Chemistry & Biochemistry COVID-19 Undergraduate Updates

FA21 and beyond:

Majors and minors in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry must take all major or minor classes for a letter grade. P/NP grading is not acceptable for major or minor classes taken after Spring 2021.

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry permitted Chemistry/Biochemistry majors and minors to use “P” grades to fulfill major or minor coursework taken in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, and Spring 2021.

• This policy applied for all lower-division and upper-division coursework required for the Chemistry/Biochemistry major or minor taken in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021 and/or Spring 2021.
• “P” grades did not count towards a student's GPA and a 'C-' or higher was required to earn a "P". More information can be found on TritonLink.
• Spring 2020, Winter 2021 and Spring 2021 courses were excluded from the 25% limit on P/NP units, per the Academic Senate. Courses taken P/NP in Fall 2020 were counted towards the 25% limit. See details here.
• Some graduate and/or professional schools may not accept courses in which a “P” grade is received (i.e. some schools may require letter grading).  With this in mind, we recommended that students contact individual schools to inquire about their admission policies. 

Please see the most recent COVID-19 updates from the Academic Senate here.

Please note that all Winter 2023 courses in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will be offered on a in-person format. However, these are subject to change from in-person or hybrid to fully remote, dependent on local or university guidelines surrounding COVID-19. We highly recommend periodically checking the Schedule of Classes to get the most up-to-date information on course modality.

For questions about asynchronous & synchronous instruction, please contact the instructor directly. Do not assume that a course will be taught asynchronously as this information will need to be confirmed and provided by the instructor. 

How to read the Schedule of Classes:

RCLAS = Remote class

Courses labeled RCLAS are operating remotely. Make sure to check both lectures and discussions. If both lectures and discussions list RCLAS this course is fully remote.

HYBRID = Part remote, part in person

Courses that are operating as a hybrid, or part remote and part in person, indicate the remote section using RCLAS and a room number for the component that is in person. For example, if Chem 6A A00 lecture lists RCLAS but A01 indicates the discussion in York Hall, this is a hybrid class.

In Person

All parts of the course will be in person. You will not be able to attend remotely (unless podcasts or other asynchronous resources are offered.) 

Please refer to the Campus add/drop deadlines linked here:

Please see WI23 updates in regards to Special Studies here:

https://chemistry.ucsd.edu/undergraduate/research/research-for-academic-credit.html 

• Academic Achievement Hub and Workshops
• Contact chemadvising@ucsd.edu for our list of private tutors (Tutors for Hire) for the Academic Year 2022-23.
• Keep up with UC San Diego updates pertaining to the COVID-19 Pandemic here

Please see WI23 updates in regards to Concurrent Enrollment here: 

https://chemistry.ucsd.edu/undergraduate/courses/concurrent-enrollment.html