Chemistry

3–4 years
Duration (years)
3–4 years
Concordia Chemistry degree and admission requirements
Optional co-op for Specialization or Honours.
Work experience
Optional co-op for Specialization or Honours.
Concordia Chemistry degree and admission requirements
Major: C+ overall and in math/sciences. Specialization: B overall and in math/sciences.
Published threshold
Published eligibility threshold: Major: C+ overall and in math/sciences. Specialization: B overall and in math/sciences.. Published guidance checked November 2026. Concordia published high school minimum indicators
Concordia Chemistry degree and admission requirements

Deadlines

Full-time regular-session application, calendar deadline
2027–28 full-time regular session · Undergraduate full-time regular session. Exact program and applicant-category conditions still apply.
The university calendar prints this general date. Check the chosen program and applicant-category deadline for any earlier requirement; this is not a guarantee of program availability.
Official deadline

Other deadline details

March 1Application deadline, fall (September) entryRecurring annual · Every year

March 1
Page adds: "Programs may close at any point after the official deadline without warning."
International and U.S. applicants are told to apply no later than February 1 for immigration processing

SourceChecked Aug 14, 2026

November 1Application deadline, winter (January) entryRecurring annual · Every year

SourceChecked Aug 14, 2026

High-school prerequisites

Ontario high school diploma and six Grade 12 U or M courses, including the required subjects.
Major: C+ overall and in math/sciences. Specialization: B overall and in math/sciences.

Application steps

Entry terms · Fall (September)

September 2027 degree plan listed open in the published Concordia availability table.

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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Step 2Apply through Concordia admissions
- Create your application and select this program.
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Step 3Academic records, then final official transcripts after an offer
- Unofficial documents can be used when applying. Accepted applicants must provide final official records after completing school and before classes begin. Fall applicants studying the Ontario curriculum can include their OUAC number for electronic transfer; otherwise follow your offer's issuer or sealed-envelope instructions.
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Step 4Translation for records outside English or French
- Provide an English or French translation prepared by the school or a certified translator, together with a copy of the original document.
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Credits and degree requirements

The 45-credit Chemistry Major consists of the shared core. The 60-credit Specialization adds CHEM 495, CHEM 419 and six 400-level Chemistry credits.
CEGEP equivalents to CHEM 221 and CHEM 222 require an equivalent credit weight in other Organic Chemistry courses.

References

Published thresholdMajor: C+ overall and in math/sciences. Specialization: B overall and in math/sciences.

Concordia published high school minimum indicators

Co-opOptional co-op for Specialization or Honours.

BSc

Concordia’s 2026–27 calendar requirements. Each list applies to its named concentration. Check the calendar for the year you enter.

Chemistry Major and Specialization · shared 45-credit core15 listed

CHEM 217Introductory Analytical Chemistry I3 credits
CHEM 218Introductory Analytical Chemistry II3 credits
CHEM 221Introductory Organic Chemistry I3 credits
CHEM 222Introductory Organic Chemistry II3 credits
CHEM 234Physical Chemistry I: Thermodynamics3 credits
CHEM 235Physical Chemistry II: Kinetics of Chemical Reactions3 credits
CHEM 241Inorganic Chemistry I: Introduction to Periodicity and Valence Theory3 credits
CHEM 242Inorganic Chemistry II: The Chemistry of the Main Group Elements3 credits
CHEM 271Biochemistry I3 credits
CHEM 293Spectroscopy and Structure of Organic Compounds3 credits
CHEM 312Intermediate Analytical Chemistry3 credits
CHEM 324Organic Chemistry III: Organic Reactions3 credits
CHEM 325Organic Chemistry IV: Organic Structure and Stereochemistry3 credits
CHEM 333Introduction to Quantum Theory3 credits
CHEM 341Inorganic Chemistry III: The Transition Metals3 credits

Chemistry Specialization · additional required courses2 listed

Department permission may allow CHEM 450.

Elective choices

The Major permits up to nine core credits to be substituted with courses in Chemistry or listed related disciplines, subject to departmental approval.
The Specialization requires six additional 400-level Chemistry credits. CHEM 450 can also be chosen with department permission.