The program listed here can have some courses substitutions to the option list and complementary course list by request ahead of time with the advisor.chemistry [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Substitutions%20to%20Liberal%20Degree) (Director of Undergraduate Studies for Chemistry). Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science) This program is offered as part of a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree. To graduate, students must satisfy both their program requirements and their degree requirements. Students are responsible for ensuring that this program fits within the overall structure of their degree and that all degree requirements are met. Consult the Degree Planning Guide on the SOUSA website for additional guidance. Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please refer to Visual Schedule Builder. A technical issue is causing the "Terms offered" field to incorrectly report "this course is not currently offered" for many courses in the Course Catalogue. Students entering from the Freshman program must have included CHEM 110 General Chemistry 1. and CHEM 120 General Chemistry 2., BIOL 112 Cell and Molecular Biology., MATH 133 Linear Algebra and Geometry., MATH 140 Calculus 1./MATH 141 Calculus 2. or MATH 150 Calculus A./MATH 151 Calculus B., PHYS 101 Introductory Physics - Mechanics./PHYS 102 Introductory Physics - Electromagnetism. or PHYS 131 Mechanics and Waves./PHYS 142 Electromagnetism and Optics., or their equivalents in their Freshman year. Quebec students must have completed the DEC with appropriate science and mathematics courses. Note that students who have successfully completed MATH 150 Calculus A. and MATH 151 Calculus B. do not have to take MATH 222 Calculus 3.. The Liberal Program: Core Science Component Chemistry - General Option is not certified by the Ordre des chimistes du Québec. Students interested in pursuing a career in Chemistry in Quebec are advised to take an appropriate B.Sc. program in Chemistry. A computer science course, either COMP 202 Foundations of Programming. or COMP 208 Computer Programming for Physical Sciences and
Engineering
., is strongly recommended during U1 for students who have no previous introduction to computer programming. Students should contact their adviser on this matter. Completion of Mathematics MATH 222 Calculus 3. during U1 is strongly recommended. Introductory Physical Chemistry 1: Thermodynamics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Thermodynamics. Topics include gas laws, kinetic theory of collisions, heat capacity, enthalpy, thermochemistry, bond energies, the entropy and free energy functions, absolute entropies, Maxwell relations and chemical and thermodynamic equilibrium states, phase rule and phase diagrams, ideal solutions, colligative properties, solubility, electrochemistry, Debye-Hückel Theory. Organic Chemistry 1 for Chemistry and Biochemistry. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A fundamental study of aliphatic compounds and saturated functional groups including modern concepts of bonding, reaction mechanisms, conformational analysis, spectroscopy, and stereochemistry. Organic Chemistry 2 for Chemistry and Biochemistry. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A fundamental study of aromatic and polar unsaturated functional groups including reaction mechanisms, multi-step synthesis, regioselectivity, and modern spectroscopic techniques for structure determination. Introductory Chemical Analysis. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Qualitative and quantitative analysis. A survey of methods of analysis including theory and practice of semimicro qualitative analysis and representative gravimetric, volumetric and instrumental methods. The laboratory component includes introductory experiments in analytical chemistry emphasizing classical and instrumental methods of quantitative analysis. Introductory Physical Chemistry 2: Kinetics and Methods. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Kinetics: Transition State Theory, complex reactions, free-radical reactions, chain reactions, catalysis, reactions at surfaces, ionic effects of reactions in solution, photochemistry. Methods: physical chemistry laboratory, differential equations and linear algebra applied to physical chemistry, computation methods for data analysis and modeling Inorganic Chemistry 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Basic concepts of electronic structure and molecular bonding will be developed and applied to the understanding of common materials. Acid-base chemistry. Survey of the chemistry of the main group elements. Introduction to coordination and organometallic chemistry. Inorganic Chemistry 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to transition metal chemistry, coordination numbers and geometry, and nomenclature will be followed by a discussion of crystal field theory and its applications to problems in spectroscopy, magnetochemistry, thermodynamics and kinetics. Several aspects related to applications of organometallic compounds in catalysis and bioinorganic systems will be discussed. Calculus 3. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Taylor series, Taylor's theorem in one and several variables. Review of vector geometry. Partial differentiation, directional derivative. Extreme of functions of 2 or 3 variables. Parametric curves and arc length. Polar and spherical coordinates. Multiple integrals. Introductory Organic Chemistry 3. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Topics covered may include the following: Aromatic compounds, heterocyclic chemistry, sulfur and phosphorus chemistry, organosulfur and organophosphorus compounds, and biomolecules such as lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, polypeptides, DNA and RNA. Introduction to Quantum Chemistry. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An introduction to quantum chemistry covering the historical development, wave theory, methods of quantum mechanics, and applications of quantum chemistry. Instrumental Analysis 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An introduction to modern instrumental analysis emphasizing chromatography, atomic spectroscopy and computational data analysis. Analytical methods to be examined in detail include gas-liquid and high performance liquid chromatography, LC mass spectrometry, and common methods of atomic determinations using flames/furnaces/plasma sources. Instrumental Analysis 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Spectroscopic methods of analysis will be studied with respect to fundamentals, operational aspects and instrument design. Topics will range from UV-visible to x-ray spectrometry. Methodologies will be evaluated with respect to their application in spectrometric systems. Laboratory automation will be studied and applied in the laboratory. Experimental Chemistry 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Experiments related to the theoretical principles, synthetic techniques and instrumental methods used in modern experimental chemistry, including aspects of green chemistry and nanochemistry. Electricity and Magnetism. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Properties of electromagnetic fields, dipole and quadropole fields and their interactions, chemical binding of molecules, electromagnetic properties of materials, Maxwell's equations and properties of electromagnetic waves, propagation of waves in media. Denotes courses with CEGEP equivalents. The courses are omitted from the program of students who have successfully completed them at the CEGEP level. Students from outside Quebec or transfer students should consult the Academic Adviser. Students who have successfully completed MATH 150 Calculus A. and MATH 151 Calculus B. are not required to take MATH 222 Calculus 3.. 0-3 credits from: Applications of Quantum Chemistry. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A survey of the principles of electronic, vibrational and rotational spectroscopy. Magnetic resonance and computational methods. Ordinary Differential Equations. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. First order ordinary differential equations including elementary numerical methods. Linear differential equations. Laplace transforms. Series solutions. 3-6 credits of Chemistry courses at the 300+ level.
Chemistry - General Liberal Program - Core Science Component (B.Sc.) (49 credits)
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Program credit weight: 49Degree Requirements — B.Sc.
Program Prerequisites
Pre-Program Prerequisites
Required Basic Core Courses (43 credits)
Course
Title
Credits
CHEM 213 Introductory Physical Chemistry 1: Thermodynamics. 3 CHEM 242 Organic Chemistry 1 for Chemistry and Biochemistry. 1 4 CHEM 252 Organic Chemistry 2 for Chemistry and Biochemistry. 4 CHEM 267 Introductory Chemical Analysis. 3 CHEM 273 Introductory Physical Chemistry 2: Kinetics and Methods. 3 CHEM 281 Inorganic Chemistry 1. 3 CHEM 381 Inorganic Chemistry 2. 3 MATH 222 Calculus 3. 2 3 CHEM 302 Introductory Organic Chemistry 3. 3 CHEM 345 Introduction to Quantum Chemistry. 3 CHEM 367 Instrumental Analysis 1. 3 CHEM 377 Instrumental Analysis 2. 3 CHEM 392 Experimental Chemistry 1. 3 PHYS 242 Electricity and Magnetism. 2
See http://www.mcgill.ca/chemistry/current-undergraduate-students/advising/.Complementary Course (6 credits)
Course
Title
Credits
CHEM 355 Applications of Quantum Chemistry. 3 MATH 315 Ordinary Differential Equations. 3