Chemistry at Hope College

Gateway courses

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.

• CHEM 126General Chemistry IIopens 20 courses (2.8 directly)
• CHEM 221Organic Chemistry Iopens 13 courses (6 directly)
• CHEM 231Organic Chemistry IIopens 6 courses (3 directly)
• CHEM 311Biochemistry Iopens 3 courses (2.3 directly)
• CHEM 255Organic Chemistry Laboratory Iopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• CHEM 102AMatter and Energy Pre-K through 3rd Gradesopens 1 course (1 directly)

The map

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 35 CHEM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 23 more CHEM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in CHEM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 6 courses deep, ending at CHEM 314

  1. CHEM 125General Chemistry I
  2. CHEM 126General Chemistry II
  3. CHEM 221Organic Chemistry I
  4. CHEM 231Organic Chemistry II
  5. CHEM 311Biochemistry I
  6. CHEM 314Biochemistry II

• 5 courses deep, ending at CHEM 324

  1. CHEM 125General Chemistry I
  2. CHEM 126General Chemistry II
  3. CHEM 221Organic Chemistry I

• 4 courses deep, ending at CHEM 345

  1. CHEM 125General Chemistry I
  2. CHEM 126General Chemistry II
  3. CHEM 343Physical Chemistry I

• 4 courses deep, ending at CHEM 346

  1. CHEM 125General Chemistry I
  2. CHEM 126General Chemistry II
  3. CHEM 344Physical Chemistry II

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for CHEM yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under CHEM yet.

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Department events

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