Course Policies


General Chemistry Transfer Credit (CHM 131, 132)

Chemistry courses at four year colleges or universities will be accepted for University of Rochester credit. Approval for transfer credit for CHM 131 and 132 is given by the Center for Academic Support.

General Chemistry courses offered for transfer credit must be part of a two-semester sequence and must include a laboratory component (or a separate lab course). Completion of the first course plus lab of a two semester sequence will earn transfer credit for CHM 131, while completion of the second course plus lab will earn transfer credit for CHM 132, regardless of the material covered. If the course taken for transfer credit does not include an integral laboratory, and you have not taken a separate lab, then both a lecture course and a lab course must be completed to obtain transfer credit.

General Chemistry courses at Monroe Community College are on an approved list of courses receiving transfer credit. Please consult with the Center for Academic Support for details. The department will consider General Chemistry courses taken at other community colleges for transfer credit. A grade of B or better is required to receive transfer credit for courses taken at a Community College. To request transfer credit for these courses, students must complete a Course Approval Form and must provide the course description and the name and author(s) of the textbook used to the chemistry faculty member assigned to handle "Approval of Transfer Credit" as listed on the departmental web site: Undergraduate Studies Committee.

Organic Chemistry Transfer Credit (CHM 203, 204, 207, 208)

Organic Chemistry courses at four year colleges or universities will be accepted for University of Rochester credit. Approval for transfer credit for Chemistry 203, 204, 207, and 208 is given by the Center for Academic Support.

Organic Chemistry courses offered for transfer credit must be part of a two-course sequence. Completion of the first course of a two-course sequence will earn transfer credit for CHM 203 and/or 207, while completion of the second course will earn transfer credit for CHM 204 and/or 208, regardless of the material covered. Requests for exceptions to this rule require chemistry department approval.

Lecture and laboratory courses in Organic Chemistry are separate courses at the University of Rochester and at many other schools. Some colleges, however, offer Organic Chemistry courses with an integrated laboratory; in these cases, UR credit will be awarded for both lecture and laboratory courses (for example CHM 203 & 207 or CHM 204 & 208). An exception to this occurs if the student has completed the organic laboratory course at Rochester (e.g., CHM 208); the student may then request transfer credit for only a lecture course (e.g., CHM 204) even if the course at another college includes both lecture and laboratory.

Organic Chemistry courses at Monroe Community College are on an approved list of courses receiving transfer credit. Please consult with the Center for Academic Support for details. The department will consider Organic Chemistry courses taken at other community colleges for transfer credit. A grade of B or better is required to receive transfer credit for courses taken at a Community College. To request transfer credit for these courses, students must complete a Course Approval Form and must provide the course description and the name and author(s) of the textbook used to the chemistry faculty member assigned to handle "Approval of Transfer Credit" as listed on the departmental web site: Undergraduate Stuides Committee.

Repeating a Course

Use the following table to determine the options available for "repeating" a general chemistry course. Students may wish to consult the College rules at Repeating Courses.

Guidelines for Repeating Chemistry Courses
To repeat: You may take:
CHM 131 CHM 131 (summer or fall semester)
CHM 132 CHM 132 (summer or spring semester)
CHM 171Q CHM 203 (summer or fall semester)
CHM 172Q CHM 204 (summer or spring semester)
CHM 173Q CHM 207 (summer or fall semester)
CHM 203 CHM 203 (summer or fall semester)
CHM 204 CHM 204 (summer or spring semester)
CHM 207 CHM 207 (summer or fall semester)
CHM 208 CHM 208 (summer or spring semester or CHM 210/210W spring only)