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Bachelor of Science Chemistry Subject Area


General Information


The subject area requirements listed on this page are part of the Bachelor of Science (Major and Honors)  program offered by the Faculty of Science. Students must ensure they are familiar with and follow all program requirements in addition to the subject area requirements outlined below.

To find a description about this area of study, please visit Our Degrees of the Faculty of Science webpage.

Courses for Subject Area GPA


Chemistry subject area GPA will be calculated including all courses at the 200-level or above with course designators CHEM and BIOCH.

Honors in Chemistry Requirements


Major in Chemistry Requirements


24 units from


Any of the following courses (with no more than 6 units total from CHEM 299 , CHEM 300 , CHEM 399 , CHEM 401 , CHEM 403 , and CHEM 499 ):

6 units from


  • any 400-level CHEM course

Notes


  1. Some courses appear in more than one requirement. Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one requirement.
  2. CHEM 299  can be taken twice; CHEM 399  can be taken up to four times.

Major in Chemistry - Accredited Option Requirements


Notes


  1. Some courses appear in more than one requirement. Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one requirement.
  2. CHEM 299  can be taken twice; CHEM 399  can be taken up to four times.
  3. The Major in Chemistry - Accredited Option degree program is accredited by the Canadian Society for Chemistry.

Minor in Chemistry Requirements