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CHEM

School of Physical Sciences · University of California-Irvine
233,920 grades123 courses126 professors56 terms

Department and course prefixes as University of California-Irvine lists them in its own catalog.

2.90
average GPA across 233,920 grades
−12% vs. University of California-Irvine overall (3.28)
69%
A or B
of 233,920 grades
9.3%
D, F or withdrew
of 234,825 enrolled
A34.5%
B34.8%
C21.8%
Every term against the 2.90 department average 56 terms
Summer 2014Fall 2025
Most taken
CHEM 1A
General Chemistry
2.59
29,693 grades
−11% vs. dept
CHEM 1B
General Chemistry
2.69
23,773 grades
−7% vs. dept
CHEM 1C
General Chemistry
2.61
21,949 grades
−10% vs. dept
CHEM 51A
Organic Chemistry
2.64
19,339 grades
−9% vs. dept
CHEM 1LC
General Chemistry Laboratory
3.10
18,371 grades
+7% vs. dept
CHEM 51B
Organic Chemistry
2.51
16,279 grades
−14% vs. dept
CHEM 1LD
General Chemistry Laboratory
3.18
16,036 grades
+10% vs. dept
CHEM 51C
Organic Chemistry
2.56
15,428 grades
−12% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 123
100 level47200 level61300 level4500 level10900 level1
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level47 courses
CHEM 1A · General Chemistry
2.59 −11% vs. dept 29,693
CHEM 1B · General Chemistry
2.69 −7% vs. dept 23,773
CHEM 1C · General Chemistry
2.61 −10% vs. dept 21,949
CHEM 1LA
3.27 +13% vs. dept 15
CHEM 1LC · General Chemistry Laboratory
3.10 +7% vs. dept 18,371
CHEM 1LD · General Chemistry Laboratory
3.18 +10% vs. dept 16,036
CHEM 1LE
3.03 +4% vs. dept 2,902
CHEM 1P · Preparation for General Chemistry
2.48 −15% vs. dept 1,611
CHEM 12
3.04 +5% vs. dept 22
CHEM 14 · Sense and Sensibility in Science
2.91 +0% vs. dept 23
CHEM 100 · Special Topics in Chemistry
3.48 +20% vs. dept 85
CHEM 101W · Writing in Chemical Sciences
3.19 +10% vs. dept 346
CHEM 107 · Inorganic Chemistry
2.88 −1% vs. dept 1,649
CHEM 107L · Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
3.12 +7% vs. dept 1,047
CHEM 125 · Advanced Organic Chemistry
2.99 +3% vs. dept 770
CHEM 127 · Inorganic Chemistry II
3.14 +8% vs. dept 548
CHEM 128 · Introduction to Chemical Biology
3.39 +17% vs. dept 1,224
CHEM 128L · Introduction to Chemical Biology Laboratory Techniques
3.41 +18% vs. dept 801
CHEM 131A
2.32 −20% vs. dept 622
CHEM 131B
2.74 −6% vs. dept 554
CHEM 131C
3.36 +16% vs. dept 328
CHEM 132A · Chemical Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Dynamics
2.91 +0% vs. dept 1,230
CHEM 132B · Quantum Principles, Spectroscopy, and Bonding
2.78 −4% vs. dept 1,241
CHEM 132C · Molecular Structure and Elementary Statistical Mechanics
2.66 −8% vs. dept 1,169
CHEM 133 · Nuclear and Radiochemistry
2.82 −3% vs. dept 318
CHEM 133L · Nuclear and Radiochemistry Laboratory
3.26 +12% vs. dept 64
CHEM 137
3.07 +6% vs. dept 13
CHEM 138 · Introduction to Computational Organic Chemistry
3.82 +31% vs. dept 56
CHEM 141 · Environmental Chemistry
3.19 +10% vs. dept 312
CHEM 145A · Gas-Phase Atmospheric Chemistry
2.90 −0% vs. dept 10
CHEM 150 · Computational Chemistry
3.59 +24% vs. dept 15
CHEM 152 · Advanced Analytical Chemistry
3.29 +13% vs. dept 915
CHEM 153 · Physical Chemistry Laboratory
3.09 +7% vs. dept 158
CHEM 156 · Advanced Laboratory in Chemistry and Synthesis of Materials
3.06 +5% vs. dept 305
CHEM 160 · Organic Synthesis Laboratory
3.54 +22% vs. dept 507
CHEM 170
3.09 +6% vs. dept 62
CHEM 177 · Medicinal Chemistry
2.66 −8% vs. dept 286
CHEM 180 · Undergraduate Research
4.00 +38% vs. dept 163
CHEM 180W · Senior Thesis in Chemistry
3.60 +24% vs. dept 85
CHEM 192 · Tutoring in Chemistry
4.00 +38% vs. dept 788
CHEM 193 · Research Methods
3.85 +33% vs. dept 116
CHEM 197 · Professional Internship
3.65 +26% vs. dept 29
CHEM 199 · Independent Study in Chemistry
4.00 +38% vs. dept 381
CHEM H180A
4.00 +38% vs. dept 101
CHEM H180B
4.00 +38% vs. dept 85
CHEM H180C
4.00 +38% vs. dept 97
CHEM H181W
3.99 +37% vs. dept 101
200 level61 courses
CHEM 200 · Conduct of Research
3.99 +37% vs. dept 619
CHEM 201 · Organic Reaction Mechanisms I
3.48 +20% vs. dept 396
CHEM 202 · Organic Reaction Mechanisms II
3.51 +21% vs. dept 249
CHEM 203 · Organic Spectroscopy
3.69 +27% vs. dept 252
CHEM 204 · Organic Synthesis I
3.49 +20% vs. dept 237
CHEM 205 · Organic Synthesis II
3.67 +26% vs. dept 135
CHEM 206 · Advanced Data Acquisition and Analysis
3.94 +36% vs. dept 10
CHEM 208 · Math Methods
4.00 +38% vs. dept 40
CHEM 213 · Chemical Kinetics
3.55 +22% vs. dept 90
CHEM 215 · Inorganic Chemistry I
3.92 +35% vs. dept 115
CHEM 216 · Organometallic Chemistry
3.49 +20% vs. dept 255
CHEM 217 · Physical Inorganic Chemistry
3.73 +28% vs. dept 72
CHEM 218 · Metallobiochemistry
3.89 +34% vs. dept 150
CHEM 219 · Chemical and Structural Biology
3.61 +24% vs. dept 230
CHEM 221A · Fundamentals of Molecular Biophysics
4.00 +38% vs. dept 12
CHEM 223 · Biological Macromolecules
3.69 +27% vs. dept 113
CHEM 225 · Polymer Chemistry: Synthesis and Characterization of Polymers
3.51 +21% vs. dept 77
CHEM 229A · Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences
3.17 +9% vs. dept 33
CHEM 230 · Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetic Theory
3.48 +20% vs. dept 25
CHEM 231A · Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics
3.60 +24% vs. dept 210
CHEM 231B · Applications of Quantum Mechanics
3.54 +22% vs. dept 74
CHEM 231C · Molecular Spectroscopy
3.59 +23% vs. dept 66
CHEM 232A · Thermodynamics and Introduction to Statistical Mechanics
3.84 +32% vs. dept 168
CHEM 232B · Advanced Topics in Statistical Mechanics
3.48 +20% vs. dept 50
CHEM 237 · Mathematical Methods in Chemistry
3.57 +23% vs. dept 20
CHEM 239 · Machine Learning in Chemistry
3.92 +35% vs. dept 95
CHEM 241 · Current Issues Related to Air Quality, Climate, and Energy
3.89 +34% vs. dept 45
CHEM 243 · Advanced Instrumental Analysis
3.93 +35% vs. dept 48
CHEM 245A · Gas-Phase Atmospheric Chemistry
3.77 +30% vs. dept 10
CHEM 245B · Multi-Phase Atmospheric Chemistry
3.87 +33% vs. dept 27
CHEM 245C · Special Topics in Atmospheric Chemistry
3.99 +37% vs. dept 25
CHEM 246 · Separations and Chromatography
3.79 +30% vs. dept 34
CHEM 247
3.85 +33% vs. dept 24
CHEM 248 · Electrochemistry
3.72 +28% vs. dept 112
CHEM 249 · Analytical Spectroscopy
3.98 +37% vs. dept 96
CHEM 249A · Optics I - Physical Optics and Electromagnetic Theory
3.92 +35% vs. dept 21
CHEM 251 · Special Topics in Organic Chemistry
3.82 +32% vs. dept 45
CHEM 252 · Special Topics in Physical Chemistry
3.83 +32% vs. dept 94
CHEM 253
4.00 +38% vs. dept 24
CHEM 254 · Special Topics in Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
3.92 +35% vs. dept 58
CHEM 255 · Special Topics in Quantum Science
4.00 +38% vs. dept 25
CHEM 263 · Materials Chemistry
3.62 +25% vs. dept 133
CHEM 264 · Analytical Methods for Organic Nanomaterials
3.76 +29% vs. dept 38
CHEM 266 · Current Topics in Chemical, Applied, and Materials Physics
4.00 +38% vs. dept 10
CHEM 267 · Photochemistry
3.78 +30% vs. dept 27
CHEM 268
3.93 +35% vs. dept 20
CHEM 280 · Research
3.98 +37% vs. dept 659
CHEM 290 · Seminar
4.00 +38% vs. dept 2,796
CHEM 291 · Research Seminar
3.97 +37% vs. dept 329
CHEM 292 · Graduate Symposium
4.00 +38% vs. dept 1,918
CHEM H2A
3.58 +23% vs. dept 694
CHEM H2B
3.53 +22% vs. dept 545
CHEM H2C
3.43 +18% vs. dept 483
CHEM H2LA
3.67 +26% vs. dept 377
CHEM H2LB
3.67 +26% vs. dept 411
CHEM H2LC
3.67 +26% vs. dept 291
CHEM M2A
3.05 +5% vs. dept 847
CHEM M2B
3.36 +16% vs. dept 618
CHEM M2C
3.14 +8% vs. dept 378
CHEM M2LA
3.66 +26% vs. dept 824
CHEM M2LB
3.62 +25% vs. dept 712
300 level4 courses
CHEM 399 · University Teaching
3.99 +37% vs. dept 890
CHEM H30A
3.78 +30% vs. dept 211
CHEM M3C
3.12 +7% vs. dept 339
CHEM M3LC
3.39 +17% vs. dept 1,748
500 level10 courses
CHEM 5 · Scientific Mathematical and Computing Skills
3.22 +11% vs. dept 1,515
CHEM 51A · Organic Chemistry
2.64 −9% vs. dept 19,339
CHEM 51B · Organic Chemistry
2.51 −14% vs. dept 16,279
CHEM 51C · Organic Chemistry
2.56 −12% vs. dept 15,428
CHEM 51LB · Organic Chemistry Laboratory
3.20 +10% vs. dept 13,963
CHEM 51LC · Organic Chemistry Laboratory
3.27 +13% vs. dept 13,087
CHEM 51LD · Organic Chemistry Laboratory
3.30 +14% vs. dept 1,604
CHEM M52LA
3.18 +9% vs. dept 590
CHEM M52LB
3.23 +11% vs. dept 533
CHEM M52LC
3.28 +13% vs. dept 386
900 level1 course
CHEM H90
3.41 +18% vs. dept 441
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