inorganic chemistry same as basic chemistry?

[thismeanswar]

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Hey all. I've noticed that a lot of schools list a year of inorganic and organic chemistry under their requirements for matriculation. Do they mean basic chemistry when they say inorganic chemistry? I didn't realize that inorganic chemistry was a premed requirement. Thanks all!

 

[Matt_McClure]

Hey all. I've noticed that a lot of schools list a year of inorganic and organic chemistry under their requirements for matriculation. Do they mean basic chemistry when they say inorganic chemistry? I didn't realize that inorganic chemistry was a premed requirement. Thanks all!

Well the implication of the name is that it isn't organic, so I'd contend that General Chemistry is Inorganic Chemistry. It just seems to be a way to separate all the courses, because inorganic and/or General Chemistry is often just referred to as "Chemistry", but at a higher learning level it would be beneficial for understanding what exactly the class material is.

 

[novawildcat]

It all depends on your school. Inorganic chemistry at some schools is essentially just general chemistry. You really just have to look at a course syllabus in order to tell. At other schools inorganic chemistry is an upper level course usually just for chemistry majors/minors that gives a much more advanced treatment of bonding theory, metal complexes, transition metal chemistry, etc.

 

[thesauce]

Hey all. I've noticed that a lot of schools list a year of inorganic and organic chemistry under their requirements for matriculation. Do they mean basic chemistry when they say inorganic chemistry? I didn't realize that inorganic chemistry was a premed requirement. Thanks all!

The answer to your question is yes. They mean general chemistry.

 

[thismeanswar]

It all depends on your school. Inorganic chemistry at some schools is essentially just general chemistry. You really just have to look at a course syllabus in order to tell. At other schools inorganic chemistry is an upper level course usually just for chemistry majors/minors that gives a much more advanced treatment of bonding theory, metal complexes, transition metal chemistry, etc.

Yea, inorganic chemistry is a 300 level chemistry course for chem/biochem majors at my school which was why I was so confused. Thanks all!

 

[docnms]

Yea, inorganic chemistry is a 300 level chemistry course for chem/biochem majors at my school which was why I was so confused. Thanks all!

are saying that medical school does not require organic chem.?

 

[DCHHopeful2012]

are saying that medical school does not require organic chem.?

No, all med schools require organic chemistry.

 

[OSUdoc08]

Hey all. I've noticed that a lot of schools list a year of inorganic and organic chemistry under their requirements for matriculation. Do they mean basic chemistry when they say inorganic chemistry? I didn't realize that inorganic chemistry was a premed requirement. Thanks all!

1 year of freshman chemistry & 1 year of organic chemistry.

Freshman chemistry is called "general" or "inorganic."

Don't confuse the freshman inorganic chemistry with the upper-level inorganic chemistry course that has the freshman course as a preqrequisite.