CHEM 6AGeneral Chemistry I
First quarter of a three-quarter sequence intended for science and engineering majors. Topics include atomic theory, bonding, molecular geometry, stoichiometry, and types of reactions. May not be taken for credit after CHEM 6AH.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “CHEM 4, or AP Chemistry score of 3, or Math Placement Exam qualifying score, or AP Calculus AB score of 2, or MATH 3C or higher.”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 1 · Fall (33 programs).
Required in (24)
- Aerospace Engineering (B.S.)
- Biochemistry (B.S.)
- Bioengineering (B.S.)
- Bioengineering: BioSystems (B.S.)
- Bioengineering: Bioinformatics (B.S.)
- Bioengineering: Biotechnology (B.S.)
- Biological Anthropology (B.S.)
- Biology with a Specialization in Bioinformatics (B.S.)
- Chemistry (B.S.)
- Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution (B.S.)
- Environmental Chemistry (B.S.)
- Environmental Systems—Earth Sciences (B.S.)
- and 12 more
One of the options in (3)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Science (B.S.)
- PblHlth w/Con Medicine Sci
Courses that list CHEM 6A as a prerequisite (13)
- BENG 120 Organic Chemistry Structural and Design Principles
- BENG 140A Bioengineering Physiology
- BENG 140B Bioengineering Physiology
- BIPN 106 Comparative Physiology
- CHEM 6B General Chemistry II
- ESYS 102 The Solid and Fluid Earth
- MAE 11 Thermodynamics
- MAE 20 Elements of Materials Science
- MAE 21 Aerospace Materials Science
- NANO 159 Electrochemistry: Fundamentals and Applications
- SIO 101 California Coastal Oceanography
- SIO 102 Geochemistry
- SIO 170 Volcanology