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CHEM 14BEGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists II—Enhanced

Chemistry and Biochemistry · 4 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)

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Not open to students with credit for course 14B, 20B, or 20BH. Introduction to concepts in thermodynamics and kinetics that are critical for understanding of molecular basis of life. Chemical equilibria in gases and liquids, acid-base equilibrium; phase changes; thermochemistry; first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics; free energy changes; electrochemistry; chemical kinetics, including catalysis, and reaction mechanisms. Emphasis on developing problem-solving skills and collaborative interaction and learning.

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Requisites

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Enforced requisite: one course from 14A, 14AE, 20A, or 20AH with grade of C– or better. Enforced requisite or corequisite: Life Sciences 30B or Mathematics 3B or 31B with grade of C– or better.

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  • grade C- or better in
    • 1 of
      • CHEM 14A
      • CHEM 14AE
      • CHEM 20A
      • CHEM 20AH
  • grade C- or better in
    • one of
      • LIFESCI 30Bmay be taken concurrently
      • MATH 3Bmay be taken concurrently
      • MATH 31Bmay be taken concurrently

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CHEM 14BE

  • CHEM 14AGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I
    • LIFESCI 30AMathematics for Life Scientists
    • MATH 3ACalculus for Life Sciences Studentsanother path to it
    • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  • CHEM 14AEGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I—Enhanced
    • LIFESCI 30AMathematics for Life Scientistsanother path to it
    • MATH 3ACalculus for Life Sciences Studentsanother path to it
    • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  • LIFESCI 30BMathematics for Life Scientists
    • LIFESCI 30AMathematics for Life Scientistsanother path to it
  • CHEM 20AChemical Structure
    • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus
      • MATH 1Precalculus
  • CHEM 20AHChemical Structure (Honors)
    • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  • MATH 3BCalculus for Life Sciences Students
    • MATH 3ACalculus for Life Sciences Students
      • MATH 1Precalculusanother path to it
  • MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
    • MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it

7 direct requisites. The whole upstream is here — 20 courses over 3 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.

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CHEM 14BE

  • CHEM 14CLGeneral and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
    • CHEM 192AUndergraduate Practicum in Chemistry and Biochemistry
    • CHEM 192BUndergraduate Practicum in Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • CHEM 110APhysical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics18 more beyond
    • CHEM 103Environmental Chemistry
    • CHEM 110BTopics in Physical Chemistry4 more beyond
      • CHEM 114Physical Chemistry Laboratoryanother path to it
      • CHEM 114HPhysical Chemistry Laboratory (Honors)another path to it
      • CHEM C115AAdvanced Quantum Chemistry with Laboratory I1 more beyond
      • CHEM 118Colloidal Dynamics Laboratoryanother path to it
      • CHEM 121Special Topics in Physical Chemistry
      • CHEM C143AStructure and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry1 more beyond
      • CHEM C175Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms
      • CHEM C215AAdvanced Quantum Chemistry with Laboratory I1 more beyond
    • MAT SCI 131Diffusion and Diffusion-Controlled Reactions
      • MAT SCI 131LDiffusion and Diffusion-Controlled Reactions Laboratory
      • MAT SCI 132Structure and Properties of Metallic Alloys2 more beyond
      • MAT SCI 201Principles of Materials Science II
      • MAT SCI 222Growth and Processing of Electronic Materials
      • MAT SCI 223Materials Science of Thin Films
      • MAT SCI 226Si-CMOS Technology: Selected Topics in Materials Science
    • CHEM 114Physical Chemistry Laboratory
    • CHEM 114HPhysical Chemistry Laboratory (Honors)
    • PHYSICS 144Polymer Physics
    • CHEM 118Colloidal Dynamics Laboratory
    • CHEM C123AAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics with Laboratory I
      • CHEM C123BAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics with Laboratory II

2 courses list this as a requisite. Showing 27 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.

  • Winter 2026
  • Spring 2026
  • Winter 2027
  • Spring 2027

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.