{"id":3573,"date":"2023-03-16T00:52:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T00:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.as.uky.edu\/genchem\/?p=3573"},"modified":"2025-02-25T18:22:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T18:22:31","slug":"advising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.as.uky.edu\/genchem\/advising\/","title":{"rendered":"Advising"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The image below shows the general chemistry courses we offer and the typical majors enrolled in those classes (not all majors are included). You are permitted to take any course for which you qualify by any measure. The recommendation may differ based on different measures and students should discuss their choice with their advisor to determine the most appropriate course. Courses in a blue box count as UKCore credit. Some courses require you to take the lecture and the lab to receive UKCore credit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.as.uky.edu\/genchem\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/majors_courses.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.as.uky.edu\/genchem\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/majors_courses.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.as.uky.edu\/genchem\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/majors_courses-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.as.uky.edu\/genchem\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/majors_courses-768x465.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students must meet only one of the listed pre-requisites. Changes to pre-reqs made in Spring 2025 are listed in blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHE 101 &#8211; Molecular Science for Citizens (3)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A conceptual introduction to the molecular characteristics of natural and manmade materials, with an emphasis on their properties and their relevance in our lives. Meets UK Core: Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-three-color\">Not open to students who have a C or above in any other CHE course; or consent of the instructor.<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHE 103 &#8211; Chemistry for Health Professionals (4)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A study of the basic concepts of general, organic, and biological chemistry. Topics include electronic structure of atoms and molecules, periodicity of the elements, stoichiometry, states of matter, kinetics, equilibria, acids and bases, organic functional groups, stereochemistry, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and enzymes. Topics are presented with an emphasis on application to the allied health professions. Meets UK Core: Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ACT-Math \u2265 20<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-three-color\">SAT-Math \u2265 520<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-three-color\">Credit for MA 109, MA 110, MA 111, MA 113, MA 123, or MA 137<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proctored ALEKS \u2265 45&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MathIndex3 \u2265 66<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HS GPA \u2265 3.10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HS GPA \u2265 2.80 and Pre-calculus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HS Calculus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHE 104 &#8211; Introductory General Chemistry (3)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A study of general principles, including laws of definite and multiple proportions, stoichiometry, gases, electronic structure, chemical bonding, periodic relationships, oxidation-reduction, chemical equilibrium and acids\/ bases. Not open to students who have already completed both CHE 105 and CHE 107. Not recommended for students seeking careers in science, engineering, medicine, pharmacy or dentistry for which the recommended sequence is CHE 105\/CHE 107.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ACT-Math \u2265 20<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-three-color\">SAT-Math \u2265 520<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-three-color\">Credit for MA 109, MA 110, MA 111, MA 113, MA 123, or MA 137<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proctored ALEKS \u2265 45&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MathIndex3 \u2265 66<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HS GPA \u2265 3.10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HS GPA \u2265 2.80 and Pre-calculus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HS Calculus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHE 108 &#8211; Introduction to Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry without Laboratory (3)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A study of selected aspects of inorganic, organic, and biochemistry including the chemistry of metals and nonmetals, basic organic functional groups, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids. Not recommended for students seeking careers in medicine, pharmacy, science, dentistry, and engineering for which the recommended sequence is CHE 105\/107 or CHE 109\/110\/107.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CHE 104<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CHE 105<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-three-color\">CHE 109 and CHE 110<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHE 105 &#8211; General College Chemistry I (4)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A study of chemical principles and their application to pure and mixed substances including atomic structure, states of matter, compounds, solutions, structure, bonding, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, and gas laws. Not open to students who have already completed both CHE 109 and CHE 110. Together with CHE 111 meets UK Core: Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approved for Distance Learning\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ACT-Math \u2265 25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-three-color\">SAT-Math \u2265 590<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C or better in MA 110<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-three-color\">C or better in MA 123<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-three-color\">Credit for MA 113 or MA 137<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proctored ALEKS \u2265 61<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MathIndex3 \u2265 76<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HS GPA \u2265 3.65<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HS GPA \u2265 3.30 and Pre-calculus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HS Calculus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHE 107 &#8211; General College Chemistry II (3)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A study of the principles of chemistry including intermolecular forces, kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>C or better in CHE 105<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C or better in CHE 110<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AP Chemistry = 3 or 4<sup>#<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHE 109 &#8211; General Chemistry 1A (4)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A study of chemical principles and their applications to pure and mixed substances. The two-semester CHE 109\/110 sequence covers the same material as CHE 105. Together with CHE 110 and CHE 111 meets UK Core: Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-three-color\">ACT-Math 23-26 and below maximum established HS GPA<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-three-color\">SAT-Math 560-620 and below maximum established HS GPA<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B or better in MA 109<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C or better in MA 123<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-three-color\">Students with credit for MA 113 or MA 137 may not register for CHE 109<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-three-color\">Proctored ALEKS 54-62<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MathIndex3 \u2265 72<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-three-color\">HS GPA 3.45-3.75<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-three-color\">HS GPA 3.10-3.40 and Pre-calculus<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHE 110 &#8211; General Chemistry 1B (4)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A continuation of CHE 109; CHE 109 and 110 are equivalent to CHE 105. Meets UK Core: Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences with credit for CHE 109 and 111.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>C or better in CHE 109<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><sup>#<\/sup>AP Chemistry<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Score of 3 or 4 = credit for CHE 105 and 111\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students may take CHE 107 and 113 or take 105<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Score of 5 = credit for CHE 105, 107, and 111\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students may submit their AP lab notebook for review to be eligible to take the CHE 113 bypass exam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students may take\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CHE 226 &#8211; Analytical Chemistry (chemistry majors, requires credit for CHE 113)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CHE 230 &#8211; Organic Chemistry I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CHE 105 and\/or 107<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies (<a href=\"mailto:dus.chemistry@uky.edu\">dus.chemistry@uky.edu<\/a>) for the necessary override for CHE 226 or 230.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More information about UK&#8217;s AP policy is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uky.edu\/registrar\/sites\/www.uky.edu.registrar\/files\/AP%20Chart.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bypass\">Bypass Exam<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Offered in the first week of the Fall and Spring semesters for CHE 105 and 107<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students may sign up by emailing <a href=\"mailto:chemistry@uky.edu\">chemistry@uky.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Times and locations are posted in Canvas courses and available from <a href=\"mailto:chemistry@uky.edu\">chemistry@uky.edu<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other info\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Free to take<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Score to pass depends on normed data from the American Chemical Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graded as pass\/fail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No record of the exam for students who don&#8217;t pass<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Information about the ACS exams we use is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/acs-exams\/\">https:\/\/uwm.edu\/acs-exams\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The image below shows the general chemistry courses we offer and the typical majors enrolled in those classes (not all majors are included). 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