Department of Chemistry, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Major (Honours Program)

Students may enter this major in Semester 1 or any semester thereafter. A student wishing to declare the major may wish to consult the Faculty Advisor. The major will require the completion of 20.00 credits as indicated below:

Students who are lacking one 4U /grade 12 course in Biology, Chemistry or Physics must take the equivalent introductory course in first semester. The required first-year science courses in that subject should be completed according to the revised schedule of studies available at: https://www.uoguelph.ca/bsc/revised_SS

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Semester 1
BIOL*1090	Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology	0.50
CHEM*1040	General Chemistry I	0.50
IPS*1500	Integrated Mathematics and Physics I	1.00
0.50 Liberal Education electives		0.50
Semester 2
CHEM*1050	General Chemistry II	0.50
IPS*1510	Integrated Mathematics and Physics II	1.00
MATH*1160	Linear Algebra I	0.50
BIOL*1070	Discovering Biodiversity	0.50
or BIOL*1080	Biological Concepts of Health
Semester 3
BIOC*2580	Introduction to Biochemistry	0.50
CHEM*2060	Structure and Bonding	0.50
MATH*2270	Applied Differential Equations	0.50
1.00 electives or restricted electives 1,2		1.00
Semester 4
CHEM*2070	Structure and Spectroscopy	0.50
CHEM*2400	Analytical Chemistry I	0.75
CHEM*2700	Organic Chemistry I	0.50
Electives to a maximum of 2.75 total credits in this semester 1		0.50
Semester 5
CHEM*2820	Thermodynamics and Kinetics	0.50
CHEM*3640	Chemistry of the Elements I	0.50
CHEM*3750	Organic Chemistry II	0.50
CHEM*3860	Quantum Chemistry	0.50
0.50 electives or restricted electives 1		0.50
Semester 6
CHEM*3430	Analytical Chemistry II: Instrumental Analysis	0.50
CHEM*3650	Chemistry of the Elements II	0.50
CHEM*3760	Organic Chemistry III	0.50
1.00 electives or restricted electives 1,2		1.00
Semester 7 and 8
CHEM*3440	Analytical Chemistry III: Analytical Instrumentation	0.50
3.00 credits in Chemistry or Biochemistry 2		3.00
1.50 electives 1		1.50

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Selection of electives is subject to the following:

1. At least 1.00 credits of Liberal Education electives are required. The list of Liberal Education electives for B.Sc. students can be found at: https://www.uoguelph.ca/bsc/
2. Approval of the Faculty Advisor must be obtained for the selection of courses not listed as restrictive electives.
3. Options for an "Area of Focus" or a minor are available. Subject areas include Biochemistry, Computing and Information Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physics. Please consult with your Faculty Advisor for more detail.

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3.00 credits from the 3000/4000 level as follows:

1. 1.50 comprising of (CHEM*3870 Molecular Spectroscopy or CHEM*4880 Topics in Advanced Physical Chemistry), (CHEM*4620 Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry or CHEM*4630 Bioinorganic Chemistry), (CHEM*4720 Organic Reactivity or CHEM*4730 Synthetic Organic Chemistry)
2. 1.50 chosen from CHEM*3870 Molecular Spectroscopy, CHEM*4010 Chemistry and Industry, CHEM*4400 Advanced Topics in Analytical Chemistry, BIOC*4520 Metabolic Processes, BIOC*4540 Enzymology, BIOC*4580 Membrane Biochemistry, CHEM*4620 Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry, CHEM*4630 Bioinorganic Chemistry, CHEM*4720 Organic Reactivity, CHEM*4730 Synthetic Organic Chemistry, CHEM*4740 Topics in Bio-Organic Chemistry, CHEM*4880 Topics in Advanced Physical Chemistry, CHEM*4900 Chemistry Research Project I, CHEM*4910 Chemistry Research Project II, (BIOC*4050 Protein and Nucleic Acid Structure or MCB*4050 ),  TOX*4590 Biochemical Toxicology

Note:

1. Some of these courses may have to be taken in Semester 6.
2. Some of these courses are offered only in alternate years, and some have additional prerequisites for which the student must plan ahead, with the assistance of the faculty advisor.

Credit Summary

(20.00 Total Credits)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
First year science credits		4.50
Required science courses semesters 3 – 8		7.25
Restricted electives (#1 and 2 in restricted electives list)		3.00
Approved science electives		1.25
Liberal Education electives		1.00
Free electives - any approved elective for B.Sc. students		3.00
Total Credits		20

Of the total credits required, students are required to complete 16.00 credits in science of which 2.00 credits must be at the 4000 level and an additional 4.00 credits must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Minor (Honours Program)

A minor in Chemistry consists of at least 5.00 credits including the following courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
CHEM*1040	General Chemistry I	0.50
CHEM*1050	General Chemistry II	0.50
4.00 additional credits 3		4.00

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Students will select Chemistry courses (CHEM) at the 2000 level or above including a minimum of 1.00 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level. BIOC*2580 Introduction to Biochemistry can be counted towards this specialization