{"id":1135,"date":"2020-07-20T09:10:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T14:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemistry\/?page_id=1135"},"modified":"2023-11-27T14:43:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T20:43:27","slug":"registration-advice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemistry\/registration-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"

General advising notes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

For those seeking General Education Credit (non-science interests and non-science majors) please register for one of our courses designed for non-science majors (Chem 107 or Chem 124)<\/p>\n

For those interested in biology, pre-med or considering a chemistry major please follow your placement into Chem 122 or Chem 125 (see below).<\/p>\n

Chemistry Placement:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The results of the chemistry survey<\/a> and information on your high school background enable us to recommend the most appropriate beginning chemistry level for you.\u00a0 Placements work as follows:<\/p>\n

Placement notation<\/u>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Student registration<\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cChem 122\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0student should register for Chem 122 one of the corresponding lab\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 sections and one of the discussion sections<\/p>\n

\u201cChem 125\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0student should register for Chem 125 and one of its lab sections<\/p>\n

We expect students to follow our recommendation<\/u>. Detailed analysis of our placement process has provided convincing evidence that students who follow their placement are more successful in terms of grades earned, satisfaction and continued success in science.<\/p>\n

Your placement results are available to you and your advisor in the SIS system.\u00a0 If you have serious reservations about your placement, or any other questions about the Chemistry program, seek the counsel of a chemistry faculty member.\u00a0 Simply stop by or make an appointment.<\/p>\n

Level I Chemistry Courses\u2014Fall <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The St. Olaf Chemistry Department offers two level I chemistry courses each fall: Chemistry 122 and Chemistry 125. Both of these fall term, level I courses are designed for students planning to take additional chemistry and or biology courses, and they also satisfy one of the college\u2019s General Education science requirements: either Scientific Exploration and Discovery (SED) or Integrated Scientific Topics (IST); see the Class & Lab schedule for details. <\/em><\/p>\n

More information for prospective chemistry majors can be found at this page of the department\u2019s web site: http:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemistry\/prospective-chemistry-major-overview\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chemistry 126 serves as a prerequisite for all level II and III chemistry courses.\u00a0 Please note that level II chemistry is required for most pre-professional programs (i.e. medical school)<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are several routes available to reach either Chem 126 or CH\/BI 227<\/p>\n