After CHEM 1021
Gateway: CHEM 1021
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Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate CHEM coursework.
Generated from University of Colorado Boulder’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate CHEM work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 60 CHEM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 57 more CHEM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on CHEM, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
General Chemistrychoose 1
Organic Chemistrychoose 1
Organic Chemistry 1 Lecture; Organic Chemisty 2 Lecture; Organic Chemistry Labs
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Ancillary Astronomy Course4 required
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Required Ancillary Calculus Courseworkchoose 1
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Biochemistry/Chemistry double majors and Engineering double degree students: Please check with your NRSC advisor for approved alternative options, including the “for-majors” CHEM courses.
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Calculusall required
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Natural Science Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Introductory Sequence in Environmental Studies; Complete both courses; Introductory Sequence in Biology or Earth Science; Complete any two of these lecture/laboratory combinations; Biology Option; Complete one sequence and applicable lab(s); Earth Science Option; and any two of the following introductory Earth Science courses; Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Option; Complete all courses; Physical
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Lower-Division Lecture; Genetics; Lower-Division Labs; Upper-Division Lecture; Upper-Division Laboratory; Organic Chemistry; Biochemistry; Advanced Courses; Scientific Reasoning; Select two:
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Ancillary Mathematics Courseschoose 1
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: CHEM 1021
Gateway: CHEM 1221
The deepest prerequisite chains in CHEM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
10 courses deep, ending at CHEM 4181
9 courses deep, ending at CHEM 4021
7 courses deep, ending at CHEM 4555
4 courses deep, ending at CHEM 1114
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Chemistry Sequence; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Sequence; Earth Science Sequence; Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Sequence
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Science Requirementchoose 1
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APPM or STAT Senior Sequence2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete a two-semester course sequence of applied mathematics or statistics courses numbered 4000 or above, chosen from the following
Humanities, Social Sciences and Writing Requirements15 required
Free Electives15 required · verify with the official sheet
Free electives should be chosen to bring the total credit hours to a minimum of 128.
Values Requirementsall required
Economics Requirements; Complete two courses; Ethics Requirement; Complete one course
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Cornerstone Requirementall required
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Specialization Requirement2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the following list.; Other specialization options offered in other departments (dpt approval might be needed)
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All CHEM courses in the CU Boulder catalog
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