Department of Chemistry, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Major Requirements (Honours)

This is a major within the degree: Bachelor of Science. 

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 lacking Grade 12 or 4U Biology, Chemistry or Physics should follow the revised schedule of study for this major found 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
STAT*2040	Statistics I	0.50
0.50 electives or restricted electives 1,2		0.50
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		1.00
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		7.75
Restricted electives (#1 and 2 in restricted electives list)		3.00
Approved science electives		0.75
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.

Co-op Requirements (Honours)

This is a major within the degree: Bachelor of Science. 

The Co-op program in Chemistry is a four and a half year program including four work terms. Students must follow the academic work schedule as outlined below (also found on the Co-operative Education website: https://www.recruitguelph.ca/cecs/). 

Academic and Co-op Work Term Schedule

Co-op Information

Year	Fall	Winter	Summer
1	Academic Semester 1	Academic Semester 2 COOP*1100	Off
2	Academic Semester 3	COOP*1000 Work Term I	Academic Semester 4
3	Academic Semester 5	Academic Semester 6	COOP*2000 Work Term II
4	COOP*3000 Work Term III	Academic Semester 7	COOP*4000 Work Term IV
5	Academic Semester 8	N/A	N/A

Please refer to the Co-operative Education program policy with respect to work term performance grading, work term report grading and program completion requirements.

For additional program information students should consult with their Co-op Co-ordinator and Co-op Faculty Advisor, listed on the Co-operative Education web site.

Credit Summary

(22.00 Total Credits)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
First year science credits		4.50
Required science courses semesters 3 – 8		7.75
Restricted electives (#1 and 2 in restricted electives list)		3.00
Approved science electives		0.75
Liberal Education electives		1.00
Free electives - any approved elective for B.Sc. students.		3.00
Co-op Work Terms		2.00
Total Credits		22

Recommended Program Sequence

Students lacking Grade 12 or 4U Biology, Chemistry or Physics should follow the revised schedule of study for this major found at https://www.uoguelph.ca/bsc/revised_SS/.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Semester 1 - Fall
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 - Winter
CHEM*1050	General Chemistry II	0.50
COOP*1100	Introduction to Co-operative Education	0.00
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
Summer Semester
No academic semester or work term
Semester 3 - Fall
CHEM*2060	Structure and Bonding	0.50
CHEM*2400	Analytical Chemistry I	0.75
MATH*2270	Applied Differential Equations	0.50
STAT*2040	Statistics I	0.50
Electives to a maximum of 2.75 total credits in this semester 2		0.50
Winter Semester
COOP*1000	Co-op Work Term I	0.50
Semester 4 - Summer
CHEM*2070	Structure and Spectroscopy	0.50
CHEM*2700	Organic Chemistry I	0.50
CHEM*3430	Analytical Chemistry II: Instrumental Analysis	0.50
1.00 electives 2		1.00
Semester 5 - Fall
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 2		0.50
Semester 6 - Winter
BIOC*2580	Introduction to Biochemistry	0.50
CHEM*3650	Chemistry of the Elements II	0.50
CHEM*3760	Organic Chemistry III	0.50
1.00 electives or restricted electives 2,3		1.00
Summer Semester
COOP*2000	Co-op Work Term II	0.50
Fall Semester
COOP*3000	Co-op Work Term III	0.50
Semester 7 - Winter
2.50 electives or restricted electives 2,3		2.50
Summer Semester
COOP*4000	Co-op Work Term IV	0.50
Semester 8 - Fall
CHEM*3440	Analytical Chemistry III: Analytical Instrumentation	0.50
2.00 electives or restricted electives 2,3		2.00

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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, MCB*4050, TOX*4590 Biochemical Toxicology

Note: 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.

Minor Requirements (Honours)

This minor cannot be combined with a major in Chemistry. 

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 1		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