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The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Science Academic Programs and Plans

Chemistry

Honours Chemistry

Advisors: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.

Continuing in Honours Chemistry requires a cumulative overall average of 60% and an average of 60% in all Chemistry lecture courses.

In order to graduate with Honours Chemistry, the following requirements must be successfully completed:

22.0 units that include:

Additional Program Conditions:

  1. A maximum of 3.0 units of SCI-labelled courses can be used towards Honours Chemistry.
  2. A maximum of two failures in CHEM lecture courses are allowed. Failure in more than two CHEM lecture courses will result in the requirement to withdraw from the academic plan.

Students can build strength in a specific focus area by directing their program electives in Year Two and Year Three towards specific courses. By doing so, students will be adequately prepared for 400-level courses in those areas. Students interested in pursuing graduate studies in Chemistry should build strength in at least two focus areas and take CHEM 494A and CHEM 494B.

Recommended Year Two and Three Program Electives 

Focus Area Lecture Courses
Laboratory Courses
 Inorganic chemistry
 CHEM 310, CHEM 313
 CHEM 310L
 Analytical chemistry
 CHEM 323
 CHEM 224L
 Biological chemistry
 CHEM 331, CHEM 357
 not applicable
 Theoretical/Computational/Physical  CHEM 209, CHEM 340, CHEM 350
 CHEM 350L
 Organic chemistry
 CHEM 360, CHEM 363
 CHEM 360L
 Polymer chemistry
 CHEM 370
 not applicable
 Medicinal chemistry
 CHEM 363, CHEM 381, CHEM 383
 CHEM 382L

Recommended Course Sequence


Year One


Fall

CHEM 121/CHEM 121L Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter/Chemical Reaction Laboratory 1
MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences
PHYS 111/PHYS 111L Physics 1/Physics 1 Laboratory or PHYS 121/PHYS 121L Mechanics/Mechanics Laboratory
One of ENGL 193/SPCOM 193 Communication in the Sciences
One elective (0.5 unit)

Winter

CHEM 125/CHEM 125L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Chemical Reaction Laboratory 2
CHEM 140 Introduction to Scientific Calculations
MATH 128 Calculus 2 for the Sciences
PHYS 112/PHYS 112L Physics 2/Physics 2 Laboratory or PHYS 122/PHYS 122L Waves, Electricity and Magnetism/Waves, Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory 
One elective (0.5 unit)


Year Two


Fall

CHEM 200 Introductory to Laboratory Techniques
CHEM 220/CHEM 220L Intro Analytical Chemistry/Quantitative Chemical Analysis Laboratory
CHEM 240 Mathematical Methods for Chemistry
CHEM 250L Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1
CHEM 264 Organic Chemistry 1
One elective (0.5 unit)

Note: Students transferring into this plan after their 2A term must take a 0.5 unit CHEM lecture or lab course in place of CHEM 200.

Winter

CHEM 212 Structure and Bonding
CHEM 221 Multi-Component Analysis
CHEM 254 Introductory Chemical Thermodynamics
CHEM 265/CHEM 265L Organic Chemistry 2/Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1
One elective (0.5 unit)

Note: Students may choose to take CHEM 233 in place of an elective in the winter term to decrease the number of required chemistry courses in Year Three.


Year Three


Fall

CHEM 356 Introductory Quantum Mechanics
Four electives (2.0 units)

Winter

CHEM 233 Fundamentals of Biochemistry (or an additional elective if CHEM 233 has been taken in Year Two)
CHEM 313L Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 1
Four electives (2.0 units)


Year Four


Ten electives (5.0 units)

 


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