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CHEM-1055: General Chemistry for Chemistry Majors

Description: In depth treatment of chemical bonding, thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, reaction kinetics, descriptive chemistry of the elements, acid-base chemistry, chemistry of gases, liquids and solids, and other topics. This class is restricted to chemistry and biochemistry majors. Other students may request consent of instructor.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 4 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 21

Average GPA: 2.96 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 33.48%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 4.86%

Joseph S Merola202437.9%28.4%21.2%7.4%2.5%2.4%2.9210
Daniel Crawford202138.0%29.5%16.2%6.4%2.7%7.0%2.9911

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W