<p>Most med schools require 2 semester of inorganic chem. But most people at Berkeley only seem to take Chem 1a and move on to Ochem? </p>
<p>So, what do people take for the 2nd semester of gen chem?</p>
<p>My lab partner, who was going to pharmacy school, spoke briefly about this to me. I'm not entirely sure if this applies to pre-med, but I hope this helps.</p>
<p>She was my lab partner in Chem 1B, which she was using to fulfill her requirement of a second semester of chemistry. But she told me that the majority of pre-pharm students tend to take MCB 100 (which is cross listed with Chem C130), which is titled "Biophysical Chemistry: Physical Principles and the Molecules of Life -- Molecular And Cell Biology," rather than Chem 1B.</p>
<p>I think...
Chem 1A + Chem 3A= inorganic
Chem 3B + MCB 102 (or the like)= organic</p>
<p>I could be wrong.</p>
<p>Ah, that could have been the MCB class that my lab partner mentioned. Sorry if I gave any misinformation, I was trying to recall that conversation that we had, which took place around 3 months ago.</p>
<p>ducky dodger, you are wrong.</p>
<p>chem 1 and 4 series are inorg. 1 is for non-chem majors, 4 is for chem majors</p>
<p>chem 3 and 112 series are ochem. 112 is harder.</p>
<p>so for you, you should probably take chem 1b.</p>
<p>Ducky Dodger is correct.</p>
<p>"Chemistry (two years) - Most students take Chem 1A, 3A, 3B and MCB 102 or 100 and classify 1A / 3A as General Chemistry and 3B / MCB 102 or 100 as Organic Chemistry."</p>
<p>m1ss1otomars2k4, you are wrong.</p>
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Being a Cell Developmental Biology major I have only taken Chem 1A as my general chemistry. I was wondering what I could do to make up for my lack of another semester of inorganic chemistry. Does MCB 102 Biochemistry satisfy this requirement? Or must I take Chem 1B?
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<p>I am going to assume that you have taken Cal classes in Chem: 1A, 3A, 3B and then MCB 100 or 102. If so, you list Chem 1A and 3A as NON organic. You may or may not recall that the beginning of 3A is general chemistry and then you get into organic. If you must list a year of organic chemistry, Cal students list 3B and the MCB biochem class they have taken (even if they did not take a lab). But to answer your question, MCB 102 is typically used to satisfy schools that insist on students having four full semesters of chemistry, but it does not fulfill the inorganic chemistry requirement ("bio" = organic).</p>