CHEM131

Chemistry I - Fundamentals of General Chemistry

Prerequisite: Must have math eligibility of MATH120 or higher. Corequisite: CHEM132. Recommended: For Science majors. Credit only granted for: CHEM103, CHEM131, CHEM135, CHEM153 or CHEM146. Formerly: CHEM103. An overview of the Periodic Table, inorganic substances, ionic and covalent bonding, bulk properties of materials, chemical equilibrium, and quantitative chemistry. CHEM131 is the first course in a four-semester sequence for students majoring in the sciences, other than Chemistry and Biochemistry majors.

Sister Courses: CHEM131S

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.40 between 19,824 students*

CHEM131 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 6.75%
A: 14.24%
A+: 3.03%
B-: 6.86%
B: 15.79%
B+: 7.67%
C-: 5.46%
C: 11.84%
C+: 6.38%
D-: 0.83%
D: 4.39%
D+: 1.62%
F: 5.64%
W: 9.35%
other: 0.14%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.