Second-Year Chemistry Course Requirements

 

Analytical 

Physical (Note 2) 

Organic 

Inorganic 

Chemistry Programs  

(subject POSTs) (note 1) 

CHM217H 

CHM220H/CHM222H  

+ CHM223H 

CHM249H 

CHM247H 

CHM238Y 

Chemistry Specialist 

required 

required 

required 

 

required 

Biological Chemistry Specialist required required required   required

Chemical Physics Specialist 

required/option 

required 

required/option (CHM 249H strongly recommended) 

required/ 

option 

Materials Science Specialist 

not required 

required 

either required (CHM 249H strongly recommended) 

required 

Pharmaceutical  Chemistry Specialist 

required 

required 

either required (CHM 249H strongly recommended) 

not required 

Synthetic & Catalytic Chemistry Specialist 

required 

required 

either required (CHM 249H strongly recommended) 

required 

Chemistry Major 

minimum of two courses, one of which must contain a laboratory component 

Environmental Chemistry Major
(Note 3)
required CHM220H/CHM222H strongly recommended either required (CHM 249 strongly recommended) not required

Chemistry Minor 

minimum of one course 

Environmental  Chemistry Minor 
(Note 3)

one full-course equivalent 

 

Notes: 

  1. For additional non-chemistry 200-level course requirements, please refer to the Arts & Science Calendar.
  2. MAT235Y is the recommended co-requisite of physical chemistry courses.
  3. CHM210H additionally required for the Environmental Chemistry Major & Minor programs.
  4. Notation key: 

“either required”: choice between specified two courses, but note strong recommendation of CHM249H 

“required/option”: required, but alternative options possible: refer to Arts & Science Calendar for explanation 

“not required”: course or a direct option is not formally required