Science Academic Programs and Plans

Advisors: See Faculty of Science academic advisors.

Honours Chemistry is available in both systems of study: regular and co-operative.

Continuing in Honours Chemistry (regular and co-op) requires a minimum cumulative overall average of 60% and a minimum cumulative average of 60% in all Chemistry lecture courses.

Successful completion requires:

1. 22.0 units distributed as follows:
   • 8.0 CHEM units: CHEM 121, CHEM 121L, CHEM 125, CHEM 125L, CHEM 140, CHEM 200, CHEM 212, CHEM 220, CHEM 220L, CHEM 221, CHEM 233, CHEM 240, CHEM 250L, CHEM 254, CHEM 264, CHEM 265, CHEM 265L, CHEM 313L, CHEM 356
   • 1.0 MATH unit: MATH 127 and MATH 128
   • 1.5 PHYS units: PHYS 111 and PHYS 111L or PHYS 121 and PHYS 121L; and PHYS 112 and PHYS 112L or PHYS 122 and PHYS 122L
   • 11.0 electives distributed as follows:
   • 6.5 CHEM units from the list of program electives with the following additional restrictions:
   • 1.0 unit chosen from CHEM 224L, CHEM 310L, CHEM 350L, CHEM 360L
   • CHEM 494A and CHEM 494B, or 1.0 unit from the list of program electives, of which a minimum of 0.5 unit must be CHEM 224L, CHEM 310L, CHEM 350L, or CHEM 360L
   • a minimum of 1.5 units chosen from CHEM 310, CHEM 313, CHEM 323, CHEM 350, and CHEM 360, with a minimum of 0.5 unit chosen from CHEM 310 and CHEM 313
   • a minimum of 2.0 units from 400-level lecture courses
   • 0.5 unit chosen from AMATH, CO, MATH, PMATH, or STAT courses. Students should contact their academic advisor for a list of recommended courses
   • 4.0 units chosen from any 0.5 unit lecture or lab course
   • 0.5 ENGL unit: ENGL 193/SPCOM 193
2. Full-time enrolment in Years Two, Three, and Four.
3. Co-operative program requirements (when applicable) that include:
   • A minimum of four work terms: COOP 1, COOP 2, COOP 3, COOP 4.
   • A minimum of three work-term reports: one as part of PD 11, WKRPT 200S, WKRPT 300S.
   • A minimum of four Professional Development courses: PD 1, PD 11, and two other PD courses.

Additional conditions:

1. A maximum of 3.0 units of SCI courses can be used.
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 plan.

Notes

1. 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. 
2. 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 Electives

List of Program Electives

CHEM 209 Introductory Spectroscopy and Structure
CHEM 224L Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory
CHEM 310 Transition Element Compounds and Inorganic Materials
CHEM 310L Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 2
CHEM 313 Main Group and Solid State Chemistry
CHEM 323 Analytical Instrumentation
CHEM 331 Fundamentals of Metabolism 1
CHEM 333 Metabolism 1
CHEM 340 Introductory Computational Chemistry
CHEM 350 Chemical Kinetics
CHEM 350L Physical Chemistry Laboratory 2
CHEM 357 Physical Biochemistry
CHEM 360 Organic Chemistry 3
CHEM 360L Senior Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 363 Organic Process Chemistry
CHEM 370 Introduction to Polymer Science
CHEM 381 Bioorganic Chemistry
CHEM 382L Advanced Organic Synthesis Laboratory
CHEM 383 Medicinal Chemistry
CHEM 400 Special Topics in Chemistry
CHEM 404 Physicochemical Aspects of Natural Waters
CHEM 430 Special Topics in Biochemistry
CHEM 432 Metabolism 2
CHEM 433 Advanced Biochemistry
CHEM 464 Spectroscopy in Organic Chemistry
CHEM 481 Rational Design of Potential Drug Candidates
CHEM 494A Research Project
CHEM 494B Research Project

Recommended Course Sequences

See regular plan.

See co-op plan.