CHEM 237LIntroductory Biochemistry Laboratory
- Units
- 0.25
- Faculty
- Science
- Subject
- Chemistry
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Selected experiments for students taking CHEM 237.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Corequisites
- Completed or concurrently enrolled in:
- CHEM237 - Introductory Biochemistry (0.50)
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAB 001 | 6656 | 0 / 72 | Jan 11 14:30–17:20 Jan 25 14:30–17:20 Feb 8 14:30–17:20 Mar 1 14:30–17:20 Mar 15 14:30–17:20 Mar 29 14:30–17:20 |
| LAB 002 | 6657 | 0 / 72 | Jan 12 14:30–17:20 Jan 26 14:30–17:20 Feb 9 14:30–17:20 Mar 2 14:30–17:20 Mar 16 14:30–17:20 Mar 30 14:30–17:20 |
| LAB 003 | 6900 | 0 / 72 | Jan 18 14:30–17:20 Feb 1 14:30–17:20 Feb 22 14:30–17:20 Mar 8 14:30–17:20 Mar 22 14:30–17:20 Apr 5 14:30–17:20 |
| LAB 004 | 6909 | 0 / 72 | Jan 19 14:30–17:20 Feb 2 14:30–17:20 Feb 23 14:30–17:20 Mar 9 14:30–17:20 Mar 23 14:30–17:20 Apr 6 14:30–17:20 |
| LAB 701 | 2489 | 324 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
Reviewed on UW Flow
65% liked it57% easy76% useful
From 110 ratings and 28 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
The course itself is fine as long as you don't take it with Harmeen. listen to the reviews that say she is an awful prof. She's rude, inconsiderate and extremely entitled. Easily the worst prof at uwaterloo. She will take 15% off your final grade even if you submitted a VIF and had an emergency surgery. She does what she wants regardless of what the course outline/manual says. I could list 100 reasons why she has made my experience at uwaterloo miserable.
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The course structure and expectations were not always clearly communicated, particularly around lab policies. The lab manual wording can be interpreted in multiple ways, but in practice the policies were applied However Harmeen felt that day. This created confusion and made it difficult to understand what outcomes to expect in situations involving legitimate absences.
Communication around accommodations felt inconsistent. Even with proper documentation, the application of penalties did not seem to align with how the policy is written. It would help if expectations were explicitly stated and consistently enforced. You will probably have a better experience taking it with quite literally…Apr 2026 · didn’t like it · 6 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
love the course, hate the prof. Do yourself a favour and DONT take it with Harmeen!!!
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This course was far more frustrating than it needed to be, not because of the content, but because of how it was run by Harmeen. Policies outlined in the lab manual were vague and, in practice, applied in ways that didn’t match their wording.
Communication around accommodations felt rigid and dismissive, even when proper documentation was provided. Overall, the course lacked transparency and consistency. Students are expected to meet clear standards, but those standards should also be communicated and applied clearly and fairly. Harmeen needs to do better.Apr 2026 · didn’t like it · 5 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Harmeen is definitely Waterloo's worst instructor & she ruined what seemed to be an interesting course.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
29 posts and comments in 27 threads mention CHEM 237L, October 2011 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2024
Chem 237L exam 1 point, 2 comments
u/Altruistic-Set1428: “Just curious on how difficult this exam is, previous reviews are years ago and are not to positive but they were from when the course was online. Would love any study tips!”
Are all labs cancelled first week 7 points, 4 comments
“I literally have a lab Monday morning after my first class, is it gonna get cancelled?”
u/Altruistic-Set1428: “Depends on course, check your email to see if the professor has sent out anything, my chem 237L lab starts this week and the professor opened the learn page super early, if you dont see any announcements or messages from professors it should start second week.”
Spring 2022
Anyone take the Chem 237L Exam before? What's it like? 1 point, 2 comments
u/Icy_Service: “Title”
One stop shop for course selection+tips to all biomedical/science students 6 points, 3 comments
u/-Leviathan-: “… CHEM is Biochem (CHEM 237/237L). Integral for the MCAT, so please pay attention and do your best to memorize the charges of all the amino acids, etc. You will thank yourself later. …”
Winter 2022
Courses? 1 point, 0 comments
u/Beginning-Ad-822: “Anyone in these courses? If there’s a discord server or group chat? BIOL 165, BIOL 350, BIOL 351, BIOL 373 (debating whether to take BIOL 302 or not) CHEM 237, CHEM 237L, CHEM 267L TIA”
Spring 2021
CHEM 237 /237L- Introductory Biochemistry - Spring 2015 Course Outline 1 point, 2 comments
u/sunny_lemons: “Would anyone by any chance have a copy of the course outline for CHEM 237 and 237L from Spring 2015? or even 2015 in general? I'm applying to professional school and they require a copy of the syllabus to verify pre-requisites. Thank you :)”
Winter 2021
Please help, I've been having serious mental breakdown after Chem 237l exam 1 point, 0 comments
Chem 237L Lab Exam... 21 points, 9 comments
u/Cynical_Ticket: “So I know I'm not the only one, but I feel like that exam was way too difficult. I also wanted to mention that its pretty pathetic how she forgot to put units for a good handful of the values on the exam itself and the fact that half way through she realized she forgot to give …”
0.25 credit bird courses? 0 points, 4 comments
“Spring 2021 is my last semester and I want to take MUSIC 116 but it's only 0.25 credits. What other bird courses can I take that are also 0.25 credits?”
[deleted]: “CHEM 237L (straightforward but time consuming) + BIOL 240L (not bad, some people complain it's hard because Duxbury puts tricky questions on the exam). These are the only 0.25 credits I know about. Look into Kin courses too.”
I'm taking 8 Biomed Sciences courses 1 point, 9 comments
“And it's surprisingly not that bad??? My workload has definitely increased like crazy but it's not unmanageable! …”
u/conorathrowaway: “What are the courses? I’m in 4th year biomed and can let you know if you’re taking any of the killer courses. If you’re taking molecular bio or embryology you’ll want to reconsider. …”
u/kirishimeth: “Nah, I took molecular bio a while back. I know it's death :') I took BIOL 341 - immunology BIOL 302 - histology BIOL 449 - public health microbio BIOL 273L - human phys 1 BIOL 373L - human phys 2 CHEM 237 - biochem CHEM 237L CHEM 123L - general Chem 2 lab”
Is this course load too heavy? Pls help :( 1 point, 6 comments
u/lunaayu: “Hi guys, so I'm taking the following courses: BIOL241 (LEC/LAB) BIOL431 (LEC) BIOL346 (LEC/LAB) CHEM265 (LEC) CHEM237 CHEM237L I really don't know if its too heavy or if waterloo makes it mandatory that to be a fulltime student you need to do 5 courses (I know osap says 3 …”
u/PurplePie03: “I am taking the CHEM 237/CHEM 237L and need a study buddy/work buddy so message me:)”
Winter 2020
Finally some good news! 8 points, 3 comments
u/MysteriousAura: “I forgot to include this in the pic, but this is for CHEM 237L, which traditionally has a lab exam that lowers everyone's final mark. …”
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