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CHM 2210

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Organic Chemistry 1

3 credits
Offered: Fall
Chemistry
Bottleneck
Weed-out

Structure, nomenclature, stereochemistry, and reaction mechanisms of organic compounds. THE pre-med filter course at UF - exam averages routinely sit in the 60s. Primarily a fall offering, so missing it delays the whole OChem sequence by a year.

Typical workload: ~14 hrs/week outside class

Why students take this
From UF's official model plans and critical tracking, aggregated by TrackPilot.

Scheduled in 6 of 81 UF model plans, usually in semester 3 (sophomore year) and part of critical tracking for 3 majors.

Chemical Engineering
Food Science
Microbiology and Cell Science, CALS
Microbiology and Cell Science, CLAS
Nutritional Sciences
Zoology
Prerequisites
Chain shows catalog-listed prerequisite courses.

You need one of CHM 2046, CHM 2096, CHM 2047, or CHM 2051 first.

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Career relevance

Heavily tested on the MCAT; med schools look closely at OChem grades.

Critical for: Medical School (MD)
Critical for: Dental School (DMD)
Critical for: Pharmacy (PharmD)
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