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CHEM

Chemistry and Biochemistry

189 courses on record 124 with sections in Fall 2026
189 courses

Grades awarded Fall 2021 to Fall 2025, every instructor,

A course with no letter grades has no average to report, which is not the same as a course that grades badly.

Lower division 33

Lower division courses in Chemistry and Biochemistry
Course Title Predicted GPA Fall 2026
1 Connections in Chemistry and Biochemistry 1 section
3 Material World GE 3.78 113 grades 7 sections
7 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Laboratory Not offered
8 Applications of Nanoscience Not offered
14A General Chemistry for Life Scientists I GE 3.28 7,658 grades 14 sections
14AE General Chemistry for Life Scientists I--Enhanced GE 3.18 991 grades 8 sections
14B General Chemistry for Life Scientists II GE 3.19 7,758 grades 7 sections
14BE General Chemistry for Life Scientists II--Enhanced GE 3.22 689 grades Not offered
14BL General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I GE 3.45 6,691 grades 34 sections
14C Structure of Organic Molecules 3.40 7,661 grades 12 sections
14CL General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 3.64 4,518 grades 26 sections
14D Organic Reactions and Pharmaceuticals 3.23 6,339 grades 12 sections
17 Chemical Principles 3.39 513 grades Not offered
19 Fiat Lux Freshman Seminars Not offered
20A Chemical Structure GE 3.51 4,457 grades 16 sections
20AH Chemical Structure (Honors) GE 3.70 191 grades 3 sections
20B Chemical Energetics and Change GE 3.25 2,706 grades Not offered
20BH Chemical Energetics and Change (Honors) GE 3.81 182 grades Not offered
20L General Chemistry Laboratory GE 3.49 2,707 grades Not offered
30A Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity 2.95 1,515 grades 10 sections
30AL General Chemistry Laboratory II 3.61 1,527 grades 13 sections
30B Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity, Synthesis, and Spectroscopy 3.22 2,170 grades 10 sections
30BL Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 3.69 1,001 grades Not offered
30C Organic Chemistry III: Reactivity, Synthesis, and Biomolecules 2.91 777 grades Not offered
30CL Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 3.71 187 grades Not offered
88A Lower-Division Seminar: Serendipity in Science 3.57 61 grades Not offered
88S Elements of Life in Our Universe Not offered
88SA Biochemistry of Love and Attachment: Love Hormones Not offered
89 Honors Seminars 3.88 51 grades Not offered
96 Special Courses in Chemistry 3.54 61 grades Not offered
98TW PFAS, Pesticides, and Plastics: How Revolutionary Chemistry Has Changed Our Past and Future 3.79 23 grades Not offered
98XA PEERS Collaborative Learning Workshops for Life Sciences Majors 4 sections
98XB PEERS Collaborative Learning Workshops for Physical Sciences and Engineering Majors 1 section

Upper division 49

Upper division courses in Chemistry and Biochemistry
Course Title Predicted GPA Fall 2026
101 Catalysis in Modern Drug Discovery 3.65 346 grades Not offered
103 Environmental Chemistry 3.49 184 grades Not offered
C105 Introduction to Chemistry of Biology 3.13 112 grades Not offered
C107 Organometallic Chemistry 3.53 10 grades · 1 section
110A Physical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics 3.31 980 grades 2 sections
110B Topics in Physical Chemistry 3.22 256 grades 2 sections
113A Physical Chemistry: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 3.42 344 grades 2 sections
C113B Quantum Chemistry Methods 3.46 11 grades · Not offered
114 Physical Chemistry Laboratory 3.45 185 grades Not offered
C115A Advanced Quantum Chemistry with Laboratory I no grade history 2 sections
M120 Soft Matter Laboratory no grade history 1 section
C123A Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics with Laboratory I no grade history 2 sections
M124 Philosophy of Science: Historical 3.37 16 grades · 3 sections
C125 Machine Learning and Applications in Chemistry 3.68 30 grades Not offered
C126A Computational Methods for Chemists 3.60 36 grades Not offered
C132A Core Principles in Cell and Molecular Biology 3.87 58 grades 1 section
136 Organic Structural Methods 3.87 196 grades 5 sections
C138 Natural Product Biosynthesis: Chemical Logic and Enzymatic Machinery 3.64 42 grades Not offered
144 Practical and Theoretical Introductory Organic Synthesis 3.34 114 grades Not offered
147 Careers in Chemistry and Biochemistry 1 section
C150 Research Methods and Integrity in Cellular and Molecular Biology 3.88 91 grades Not offered
153A Biochemistry: Introduction to Structure, Enzymes, and Metabolism 3.31 7,554 grades 26 sections
153B Biochemistry: DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis 3.35 1,707 grades 5 sections
153C Biochemistry: Biosynthetic and Energy Metabolism and Its Regulation 3.32 1,072 grades 5 sections
153L Biochemical Methods I 3.16 1,521 grades 9 sections
154 Biochemical Methods II 3.30 862 grades 3 sections
C155 Mitochondria in Medicine, Biology, and Chemistry no grade history 1 section
156 Physical Biochemistry 3.31 932 grades 4 sections
M157 Food: Molecules, Microbes, Environment 3.76 279 grades Not offered
C159 Mechanisms of Gene Regulation 3.48 61 grades Not offered
C164 Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine 3.89 72 grades Not offered
C165 Metabolic Control by Protein Modification 3.64 56 grades Not offered
171 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry 3.15 739 grades 7 sections
C172 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 3.36 251 grades Not offered
C173 Electrochemical Systems no grade history 1 section
C180 Solid-State Chemistry 3.59 131 grades Not offered
184 Chemical Instrumentation 3.32 109 grades Not offered
185 Materials Chemistry Laboratory 3.61 143 grades Not offered
C185 Materials Chemistry Laboratory 3.50 19 grades · Not offered
189 Advanced Honors Seminars: Advanced Honors Seminar for Chemistry and Biochemistry 171 3.92 210 grades 1 section
192A Undergraduate Practicum in Chemistry and Biochemistry no grade history 1 section
192B Undergraduate Practicum in Chemistry and Biochemistry no grade history 1 section
192C Undergraduate Assistant Education Practicum in Chemistry and Biochemistry 1 section
192D Undergraduate Assistant Education Practicum in Chemistry and Biochemistry no grade history 1 section
M192E Introduction to Collaborative Learning Theory and Practice 3.95 461 grades 1 section
192F Methods and Application of Collaborative Learning Theory and Practice 3.97 1,209 grades 1 section
194 Research Group Seminars: Chemistry and Biochemistry no grade history 53 sections
196A Research Apprenticeship in Chemistry and Biochemistry no grade history 20 sections
196B Research Apprenticeship in Chemistry and Biochemistry no grade history 10 sections

Graduate 107

Graduate courses in Chemistry and Biochemistry
Course Title Predicted GPA Fall 2026
203B Ethics in Chemical Research 1 section
CM205A Introduction to Chemistry of Biology 3.53 82 grades Not offered
206 Chemistry of Biology Seminar 1 section
C207 Organometallic Chemistry 3.64 74 grades 1 section
210 Advanced Topics in Chemical Research 1 section
C215A Advanced Quantum Chemistry with Laboratory I 3.53 76 grades 2 sections
C215B Quantum Chemistry: Methods 3.59 26 grades Not offered
218 Chemistry Student Exit Seminar 1 section
219A Seminars: Research in Physical Chemistry--Photon Resolved Spectroscopy of Materials (Physical Chemistry) 1 section
219B Seminar: Research in Physical Chemistry--Atmospheric Chemical Processes no grade history 1 section
219F Seminar: Research in Physical Chemistry--Theoretical Quantum Dynamics in Chemical Systems no grade history 1 section
219K Seminar: Research in Physical Chemistry--Statistical Mechanics of Disordered Systems no grade history 1 section
219L Seminar: Research in Physical Chemistry--Modern Methods for Molecular Reactions and Structure no grade history 1 section
219Q Seminar: Research in Physical Chemistry--Ultrafast Studies of Chemical Reaction Dynamics in Condensed Phase 1 section
219R Seminar: Research in Physical Chemistry--Kinetic, Thermodynamic, and Interfacial Effects in Materials 1 section
219S Seminar: Research in Physical Chemistry--Nanoscience no grade history 1 section
219T Seminar: Research in Physical Chemistry--Single-Molecule Spectroscopy in Biology no grade history 1 section
219V Seminar: Research in Physical Chemistry--Complex Fluids: Composition, Structure, and Rheology no grade history 1 section
219W Seminar: Research in Physical Chemistry--Biophysics and Statistical Mechanics of Soft Matter no grade history 1 section
219X Seminar: Research in Physical Chemistry--Dynamic Processes in Chemically Reacting Flow Systems no grade history 1 section
219Y Seminar: Research in Physical Chemistry--Theory and Computation for Materials 1 section
C223A Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics with Laboratory I 3.51 89 grades 2 sections
C223B Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics 3.51 33 grades Not offered
C226A Computational Methods for Chemists 3.70 36 grades Not offered
228 Chemical Physics Seminar 3.89 390 grades 1 section
230A Methods of Structural Molecular Biology: X-ray Crystallography and Electron Microscopy 3.46 30 grades Not offered
M230B Structural Molecular Biology 3.54 17 grades · Not offered
M230D Structural Molecular Biology Laboratory 3.87 44 grades Not offered
C232A Core Principles in Cell and Molecular Biology 3.90 78 grades 1 section
232B Skills Development for Cell and Molecular Biologists Not offered
232C Advanced Topics and Approaches in Cell and Molecular Biology Research Not offered
232D Career Development for Cell and Molecular Biologists Not offered
235E Seminar: Research in Organic Chemistry--Theoretical and Physical Organic Chemistry no grade history 1 section
235G Seminar: Research in Organic Chemistry--Organometallic Chemistry and Organic Synthesis no grade history 1 section
235I Seminar: Research in Organic Chemistry--Fullerene Chemistry and Materials Science no grade history 1 section
235K Seminar: Research in Organic Chemistry--Organic Chemistry in Organized and Restricted Media no grade history 1 section
235N Seminar: Research in Organic Chemistry--Target- and Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Natural Products and Product-Like Molecules 1 section
235O Seminar: Research in Organic Chemistry--Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials no grade history 1 section
235P Seminar: Research in Organic Chemistry--Reaction Discovery and total Synthesis of Complex Molecules 1 section
235Q Seminar: Research in Organic Chemistry--Synthetic Organic Chemistry Research 1 section
235R Seminar: Research in Organic Chemistry--Fluorous Materials, Synthetic Chemistry, and Supermolecular Assembly 1 section
235S Seminar: Research in Organic Chemistry--Synthetic Methods Development and Mechanistic Study 1 section
235T Seminar: Research in Organic Chemistry--Chemical Biology, Analytical Chemistry, and Systems Biochemistry no grade history 1 section
236 Spectroscopic Methods of Organic Chemistry 3.55 139 grades 1 section
C238 Natural Product Biosynthesis: Chemical Logic and Enzymatic Machinery 3.57 22 grades Not offered
241B Special Topics in Organic Chemistry 3.54 48 grades Not offered
C243A Structure and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry 3.57 119 grades Not offered
C243B Organic Chemistry: Mechanism and Structure 3.50 77 grades Not offered
244A Organic Synthesis: Methodology and Stereochemistry 3.51 123 grades 2 sections
244B Strategy and Design in Organic Synthesis 3.68 56 grades Not offered
247 Organic Colloquium 3.91 518 grades 1 section
248 Organic Chemistry Student Seminar 3.88 91 grades 1 section
249A Methods of Materials Chemistry: Synthesis, Characterization, Physical Properties, Applications, and Devices Not offered
249B Methods of Chemical Synthesis:cvdganic/Inorganic/Organometallic 1 section
249C Methods of Physical/Theoretical/Biophysical Chemistry Not offered
C250 Research Methods and Integrity in Cellular and Molecular Biology 3.72 25 grades Not offered
CM255 Mitochondria in Medicine, Biology, and Chemistry 1 section
256B Seminar: Research in Biochemistry--Biochemistry of Protein Function no grade history 1 section
256C Seminar: Research in Biochemistry--Molecular Mechanism of Cellular Barriers and Polarity no grade history 1 section
256G Seminar: Research in Biochemistry--Nucleic Acid Structure Determination by NMR no grade history 1 section
256L Seminar: Research in Biochemistry--Literature of Structural Biology no grade history 1 section
256M Cellular and Biochemical Regulation of Metabolism 1 section
256N Seminar: Research in Biochemistry--Advanced Topics in Structural Biology no grade history 1 section
256O Seminar: Research in Biochemistry--Membrane Biophysics no grade history 1 section
256Q Seminar: Research in Biochemistry--Biochemistry and Function of Ubiquinone in Yeast and Higher Eukaryotes no grade history 1 section
256R Seminar: Research in Biochemistry--Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Protein Structure no grade history 1 section
256T Seminar: Research in Biochemistry--RNA Processing and RNA Genomics no grade history 1 section
256U Seminar: Research in Biochemistry--Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Link to Disease no grade history 1 section
256V Seminar: Research in Biochemistry--Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry 1 section
256W Seminar: Research in Biochemistry--Cytoskeletal Dynamics during Drosophila Oogenesis no grade history 1 section
256X Seminar: Research in Biochemistry--Microtubule-Based Structures and Human Diseases 1 section
256Z Seminar: Research in Biochemistry--Information Processing in Intracellular and Intercellular Signaling Networks no grade history 1 section
257 Physical Chemistry of Biological Macromolecules 3.62 38 grades Not offered
258 Advanced Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 3.90 83 grades 1 section
CM259 Mechanisms of Gene Regulation 3.55 11 grades · Not offered
263 Seminars in Chemical Biology 3.76 65 grades Not offered
C264 Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine 3.67 10 grades · Not offered
266 Proteomics and Protein Mass Spectrometry 3.79 146 grades Not offered
267 Nanoscience and Chemistry 3.67 11 grades · Not offered
268 Biochemistry Research Seminar 3.93 395 grades 1 section
269A Protein Structure 3.88 146 grades 1 section
269B Biocatalysis and Bioenergetics 3.95 148 grades 1 section
269C Nucleic Acid Structure and Catalysis 3.93 138 grades 1 section
269D Mechanism and Regulation of Gene Expression 3.86 137 grades 1 section
269E Biomolecular Structure, Catalysis, and Regulation 3.87 142 grades 1 section
272A Seminar: Research in Inorganic Chemistry--Chemistry of Materials no grade history 1 section
272C Seminar: Research in Inorganic Chemistry--Inorganic Spectroscopy no grade history 1 section
272I Seminar: Research in Inorganic Chemistry--Organometallic Chemistry 1 section
272K Seminar: Research in Inorganic Chemistry--Inorganic Nanostructures: Synthesis, Properties, and Functions 1 section
272L Seminar: Research in Inorganic Chemistry--Molecular Materials no grade history 1 section
272N Seminar: Research in Inorganic Chemistry--Electrochemical Materials and Interfaces 1 section
272O Seminar: Research in Inorganic Chemistry--Applied Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry no grade history 1 section
272S Seminar: Research in Inorganic ChemistryBioinorganic Chemis try no grade history 1 section
C273 Electrochemical Systems 3.54 134 grades 1 section
C276A Group Theory and Applications to Inorganic Chemistry 3.62 55 grades Not offered
278 Inorganic Chemistry Student Seminar 3.90 356 grades 1 section
C280 Solid-State Chemistry 3.52 133 grades Not offered
285 Materials Chemistry Laboratory 3.47 89 grades Not offered
290 Chemistry and Biochemistry Instrumentation for Research no grade history 2 sections
M291 Systems Biology: Practical Data Analysis no grade history 1 section
375 Teaching Apprentice Practicum Not offered
400 Safety in Chemical and Biochemical Research Not offered
495 Teaching College Chemistry 1 section
596 Directed Individual Study or Research 3.77 29 grades 60 sections
597 Preparation for MS Comprehensive Examination or PhD Qualifying Examinations no grade history 56 sections
598 Research for and Preparation of MS Thesis no grade history 67 sections
599 Research for and Preparation of PhD Dissertation 3.91 87 grades 69 sections