CHEM237

Principles of Organic Chemistry I

Prerequisite: CHEM131, CHEM135, or CHEM146; and (CHEM132, CHEM136, or CHEM147); and a grade of C- or better in the prerequisites is required of College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences majors and recommended for all students. Or permission of CMNS-Chemistry & Biochemistry department. Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Chemistry; Biochemistry) ; or must be in a major in ENGR-A. James Clark School of Engineering. Credit only granted for: CHEM233, (CHEM231 and CHEM232), or CHEM237. The chemistry of carbons: aliphatic compounds, aromatic compounds, stereochemistry, arenes, halides, alcohols, esters, and spectroscopy. Students must pay a $40.00 lab materials fee.

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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 3.08 between 643 students*

CHEM237 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 10.42%
A: 26.28%
A+: 6.53%
B-: 6.38%
B: 20.22%
B+: 7.62%
C-: 3.11%
C: 8.71%
C+: 4.67%
D: 0.47%
D+: 0.31%
F: 1.24%
W: 3.89%
other: 0.16%
* "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.