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Chemistry

i) All BSc and BSc Honours degree candidates (exception noted below) must complete the program core (normally before proceeding to 3000 or higher-level courses): SC/CHEM 1000 3.0; SC/CHEM 1001 3.0; SC/CHEM 2010 3.0; SC/CHEM 2011 3.0; SC/CHEM 2020 6.0; SC/CHEM 2030 4.0; SC/CHEM 2080 4.0 (may not be required in some Honours Double Major programs).

ii) All BSc and BSc Honours degree candidates must comply with general regulation 4 (Science section IV) by completing the following (in addition to SC/CHEM 1000 3.0 and SC/CHEM 1001 3.0 from the program core):

• SC/COSC 1540 3.0 or SC/COSC 1020 3.0 or SC/COSC 1520 3.0 or SC/COSC 1530 3.0;
• SC/MATH 1013 3.0; SC/MATH 1014 3.0;
• SC/PHYS 1410 6.0 or SC/PHYS 1010 6.0 (not necessarily in Year 1);
• for Bachelor and Specialized Honours programs: 3 credits from SC/MATH 1021 3.0, SC/MATH 1025 3.0, SC/MATH 2015 3.0, SC/MATH 2221 3.0, SC/MATH 2310 3.0; or for Honours Double Major and Honours Major/Minor programs: at least 3 credits from SC/BIOL 1010 6.0 (strongly recommended for students lacking OAC Biology), SC/EATS 1010 3.0, SC/EATS 1011 3.0, SC/MATH 1025 3.0 or from other 1000-level Science courses required for the second major or the minor;
• additional 1000-level Science credits (excluding SC/CHEM 1500 4.0, SC/MATH 1510 6.0, SC/MATH 1515 3.0, SC/PHYS 1510 4.0 and all Natural Science courses), if required, for an overall total of at least 24 credits from 1000-level Science courses; (SC/BIOL 1010 6.0 is strongly recommended for students lacking OAC Biology.)
• 12 general education credits (see "General Education Requirements" in Science section IV).

iii) All BSc and BSc Honours degree candidates, in accordance with their declared programs, must comply with general regulation 5 or 6 (Science section IV) and, in so doing, must also satisfy the course, credit and standing requirements specified below.

Bachelor Program

To graduate in a Bachelor program. For students admitted to York University for 1999-2000 and subsequent years, the Senate of York University requires a minimum overall grade point average of 4.0 in order to be eligible to graduate with a BSc degree (Bachelor program).

• the program core, as specified in i) above;
• the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education and 1000-level Science requirements, as specified in ii) above;
• at least 21 credits from Chemistry courses at the 3000 level, for an overall total of at least 47 credits from Chemistry courses; (Note: SC/CHEM 3080 4.0 is strongly advised.)
• additional elective credits, as required for an overall total of at least 90 credits, including at least 66 credits from Science courses.

Honours Programs

To declare Honours requires successful completion of at least 24 credits and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.0 over all courses completed, subject to the exceptions in the notes below.

To proceed in each year of an Honours program requires a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.0 over all courses completed, subject to the exceptions in the notes below.

To graduate in an Honours program requires successful completion of all Faculty requirements and departmental required courses and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.0 over all courses completed, subject to the exceptions in the notes below.

Notes:

1. In addition, a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 6.0 over all Science (SC) courses completed is required to declare, proceed and graduate in (i) the Honours Double Major program where Biology is the other major, and (ii) the Honours Major/Minor program where Biology is the major. (The minimum 6.0 Science grade point average is not required where Biology is the minor.)

2. Students admitted to York University prior to 1999-2000 may declare Honours and proceed and graduate in Honours programs according to the academic standards of the year in which they were admitted.

Specialized Honours Program

• the program core, as specified in i) above;
• the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education and 1000-level Science requirements, as specified in ii) above;
• SC/CHEM 3010 4.0 or SC/CHEM 3011 4.0; SC/CHEM 3020 4.0; SC/CHEM 3030 4.0; SC/CHEM 3080 4.0;
• SC/CHEM 4100 6.0;
• a minimum of 20 additional credits from Chemistry courses at the 3000 or 4000 level, of which at least 12 must be at the 4000 level, for an overall total of at least 68 credits from Chemistry courses;
• additional Science credits, as required for an overall total of at least 90 credits from Science courses;
• additional elective credits, as required for an overall total of at least 120 credits.

In the applied chemistry area, the Department of Chemistry offers a Specialized Honours program stream in Atmospheric Chemistry (see separate entry in Science section V).

In addition, students may develop a concentration in Environmental Chemistry, Biological Chemistry or Materials Chemistry, for which they should consult the Department of Chemistry on course selection.

Honours Double Major Program

Possible subject combinations are listed under "Undergraduate Degree Programs" in Science section I. Information on recommended course combinations suitable for Honours Double Major programs in Chemistry and other Science disciplines may be obtained from the department office.

Early planning of courses in an Honours Double Major program is strongly advised so that the necessary prerequisites for courses in both departments are met.

Honours Double Major programs are necessarily highly demanding and should not be considered by any student without an average academic performance of B grade or better.

All Honours Double Major programs require an overall total of at least 120 credits, including at least 90 credits from Science courses and at least 42 credits at the 3000 or higher level.

In the applied chemistry area, the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science offer an Honours Double Major program stream in Atmospheric Chemistry (see separate entry in Science section V).

Honours Major/Minor Program

An Honours Major in Chemistry may be combined with an Honours Minor in another subject area in a BSc Honours Major/Minor degree program. Possible subject combinations are listed under "Undergraduate Degree Programs" in Science section I.

• the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general education and 1000-level Science requirements, as specified in ii) above and including courses appropriate for the minor;
• the Chemistry Honours Major requirements below;
• the course requirements for the minor;
• additional elective credits, as required for an overall total of at least 120 credits, including at least 42 credits at the 3000 or higher level.

Honours Major (for Honours Major/Minor Programs)

• the program core, as specified in i) above;
• a minimum of 22 credits from Chemistry courses at the 3000 or higher level, including a minimum of 16 credits from the following: SC/CHEM 3010 4.0, SC/CHEM 3011 4.0, SC/CHEM 3020 4.0, SC/CHEM 3021 4.0, SC/CHEM 3030 4.0, SC/CHEM 3031 4.0, SC/CHEM 3080 4.0;
• a minimum of 9 additional credits from Chemistry courses at the 4000 level, for an overall total of at least 57 credits from Chemistry courses.

Note: The following courses are required as prerequisites or corequisites for the Chemistry courses above: SC/MATH 1013 3.0; SC/MATH 1014 3.0; SC/PHYS 1410 6.0 or SC/PHYS 1010 6.0.

Honours Minor

• SC/CHEM 1000 3.0; SC/CHEM 1001 3.0;
• at least 24 additional credits from Chemistry courses at the 2000 or higher level, for an overall total of at least 30 credits from Chemistry courses.

Note: Some 2000-level Chemistry courses require mathematics and physics courses as prerequisites or corequisites. Careful planning is required to ensure that prerequisites for the 2000- and higher-level Chemistry courses in which the student is interested are completed.