CHEM146

Principles of General Chemistry

Prerequisite: Must have math eligibility of MATH140 or higher. Corequisite: CHEM177. Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Chemistry; Biochemistry). Credit only granted for: CHEM103, CHEM131, CHEM135, CHEM143, or CHEM146. Formerly: CHEM143. An overview of the Periodic Table, inorganic substances, ionic and covalent bonding, bulk properties of materials, chemical equilibrium, and quantitative chemistry. CHEM146 is the first course in a four-semester sequence for Chemistry and Biochemistry majors.

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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 2.88 between 551 students*

CHEM146 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 9.8%
A: 16.52%
A+: 4.72%
B-: 11.07%
B: 15.97%
B+: 14.16%
C-: 4.36%
C: 6.35%
C+: 8.35%
D-: 0.73%
D: 1.45%
D+: 0.91%
F: 3.27%
W: 2.36%
* "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.