Welcome to our Monthly Reminders page — a short list of important opportunities, deadlines, and department updates to help you stay on track throughout your chemistry studies. Each month, you’ll find timely notices about courses, scholarships, events, and administrative tasks gathered for you by Barb Morra, Associate Chair, Undergraduate.
Check back regularly to make sure you don’t miss anything that can support your academic progress and enrich your experience in the program.
Here are a few important opportunities upcoming this month.
Summer 2026
Now that final exams are almost over, I hope you have a chance to relax and enjoy the summer months! Here is some information for you to be aware of:
ASIP Information Session (June 4th)
If you are interested in learning more about ASIP, please register for the following info session this week! (Registration Link)
Date: Thursday, June 4th
Time: 12 pm – 2 pm
Location: Experiential Learning Commons (ELC), 255 Beverley Street, 3rd Floor
*New Course* Introducing an exciting new 200-level CHM course in Winter 2027: CHM 229H (Data Analysis in Chemistry)!:
CHM 229H is designed to teach mathematics in-house—by chemists, for chemists, and as an extension to the newly introduced CHM228H. This course introduces chemistry students to the fundamental concepts and practical skills of data analysis, with a focus on chemical applications. Course content includes descriptive and inferential statistics, data visualization, linear and nonlinear regression, multivariable analysis, dimensionality reduction, and an introduction to predictive modelling and machine learning. Emphasis is placed on hands-on experience through weekly Python-based computer labs using real datasets.
CHM 228H1 (Introduced in Fall 2025) and CHM 229H1 (starting in Winter 2027) may be taken instead of MAT 235Y/MAT 237Y towards the requirements of the Chemistry Specialist and Synthetic/Catalytic Specialist programs.
The course will appear in the Academic Calendar when it goes live in May 2026.
For more information about CHM 229H, please contact Professor Sakaya (aya.sakaya@utoronto.ca).
CHM 395Ydeadline is now June 30th:
The deadline for submitting applications for the 2026-27 academic year has been extended to June 30!: Please fill out the online application form along with your supervisor.
Research Opportunities | Department of Chemistry
CHM410H: Pre-requisites
The pre-requisites for this course include CHM217H1 and CHM310H1 only. The academic calendar lists CHM210H as a pre-requisite in error. If you would like to enrol in CHM410H this upcoming academic year and have taken CHM217H and CHM310H, please enrol in the course as normal.
CHM456HS: Organic Materials Chemistry *Not offered in 2026-27*
This course is not being offered in the upcoming academic year. Those interested in learning more about organic materials are encouraged to enrol in CHM458HF (Soft Materials for Life, Energy, and the Environment) instead which will be offered in Fall 2026.
CHM 499Y:
Students who have applied for CHM499Y1 for the 2026-27 academic year will receive their application status notifications, no later than June 9th, and are encouraged to interview potential supervisors throughout June. Stay tuned for more information!
Course Enrolment
Please be sure to check your course enrolment dates and times on ACORN as course enrolment will begin in July!
Congratulations to our undergraduate award winners:
SOUSCC Presentation Winners: https://www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/news/chemistry-students-win-multiple-awards-souscc-2026
Chemistry Undergraduate Excellence Awards: https://www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/news/chemistry-undergraduate-excellence-awards-announced
Finally, if you are graduating this summer then those of us in the undergraduate office (Nicole, Susha and myself) extend our sincere congratulations to you. If you are leaving the university or staying here for graduate school/anything else then we wish you all the very best in your future endeavours!
Take care and we hope you enjoy your summer!
Dr. Morra