Chemistry at University of Illinois Chicago

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 122Matter and Energyopens 57 courses (5 directly)
• CHEM 123Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I.opens 56 courses (2.2 directly)
• CHEM 115Comprehensive General and Organic Chemistryopens 56 courses (1.7 directly)
• CHEM 118Honors and Majors General and Analytical Chemistry II.opens 49 courses (4 directly)
• CHEM 124Chemical Dynamicsopens 47 courses (3 directly)
• CHEM 125Foundations of Chemical Inquiry II.opens 46 courses (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 75 CHEM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 36 more CHEM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

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.

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.

• 11 courses deep, ending at CHEM 534

  1. CHEM 101Preparatory Chemistry
  2. CHEM 122Matter and Energy
  3. CHEM 123Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I.
  4. CHEM 124Chemical Dynamics
  5. CHEM 125Foundations of Chemical Inquiry II.
  6. CHEM 234Chemical Synthesis
  7. CHEM 235Advanced Synthesis Techniques
  8. CHEM 432Advanced Organic Chemistry
  9. CHEM 532Advanced Organic Chemistry I.
  10. CHEM 533Advanced Organic Chemistry II.
  11. CHEM 534Advanced Organic Chemistry III.

• 10 courses deep, ending at CHEM 514

  1. CHEM 101Preparatory Chemistry
  2. CHEM 122Matter and Energy
  3. CHEM 123Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I.

• 9 courses deep, ending at CHEM 444

  1. CHEM 101Preparatory Chemistry
  2. CHEM 122Matter and Energy
  3. CHEM 123Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I.

• 9 courses deep, ending at CHEM 448

  1. CHEM 101Preparatory Chemistry
  2. CHEM 122Matter and Energy
  3. CHEM 123Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I.

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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