Program Overview

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Chemistry

Science @ UWindsor

Program Overview & Highlights

• Honours 4-year program
• Combined Honours programs available
• Thesis Available
• Co-op Available
• BSc

Chemistry prepares you for professions from the lab to law. It is a flexible program that aims to answer questions of matter, energy and how they interact in the world around us! You’ll be able to do research with our award-winning faculty, find innovative ways to apply your analytical skills and develop as a professional with industry specific hands-on experience through our co-op internship.

Students get into labs within first few weeks and continue to have laboratory and hands-on experiences throughout undergraduate studies

Small class sizes allowing you access to opportunities not found at larger institutions, preparing you for a successful career

Admission Requirements

High School Student from Canada

• Course Requirements: Chemistry/SCH4U, Advanced Functions/MHF4U and one of Physics/SPH4U or Biology/SBI4U. English/ENG4U.
• Strongly Recommended: Calculus & Vectors/MCV4U
• Recommended: Physics/SPH4U
• Minimum Average: 70% (70% average of all required science and math courses)
• Mean Average: 87%
• Apply to internship in Year 3.

High School Student from Outside Canada and the United States (International)

• Course Requirements: Chemistry/SCH4U, Advanced Functions/MHF4U and one of Physics/SPH4U or Biology/SBI4U. English/ENG4U.
• Strongly Recommended: Calculus & Vectors/MCV4U
• Recommended: Physics/SPH4U
• Minimum Average: 70% (70% average of all required science and math courses)
• Mean Average: 87%
• Apply to internship in Year 3.

Career Tracks

• Professional schools (medicine, pharmacy, dentistry)
• researcher
• laboratory technician
• quality assurance supervisor
• R&D manager

Related Programs

• Biochemistry
• Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences

Plan Your Program

Term: Fall 2025

Important Notes

1. All students using this page should attend Head Start or make an appointment with an academic advisor in their program area.
2. Email or for direction to an appropriate academic advisor. Alternatively, you can find one on the department’s website at Academic Advisors | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
3. Open Choice means any course that fulfils the degree requirements. Many students choose to select a Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (FAHSS) course in the first year.

Required Course Notes

• CHEM 1100*
• MATH 1250 or MATH 12601
• MATH 1760 or MATH 17201
• PHYS 1400*
• FAHSS or open choice2
• Course with lab

1 Students who have credit for MCV4U Calculus and Vectors should register in MATH 1720 (and/or MATH 1250 if required for their program); those who do not have MCV4U should register in MATH 1760 (and/or MATH 1260 if required for their program).

2 At least one FAHSS course or open choice must be taken during the first year. Some recommended 1st year courses in FAHSS are PSYC 1150 (Social Science), GART 1500 (Art/Language), or ENGL 1001 (Art/Language).

Required Courses

CHEM 1100: General Chemistry I

Introductory concepts in chemistry, including reactions of atoms, ions, and molecules, solution stoichiometry, thermochemistry, electronic structure of atoms, basic chemical bonding and molecular geometry, periodic properties of the elements, and the theory of gases. (Prerequisite: Grade 12“U” Chemistry or equivalent,or consent of the instructor.) (3 lecture, 3 laboratory/tutorial hours a week.)

MATH 1250: Linear Algebra I

This course will cover linear systems, matrix algebra, determinants, n-dimensional vectors, dot product, cross product, orthogonalization, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalization and vector spaces. (Prerequisites: Both Ontario Grade 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U) and Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) or MATH-1280.) (Antirequisites: MATH-1260, MATH-1270.) (3 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours per week.)

MATH 1260: Vectors and Linear Algebra

This course is for students without Ontario Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U). The course MATH- 1250 is for students with MCV4U. This course will cover vectors, three-dimensional geometry, linear systems, matrix algebra, determinants, n- dimensional vectors, dot product, cross product, orthogonalization, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalization and vector spaces. The course is equivalent to MATH-1250 for all prerequisite purposes. (Prerequisite: Ontario Grade 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U).) (Antirequisites: MATH-1250, MATH-1270.) (4 lecture hours, 2 tutorial hours per week.)

MATH 1720: Differential Calculus

This course will cover trigonometric functions and identities, inverse trigonometric functions, limits and continuity, derivatives and applications, mean value theorem, indeterminate forms and l’Hôpital’s rule, antiderivatives and an introduction to definite integrals. This course is for students who have taken both Ontario Grade 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U) and Ontario Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U). Students who do not have credit for MCV4U should take MATH-1760. (Prerequisites: Ontario Grade 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U) and Ontario Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) or MATH-1780.) (Antirequisite: MATH-1760.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour per week.)

MATH 1760: Functions and Differential Calculus

This course will cover a review of functions, trigonometric functions and identities, transcendental functions, inverse trigonometric functions, introduction to limits, continuity, derivatives and applications, mean value theorem, indeterminate forms and l’Hôpital’s rule, antiderivatives and an introduction to definite integrals. This course is for students who have taken Ontario Grade 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U), but have not taken Ontario Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U). Students who have credit for MCV4U should take MATH-1720. The course is equivalent to MATH-1720 for all prerequisite purposes. (Prerequisite: Ontario Grade 12Advanced Functions (MHF4U).) (Antirequisite: MATH-1720.) (4 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour per week.)

PHYS 1400: Introductory Physics I

First semester in a four-semester sequence in calculus-based introductory physics with an emphasis on mechanics. (Prerequisites: Grade 12“U” Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus or equivalent. Recommended co-requisite: MATH-1720.) (3 lecture hours per week, 3 laboratory hours per week.) Open to students in Engineering, Human Kinetics, Forensic Science, Bachelor of Arts and Science, and all programs within in the Faculty of Science; exceptions only with the permission of the Head or designate. (Antirequisites: PHYS-1300, PHYS-1305.)