General Chem Diagnostic Exam

RaVNzCRoFT
Tue, 08 May 2012 13:55:58 +0000

No. As RyanMK said, the diagnostic exam’s only purpose is to determine if you need to be in an additional recitation. You have to remember that Chem 111 and 112 are intro-level classes, so it would be absurd if you had to place into them.

Since they’re intro-level classes, you’ll learn all the basics. Especially during the first semester, which is a class on quantum mechanics and hence is mostly things that you’ve never seen before. Second semester is more like high school chemistry and things will still move quickly, but you’ll be fine if you got a 5 on AP chemistry.