CHEM 111, 112, 261, and 262 Overrides
ARE COURSE CONFLICTS PREVENTING ENROLLMENT?
The Chemistry Department offers multiple sections of our large enrollment courses, but if you are unable to enroll in a required course we are here to help.
The Schedule Builder tool in Spire can generate schedule options for selected courses. Before submitting a request, please be sure all options have been explored, such as other lecture, lab, or discussion sections for conflicting courses.
Due to the volume of students enrolled in General Chemistry and Organic courses, only unavoidable course conflicts with open chemistry sections and core sequence courses are considered for overrides. While Gen Eds, elective courses, work, research experience, club sports, instructor preference, and other personal reasons are important we are not able to assist with scheduling around those issues with the aim of reserving override spaces for students with unavoidable conflicts.
TROUBLE ENROLLING DUE TO TRANSFER CREDITS?
If official prerequisite course credits are pending with the Transfer Office, please submit your request along with the necessary documentation for placement into the appropriate chemistry course.
Can I Take a "Majors Only" Course if I am Not a Chemistry Major?
Yes, non-majors can take chemistry "majors only" courses with instructor consent. but will not be enrolled until after all chemistry majors have registered. Interested students should email the course instructor for permission, stating appropriate background knowledge and reasons for wanting to take the course. Students will be added to a waitlist and enrolled after all chemistry majors have registered.
There are a few exceptions. Organic labs 267/268, CHEM 330 (Chemistry's Junior Year Writing) and CHEM 342 (Inorganic Lab) are only available to chemistry majors.
Graduate Level Chemistry Courses Overrides
Chemistry majors, and those pursuing a minor, are welcome and encouraged to take graduate level chemistry courses. Interested students should email the course instructor for permission, stating appropriate background knowledge and reasons for wanting to take the course.
To officially enroll, forward the email approval to Lorraine Cox or Brigette McKenna for processing.