Gen Chem 2?

[bisulfite]

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I currently attend University of Michigan and I am in my first semester of general chem. I have been under the impression that there is Gen Chem 1 and Gen Chem 2, but my advisor has informed me otherwise. Apparently, here there is only one semester of general chemistry with a lab. Does this make sense?

 

[szhao]

haha i don't know but it doesnt' to me

 

[Richspiders07]

Sometimes, or at least at my school, gen chem 2 is referred to as Inorganic chemistry. Other than that, I haven't a clue.

 

[):(]

If so, you are lucky. UWash has horrible gen. chem. labs for three quarters.

 

[babycapybara]

seems strange to me. what is the normal thing to do next at your school? go into organic chemistry?

 

[enigma85]

Ask a neurotic premed at UM. He/she will most likely be able to tell you.

 

[Ross434]

I currently attend University of Michigan and I am in my first semester of general chem. I have been under the impression that there is Gen Chem 1 and Gen Chem 2, but my advisor has informed me otherwise. Apparently, here there is only one semester of general chemistry with a lab. Does this make sense?

Yeah some universities do that. U Wisconsin has a similar setup. They have a 2 semester gen chem program for non chem majors and a 1 semester "acceelerated" gen chem program for academically advanced students.

 

[Droopy Snoopy]

My undergrad had General Chem for non-majors. Then there was Chem1 and Chem2 for majors/professional-track students. Most US med schools require 1 year of Chemistry and one year of Organic, with specific instructions that non-major courses are not considered acceptable.

 

[bisulfite]

I am signed up to take Bio next semester...

 

[tncekm]

I currently attend University of Michigan and I am in my first semester of general chem. I have been under the impression that there is Gen Chem 1 and Gen Chem 2, but my advisor has informed me otherwise. Apparently, here there is only one semester of general chemistry with a lab. Does this make sense?

Makes perfect sense...advisors usually suck.

However, there is a general (or inorganic) chem1 and 2 (one full year).

 

[bisulfite]

"Medical schools and many other health professions graduate programs require two academic years (including laboratory experience) - usually one year of inorganic chemistry and one year of organic chemistry. At University of Michigan, the Chemistry Department has set up the following 4-semester sequence: General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry (I), Organic Chemistry (II), Physical Chemistry. The starting point for students is determined by the results of the placement tests in chemistry and mathematics that are taken during orientation. To meet medical school requirements, students must take four terms of chemistry with lab."

This is taken from the UM pre-med advising page. So, apparently it goes Gen Chem, Orgo I, Orgo II, PChem.

 

[tncekm]

"Medical schools and many other health professions graduate programs require two academic years (including laboratory experience) - usually one year of inorganic chemistry and one year of organic chemistry. At University of Michigan, the Chemistry Department has set up the following 4-semester sequence: General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry (I), Organic Chemistry (II), Physical Chemistry. The starting point for students is determined by the results of the placement tests in chemistry and mathematics that are taken during orientation. To meet medical school requirements, students must take four terms of chemistry with lab."

This is taken from the UM pre-med advising page. So, apparently it goes Gen Chem, Orgo I, Orgo II, PChem.

I've never seen pchem included in any premed requirement. I doubt that applies. I'd read that page carefully.

 

[Ross434]

I've never seen pchem included in any premed requirement. I doubt that applies. I'd read that page carefully.

I think it might. At least, inorganic probably would. A good rule of thumb might be: if your one semester course would be treated as a 2 semester course in other universities (for transfer purposes) then it would probably be treated as a 2 semester course for med schools. UW's one semester gen chem course is the most advanced of the chem courses, and it's treated as 8 or 10 credits if you ever transfer it to another school.

 

[ONYX4000GT]

For some odd reason, some universities have that same situation. The General Chem1/Inorganic Chem both with labs should be fine. Check with some of the med. schools admissions standards. For the most part, they account for this situation by stating their pre-reqs as "1 year General or Inorganic Chemistry with lab."

 

[myleghurts]

University of Michigan only has a one semester general chemistry sequence. Most schools know this and take it into account. Wayne even acknowledges this on their secondary as the majority of their class comes from U of M. It should be all right.

 

[szhao]

or you can just skip gen chem? haha

 

[Redpen200]

i go to UofM, too. We have the all the material other schools normally have in 2 semesters packed into 1 semester here. For this reason, most people take pchem as the second semester of inorganic chemistry.

 

[Fermata]

For this reason, most people take pchem as the second semester of inorganic chemistry.

Sucks to be y'all.

 

[LuvMyPup]

That's horrible. I thought PChem was the bane of all chemistry classes!

 

[TheCybermen]

I currently attend University of Michigan and I am in my first semester of general chem. I have been under the impression that there is Gen Chem 1 and Gen Chem 2, but my advisor has informed me otherwise. Apparently, here there is only one semester of general chemistry with a lab. Does this make sense?

Yes it makes perfect sense, if your school provides documentation that the single-semester general chemistry course covers all material normally covered over the course of 2 semesters by other academic institutions. This was the way it was done at my college: For both general chemistry and biochemistry, everything was compressed into 1 semester, whereas most other schools appear to stretch these courses out over 2.

PM me if you want me to elaborate and give you a sample of what I wrote out explaining this to med schools a while back (obviously my school has documentation to provide if and when needed, but that hasn't come up yet). I'd be happy to discuss.

 

[twohearted]

That must be one ridiculously hard gen chem course.

 

[TheCybermen]

That must be one ridiculously hard gen chem course.

Oh yes. It is. And it destroys any self-worth or confidence that you carry with you on day 1 of the course.

 

[JennyB]

At UCLA, there are two quarters of general chemistry and two quarters of organic chemistry, plus a lab for each subject. I asked my counselor about the one year requirements for med schools, and he said that they know that UCLA fits the curriculum into two quarters instead of a full year, and that I would be fine in meeting the requirements. So I would talk to your counselor some more because I'm sure he or she has dealt with other pre-meds before.