BSc or BA (120 credit hour) Combined Honours in Chemistry and another subject

Students who wish to study Chemistry in conjunction with another subject may wish to pursue a Combined Honours degree program. The other subject may be any discipline from the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Computer Science, or the College of Sustainability. Chemistry may be the primary subject (defined as the subject with the larger number of honours credits), or the secondary subject. The Combined Honours program is not accredited by the Canadian Society for Chemistry.

Students planning to enroll in a Combined Honours program should consult with academic advisors from both programs early in their studies. Students must have their program of study approved by Academic Advisors in both subject areas. Students complete an Honours Qualifying Examination in one of the two subject areas, a requirement normally completed in the primary subject area. For Chemistry, this requirement is satisfied through CHEM 4902.03 and CHEM 4903.03.

A Co-op option is available for students enrolled in BSc Combined Honours with Chemistry as the primary subject. See Co-operative Education Program.

Departmental requirements

In addition to fulfilling the requirements outlined in the Academic Regulations and College of Arts and Science Degree Requirements sections, students in a BSc or BA Combined Honours program in Chemistry and another subject must complete the following:

Chemistry as the primary subject

• CHEM 1011.03: Concepts in Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity/CHEM 1012.03: Concepts in Chemistry: Energy and Equilibrium, or CHEM 1021.03: Engineering Chemistry I/CHEM 1022.03: Engineering Chemistry II, or equivalent
• MATH 1000.03: Differential and Integral Calculus I/MATH 1010.03: Differential and Integral Calculus II, or equivalent
• CHEM 2101.03: Introductory Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEM 2201.03: Introductory Analytical Chemistry
• CHEM 2301.03: Introduction to Physical Chemistry I and CHEM 2304.03: Introductory Physical Chemistry II
• CHEM 2401.03: Introductory Organic Chemistry: Structure, Concepts of Mechanisms and Spectroscopy and CHEM 2402.03: Introductory Organic Chemistry: Reactivity of Functional Groups
• A minimum of 18 additional CHEM credit hours above the 2000 level (including CHEM 4902.03 and CHEM 4903.03 if applicable).

Chemistry as the secondary subject

• CHEM 1011.03: Concepts in Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity/CHEM 1012.03: Concepts in Chemistry: Energy and Equilibrium, or CHEM 1021.03: Engineering Chemistry I/CHEM 1022.03: Engineering Chemistry II, or equivalent
• MATH 1000.03: Differential and Integral Calculus I/MATH 1010.03: Differential and Integral Calculus II, or equivalent
• A minimum of 30 CHEM credit hours above the 1000 level, including at least 18 CHEM credit hours above the 2000 level.