Program Requirements

Notes on Course Requirements

• Courses may be taken in different sequences and in different years than those indicated provided the corequisite and prerequisite requirements are satisfied. However, students must be extremely careful in planning programs that differ from the normal sequence. Students who do not take CHEM 213 in the second year might find it difficult to complete their program in the normal time period.
• Safety glasses or goggles must be worn by all students in laboratories. Chemistry department laboratory notebooks may be purchased in the University Bookstore.

Credit for Previously Offered Courses

Students with credit in the following courses which are no longer offered may make the specified substitutions in any undergraduate program:

• CHEM 100 for CHEM 091 and 101
• CHEM 124 for CHEM 101 and 102
• CHEM 140 with at least B standing for CHEM 101 and 102
• CHEM 140 with less than B standing for CHEM 101
• CHEM 145 for CHEM 245
• CHEM 224 for CHEM 222 and 245
• CHEM 230 for CHEM 231 and 232
• CHEM 233 for CHEM 231 and 235
• CHEM 316 and 317 for CHEM 312 and 318
• CHEM 325 and 422 for CHEM 424 and 425
• CHEM 345 for CHEM 347
• CHEM 423 for CHEM 323
• CHEM 446 for CHEM 347

Fourth-year Course Selection

Lecture courses offered every year:

CHEM 421, 423, 432, 458.

Laboratory courses offered every year:

CHEM 461, 462, 463, 464.

Thesis/research courses offered every year:

CHEM 498, 499A, 499B.

Offered in alternate years:

The following courses are offered, when possible, once every two years. To aid students in planning, they are listed below in their usual sequence. For up-to-date information on fourth-year course offerings, please see the Chemistry department's website at <www.chemistry.uvic.ca>.

One year: CHEM 300A, 411, 434, 459, 478.

Alternate year: CHEM 303, 400A, 437, 476.

Offered in response to student demand:

The following courses will be offered in response to student demand. Students should express their interest in these courses to the department as early in their program as possible to allow scheduling.

CHEM 473, 477.

Honours Programs

The general requirements for admission to an Honours Program after the second year are shown below.

Students require the permission of the department to enter an Honours Program and should consult the department, by interview or letter, no later than one month before the last day for submission of applications for admission or readmission to UVic.

To graduate with an Honours degree in Chemistry, students must achieve a graduating GPA of at least 5.5.

Chemistry Program Requirements

Honours Program

1. For students with Chemistry 11 and Mathematics 12 or equivalents.

2. For students with Chemistry 12 and Mathematics 12 or equivalents.

3. Physics requirement may also be satisfied by PHYS 120 and 130 or PHYS 102 and 120.

4. CHEM 231 may also be taken in the second term of first year, and 1.5 units of these electives postponed.

5. Some 300 level courses may satisfy this requirement; students should check with the department in advance that the course they are proposing will be accepted.

6. This 0.75 unit laboratory course must be taken twice, over two terms in which the course content differs, for a total of 1.5 units.

Major Program

1. For students with Chemistry 11 and Mathematics 12 or equivalents.

2. For students with Chemistry 12 and Mathematics 12 or equivalents.

3. Physics requirement may also be satisfied by PHYS 120 and 130 or PHYS 102 and 120.

4. CHEM 231 may also be taken in the second term of first year, and 1.5 units of these electives postponed.

5. Some 300 level courses may satisfy this requirement; students should check with the department in advance that the course they are proposing will be accepted.

6. This 0.75 unit laboratory course must be taken twice, over two terms in which the course content differs, for a total of 1.5 units.

General and Minor Programs

1. For students with Chemistry 11 and Mathematics 12 or equivalents.

2. For students with Chemistry 12 and Mathematics 12 or equivalents.

3. Physics requirement may also be satisfied by PHYS 120 and 130 or PHYS 102 and 120.

4. CHEM 231 may also be taken in the second term of first year, and 1.5 units of these electives postponed.

5. Must include 9.0 units of 300 level or above in a second area of concentration for the General program.

6. This 0.75 unit laboratory course must be taken twice, over two terms in which the course content differs, for a total of 1.5 units.