ENROLLMENT INFO
Updated: October 23, 2024
For any questions regarding enrollment, waitlists, section swaps, etc. please contact chem-enroll@berkeley.edu. Include your full name, SID, and the course control numbers for the lecture and any associated sections or labs you are interested in.
Pre-Requisite Declaration Form
If you are a transfer student or you would like to use exam credits to clear a Chemistry pre-requisite, please fill out this Google Form. Direct any questions to chem-enroll@berkeley.edu.
Summer 2025 TA/uGSI application info:
You can apply to be a TA/uGSI for any of our Chemistry courses being offered this summer. Please reach out to teachchemistry@berkeley.edu with any questions. If you would like to be notified when the Summer 2025 TA/uGSI application is available, please fill out this form.
Class Time Conflicts
The Chemistry Department does not allow for time conflicts between any classes, except if one is webcast. Your attendance and participation in regular lectures, discussions and labs is required. Students are also responsible for avoiding conflicts with any evening exams.
As always, it is the student's responsibility to plan their schedule carefully. Departments and faculty are not required or expected to accommodate student's schedule conflicts, and the Instructor of Record may decline to enroll or Instructor Drop a student from a class if they cannot be present for all scheduled activities.
If you need a time conflict override with a webcast course, please contact chem-enroll@berkeley.edu.
General Info
The following is general information about chemistry courses for non-majors:
Department of Chemistry
This webpage is designed to give you the latest information on the lower division courses offered by the College of Chemistry. It will cover basic information, as well as enrolling and/or waitlisting for the Chemistry courses you wish to take. For up to date information on course and section availability, see the schedule of classes.
Prerequisites are checked either electronically or manually. If you do not meet the prerequisite for a class by the first day of classes, you will be dropped from the class.
The courses covered on this webpage are:
CHEM 1A, 1AL
CHEM 3A, 3AL
CHEM 3B, 3BL
CHEM 4A
CHEM 12A
CHEM 1A and 1AL
General Chemistry and General Chemistry Lab for Non-Majors
Prerequisite: High School Chemistry is recommended, but not required.
Note: If you have scored a 4 or 5 on the Chemistry AP Exam, you are exempt from 1A and 1AL, and may enroll directly into CHEM 3A and 3AL.
- CHEM 1A and 1AL may be taken concurrently or in different semesters. If taken separately, 1A must be taken first, and passed with a C- or better for the student to be eligible to take 1AL.
CHEM 3A and 3AL
1st Semester Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Lab for Non-Majors.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1A is the prerequisite for 3A, 1AL is the prerequisite for 3AL, and CHEM 4A can be used as the prerequisite for CHEM 3A and 3AL (with a passing grade of a C- or better). If you have passed the chemistry AP exam with either a 4 or a 5, you may enroll directly into CHEM 3A and 3AL.
- CHEM 3A and 3AL may be taken concurrently or in different semesters. If taken separately, 3A must be taken first, and passed with a C- or better for the student to be eligible to take 3AL. If taken concurrently, if the student fails 3A, they must repeat it and pass with a C- or better before going on to CHEM 3B.
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CHEM 3B and 3BL
2nd Semester Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Lab for Non-Majors.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3A is the prerequisite for 3B, 3AL is the prerequisite for 3BL, and CHEM 12A may be used as the prerequisite for 3B/3BL (with a passing grade of C- or better).
- CHEM 3B and 3BL may be taken concurrently or in different semesters. If taken separately, 3B must be taken first, and passed with a C- or better for the student to be eligible to take 3BL.
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CHEM 4A
General Chemistry for Majors
Only College of Chemistry majors may enroll in CHEM 4A through the end of Phase 2. If you wish to take 4A and you are not a CoC student, enroll in CHEM 1A and 1AL. When the Adjustment period begins, you may try and swap out of 1AL and into 4A. It is suggested that you swap 1AL for 4A, because if the swap is unsuccessful, you will still be enrolled in CHEM 1A.
CHEM 12A
1st Semester Organic Chemistry for Majors
Only College of Chemistry majors may enroll in CHEM 12A through the end of Phase 2. If you wish to take 12A and you are not a CoC student, enroll in CHEM 3A and 3AL. When the Adjustment period begins, you may try and swap out of 3AL and into 12A. It is suggested that you swap 3AL for 12A, because if the swap is unsuccessful, you will still be enrolled in CHEM 3A.
