After CHEM 211
Gateway: CHEM 211
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Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Generated from Rice University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
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.
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 72 CHEM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 48 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.
Core Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
General Chemistry; Select 1 from the following:; Physics; Select 1 from the following:; Select 1 from the following:; Mathematics
Elective Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Advanced Coursework in Physics and Chemistry; Select 3 courses from the following:; Advanced Laboratories; Select 2 courses from the following:; Advanced Coursework in Mathematics (MATH) or Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research (CMOR); Select 2 courses from MATH or CMOR course offerings at the 300-level or above
Core Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Chemistry; Mathematics and Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research; Physics; Select 1 from the following:; Select 1 from the following:; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Core Courses; Select 1 course from the following:
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in CHEM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
8 courses deep, ending at CHEM 366
8 courses deep, ending at CHEM 454
8 courses deep, ending at CHEM 656
6 courses deep, ending at CHEM 532
Total Credit Hours Required for the Major in Chemical Engineering15 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Credit Hours to Complete Degree Requirements; University Graduation Requirements
Total Credit Hours Required for the Major in Physics and a Major Concentration in Biological Physics15 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Credit Hours to Complete Degree Requirements; University Graduation Requirements
Total Credit Hours15 required
Total Credit Hours Required for the Major in Materials Science and NanoEngineering15 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Credit Hours to Complete Degree Requirements; University Graduation Requirements
Core Requirementsall required
1 course from1 required
Total Credit Hours15 required
Core Laboratory Course1 required
Total Credit Hours15 required
Total Credit Hours15 required
Total Credit Hours15 required
Core Laboratory Course1 required
Total Credit Hours15 required
Total Credit Hours15 required
1 course from1 required
Advanced Coursework in Chemistry1 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 2 courses from the following:; Any lecture course between CHEM 400 and CHEM 489; Any lecture course between CHEM 495 and CHEM 699
All CHEM courses in the Rice catalog
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