CHEM271

General Chemistry and Energetics

Prerequisite: CHEM241 and CHEM242; or CHEM247. And a grade of C- or better in the prerequisites for College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences majors and recommended for all students. Corequisite: CHEM272. Credit only granted for: CHEM113, CHEM153, CHEM271 or CHEM276. Formerly: CHEM113. An introduction to the physical aspects of chemistry; chemical kinetics, thermodynamics and electrochemistry in the context of current chemistry research.

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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 2.72 between 8,755 students*

CHEM271 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 8.33%
A: 16.38%
A+: 2.99%
B-: 8.48%
B: 16.77%
B+: 10.34%
C-: 4.85%
C: 13.44%
C+: 7.24%
D-: 0.24%
D: 3.61%
D+: 0.46%
F: 1.63%
W: 5.11%
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.