Organic Chemistry
Immersion Labs
Gain valuable hands-on experience and complete your chemistry requirements faster in this hybrid course.
Hybrid Learning Experience
Hybrid courses offer in-person labs that enable you to complete full-semester courses in only 3.5 weeks during summer session. Taught in a hybrid modality, these courses consist of fully online modules that students complete before attending in-person labs which are conducted on the University of Arizona main campus in Tucson, AZ.
Beginning Summer 2022, the CHEM243A & B Organic Chemistry Immersion Labs are required to complete the Biology BS.
Ready To Register?
Please contact your academic advisor to register for the Organic Chemistry Immersion Labs: CHEM243A & B.
Why Are Labs Held In-Person?
Organic chemistry labs must be completed in person because they involve chemical experiments with sensitive materials that cannot be completed at home. The two in-person laboratory courses are taught over a seven-day summer period in Tucson, AZ where you will gain vital laboratory skills and hands-on experience.
When Are In-Person Labs Held?
Each hybrid course is 3.5 weeks long, including 3.5 days of on-campus laboratory immersion. Your online coursework will begin the week before your in-person labs and continue once your in-person experience is complete.
Courses begin ONLINE May 18th - June 6th, 2026.
CHEM243A in-person lab: Full days on May 30th, May 31st, June 1st, half day on June 2nd, 2026
CHEM243B in-person lab: half day on June 2nd, 2026, full days June 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2026
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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May 18
| 12
| 20
| 21
| 22
| 23
| 24
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25 Memorial Day ONLINE | 26
ONLINE | 27
ONLINE | 28
ONLINE | 29
ONLINE | 30
IN-PERSON A | 31
IN-PERSON A |
June 1
IN-PERSON A | 2
IPAIPB | 3
IN-PERSON B | 4
IN-PERSON B | 5
IN-PERSON B | 6
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Hybrid Courses
CHEM 243A & B: Organic Chemistry Laboratory I & II
Gain an introduction to the organic chemistry laboratory with an emphasis on the development of laboratory skills and techniques, observation of chemical phenomena, data collection, and interpretation and reporting of results in formal laboratory reports. There is a heavy emphasis on microscale techniques, laboratory safety and waste disposal. The experiments are designed to complement the principles concurrently presented in the corresponding lecture class and require knowledge of the lecture material.
Program Tuition & Fees
Refer to the webpage for your degree program to determine the per-unit tuition rate. Each lab has an additional $120 lab fee.
Books & Learning Materials
Books are available through the University of Arizona Campus Store.
Is Housing Available For In-person Labs?
University dorm housing is available to students enrolled in immersion labs. Check-in will be on May 30 for CHEM 243A and on June 2 for CHEM243B. You may also choose to stay all seven nights for both in-person lab sessions, checking in on May 30 and checking out on June 7.
