Author: Awais Farooq

All questions that are course-specific should be directed to the faculty teaching those courses.  That said, all course materials are required for these courses.

Faculty will provide a list of books and materials to the BU bookstore during the month of August.  Once the list has been submitted, visit the bookstore website to see what materials are needed for each of your courses.  Some faculty will email their classes before the semester begins with further information and post the…

That depends on the course and course component. CH101 generally has around 800 students in the fall semester, and CH109 has around 160 students. All of the courses have a lecture, pre-lab, lab, and discussion section. The labs and discussion sections are generally kept to below 20 students.

 Students are allowed to “add” new courses during the first week of classes at Boston University. As a result, if you realize in that time that you are signed up for the wrong class, then you can switch to the correct course. After the “add” period closes, you can still drop courses, but you will…

No. Students are not permitted to move between the course sequences. As such, students who start in CH101 will need to continue to CH102, and students who start in CH109 will need to continue to CH110 or CH112.

 There is a third option for students to complete the chemistry major: CH101, CH102, and CH201. This is not the preferred pathway, and we highly recommend that Chemistry or BMB majors start at least in CH109. The course faculty for CH109 are available in office hours to help all dedicated students work to learn the…

 If you took chemistry at a local college, then it may transfer in to BU. Depending on the rigor of the course, it may count as your first semester of chemistry. To see if it will count, send your course syllabus, lab syllabus and transfer credit equivalency form to [email protected]. Please note: if you are a…

 In our experience, high school courses (even those listed as college-equivalent and taught at a high-level of rigor) cannot replace college-level first-year chemistry, and students who skip this find themselves at a disadvantage later on (especially in the laboratory). For these students who will need to take other chemistry at BU (Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, etc.),…

The minimum General Chemistry requirement for BMB or Chemistry majors is CH109/110. You will get all of the support that you need in these classes to master the material and succeed in your major.

The minimum General Chemistry requirement for BMB or Chemistry majors is CH109/110. You will get all of the support that you need in these classes to master the material and succeed in your major.