.edu/waitlist.cfm by August 25, 2025. Students may select multiple lab times on their waitlist entry. Space permitting, students on the waitlist can be placed into CHEM 2091 after first-year student pre-enrollment in July.
    All 2091 labs begin the second week of the semester.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  8486 CHEM 2091   LAB 405

  •  
    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Laudenschlager, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Corequisite: CHEM 2090. Students must complete CHEM 2090 and CHEM 2091 to earn a letter grade in the course.
    All seats are currently reserved for incoming Engineering first-year students for Fall 2025. Current students will not be able to enroll in CHEM 2091 using Student Center. If you wish to be considered for placement in CHEM 2091 for Fall 2025, please add your name to the wait list at https://chemlabs.arts.cornell.edu/waitlist.cfm by August 25, 2025. Students may select multiple lab times on their waitlist entry. Space permitting, students on the waitlist can be placed into CHEM 2091 after first-year student pre-enrollment in July.
    All 2091 labs begin the second week of the semester.