Consult Professor A. Dicks, Department of Chemistry.
The Chemistry Specialist Program provides broad coverage of the core areas of chemistry together with appropriate courses in mathematics and physics during the first three years and allows students to follow a particular area of interest or a more general program in the fourth year. The program is suitable for professional work in any area of chemistry and for entry into graduate school to continue work in any of the sub-fields of chemistry, provided that appropriate options are chosen in the fourth year. This program is accredited by the Canadian Society for Chemistry.
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. Minimum grades in required courses or their equivalents are needed for entry, and these minimums change each year depending on available spaces and the number of applicants. The following courses must be completed:
(CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/CHM151Y1)
To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a final grade lower than 63% in any of the required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining the minimum final grades does not guarantee admission to the program.
Students in this program have the option to request enrolment in the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream. Students can apply for the ASIP stream after Year 1 (Year 2 entry) or after Year 2 (Year 3 entry, starting Fall 2024). Full details about ASIP, including student eligibility, selection and enrolment, are available in the ASIP section of the Arts & Science Academic Calendar. Please note that the majority of students enter ASIP in Fall term of Year 2. Space is more limited for Year 3 entry. Students applying for Year 3 entry must have been admitted to the Chemistry Specialist in the Summer after Year 2.
(14.0 credits, including at least 3.0 credits from 400-level courses)
First Year:
- ( CHM151Y1 strongly recommended)/ ( CHM135H1, CHM136H1)
- ( MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ MAT137Y1/ MAT157Y1
- ( PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/ ( PHY151H1, PHY152H1)
Second Year:
Third and Fourth Years:
- BCH210H1, CHM326H1/ CHM328H1, CHM327H1
- Additional credits from 300/400-level CHM/ MAT/ another science, including at least three of CHM317H1, CHM338H1, CHM343H1, CHM379H1, CHM395Y1/ CHM499Y1/ PHC489Y1, CHM410H1. Minimum 3.0 CHM credits at the 400-level to a total of 14.0 credits.
Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.
