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Chemistry major

This section specifies the Chemistry major discipline requirements only. Please refer to the Bachelor of Science section for information on additional requirements.

Declaration requirements

Students admitted to the Bachelor of Science may formally declare a science major or minor if they have a minimum CGPA of 2.00 and meet the declaration requirements for the subject discipline. BSc students are expected to declare a major or minor by the time they have completed 60 credits. Students in other degree programs may declare a science major or minor if they satisfy the declaration requirements and have the approval of their program.

Bachelor of Science students wishing to declare a Chemistry major must complete the following prior to their formal declaration:

  • CHEM 114
  • PHYS 111
  • MATH 112 or MATH 118

Program outline

Lower-level requirements

Course Title Credits
CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry I (discontinued) 4–5
or CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry I  
CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry II (discontinued) 4–5
or CHEM 114 Principles of Chemistry II  
CHEM 211 Organic Chemistry I (discontinued) 4
or CHEM 213 Organic Chemistry I  
CHEM 212 Organic Chemistry II (discontinued) 4
or CHEM 214 Organic Chemistry II  
CHEM 221 Inorganic Chemistry 4
CHEM 224 Atoms, Molecules, Spectra 4
CHEM 241 Analytical Chemistry 4
COMP 150 Computer Programming 4
or COMP 152 Introduction to Structured Programming  
MATH 111 Calculus I 4
MATH 112 Calculus II 4
or MATH 118 Calculus II for Life Sciences  
MATH 211 Calculus III 3
PHYS 111 Mechanics 5
PHYS 112 Electricity and Magnetism 5
One of: 3–4
STAT 106 Statistics I  
MATH 270/ STAT 270 Introduction to Probability and Statistics  
MATH 302 Analysis of Observational and Experimental Data (discontinued)  

Upper-level requirements

Course Title Credits
CHEM 311 Intermediate Organic Chemistry I 4
or CHEM 312 Intermediate Organic Chemistry II  
CHEM 320 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry 3
CHEM 324 Chemical Kinetics and Thermodynamics 4
CHEM 325 Inorganic Chemistry Labratory 2
CHEM 341 Instrumental Analysis/Applied Spectroscopy 4
Plus: 13 credits of upper-level CHEM 13

Note: With the approval of the department head, up to 15 upper-level chemistry credits obtained from courses taken outside UFV may be used to partially satisfy these requirements.

 

Chemistry minor

This section specifies the Chemistry minor discipline requirements only. Students need to combine these minor requirements with another science minor or major. Please refer to the Bachelor of Science section for information on additional requirements.

Declaration requirements

Students admitted to the Bachelor of Science may formally declare a science major or minor if they have a minimum CGPA of 2.00 and meet the declaration requirements for the subject discipline. BSc students are expected to declare a major or minor by the time they have completed 60 credits. Students in other degree programs may declare a science major or minor if they satisfy the declaration requirements and have the approval of their program.

Bachelor of Science students wishing to declare a Chemistry minor must complete the following prior to their formal declaration:

  • CHEM 114
  • PHYS 105 or PHYS 111
  • MATH 112 or MATH 118

Program outline

Lower-level requirements

Course Title Credits
CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry I 5
CHEM 114 Principles of Chemistry II 5
CHEM 200-level CHEM courses 12
MATH 111 Calculus I 4
MATH 112 Calculus II 4
or MATH 118 Calculus II for Life Sciences  
PHYS 105 Heat, Waves, and Optics 5
or PHYS 111 Mechanics  
One of: 3–4
STAT 104 Introductory Statistics  
STAT 106 Statistics I  
MATH 270/ STAT 270 Introduction to Probability and Statistics  

Upper-level requirements

Course Title Credits
CHEM 300- or 400-level CHEM courses (see Note) 14

Note: Students should choose appropriately in order to satisfy upper-level course prerequisites. Students will be limited to six credits of directed studies toward upper-level requirements for the chemistry minor. It is highly recommended that students contact an Academic Advisor prior to making their course selections.

Course listings

For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.


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