CHEM 262Organic Chemistry for Engineering
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Science
- Subject
- Chemistry
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Bonding, structure, and nomenclature in organic chemistry. Physical properties and simple reactions associated with the important functional groups.
Prerequisites
Corequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Corequisite is for students enrolled in Chemical Engineering only:
- Completed or concurrently enrolled in:
- CHEM262L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory for Engineering Students (0.25)
Antirequisites
Leads to
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 6958 | 78 / 84 | T 12:30–14:20 Th 12:30–13:20 |
| TUT 101 | 6959 | 78 / 84 | Th 13:30–14:20 |
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 7039 | 0 / 75 | T 10:30–12:20 Th 10:30–11:20 |
| LEC 701 | 2630 | 64 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
| TUT 101 | 7041 | 0 / 75 | Th 11:30–12:20 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
56% liked it10% easy75% useful
From 25 ratings and 5 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
I like orgo as a subject, so I liked this course, but it is memorization-heavy and possibly not too related to the other CHE courses.
Mar 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Requires lots of practice and memorization to succeed. Definitely not a bird course unless you're very familiar with organic chemistry.
Jul 2023 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Good first orgo course! I was already familiar with some of the content, but definitely reasonable for beginners.
Dec 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
So much memorization and you need to know how to solve problems quickly to do well. Cheat sheets and open book exams won't save you if you have no practice. Too much questions asking about the number of possibilities of [xyz scenario].
Aug 2022 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Overall content heavy and quite a tricky course. If you want to at least pass you would need extra time to actually read and somewhat memorize the content. It's pretty interesting stuff though, the kind of stuff I thought I would be doing more of in chemical engineering. Turns out, chem eng is really just more math applied to industry. But I liked this course. Oh yeah, don't miss classes!
Jun 2019 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
14 posts and comments in 13 threads mention CHEM 262, 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 2021
Math to engineering 4 points, 19 comments
“Hey , so I recently have been thinking about engineering , I originally applied to all schools for engineering and then Waterloo for math, and I really love math honestly , but the major isn’t as …”
u/Quiinzy: “… (which is needed for CHEM 262 in 2A). …”
Spring 2018
chem 262(L) difficulty? 1 point, 2 comments
u/diewithmagnificence: “Would chem 262 be an okay course to take as someone who's repeating 1A on a reduced load in the fall? Being in reduced load i'll have lots of time and have just completed che 102. …”
Help, not letting me select my course 6 points, 4 comments
“So I'm trying to select CHEM 266 (Basic Orgo Chem) and it says I do not have the prerequisites even though I took CHEM 120. What can I do about this?”
u/randomuwguy: “Have you taken CHEM 123? That's a prereq. Have you taken CHEM 262, 264, or NE 122? Those are antireqs. If your answers to the above questions are "yes" then "no", email an advisor. You have until the 28th to select your courses, so there's no rush.”
Winter 2018
Name a course you studied so hard for, and flunked, and another you studied nothing for, and did exceptionally well in 15 points, 33 comments
u/PhilsGrandson: “… ¯\\\(ツ)/¯ CHEM 262 (Organic Chem) - the night before the final I found a past exam from that prof and read through the solutions, lo and behold the exam was the same format lol. …”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… 140 CHEM 201 CHEM 209 CHEM 220 CHEM 220L CHEM 237 CHEM 237L CHEM 240 CHEM 250L CHEM 254 CHEM 262 CHEM 262L CHEM 264 CHEM 266 CHEM 266L CHEM 267 CHEM 302 CHEM 310 CHEM 310L CHEM 323 CHEM 331 CHEM 333 CHEM 335L CHEM 339 CHEM 350L CHEM 356 CHEM 363 CHEM 370 CHEM 382L CHEM 383 CHEM …”
CHEM 262 Syllabus/Textbook? 0 points, 2 comments
u/chemenggoose: “Does anyone have the syllabus for this course or know what textbook the course uses?”
how hard is 2a chem eng? 0 points, 5 comments
“I did pretty well last term and was wondering if i should ask academic advisor to take an extra course. Anybody in chem eng can tell me how your 2a term was compared to 1a and 1b?”
u/DelirationOn69: “ChE 200 - EZ Chem 262 - ok Math 217 - easy-ok ChE 220 - easy ChE 230 - easy”
u/JewFroGorilla: “… Also you guys have Feng and he's a total beauty CHEM 262: This is your first course in undergrad where you need to memorize things quite a bit. And you've probably long forgotten how to memorize by now. …”
Spring 2016
Curious: Have you failed a course? 3 points, 28 comments
“throwaway bc obvious I've failed one course and have one WD. What about you?”
u/set-yourself-on-fire: “Failed CHEM 262, MATH 218 and CHE 312. All of them are cleared now though :)”
Fall 2015
Chem 266 and 266L Tutor 6 points, 3 comments
“Hi there! Looking for someone to tutor Chem 266 and Chem 266L as everyone on Tutor connect is busy due to time commitments. Please let me know!”
u/dchang16: “[[CHEM 266]]”
u/UWRedditBot: “… Antirequisites: CHEM 262, 264, NE 122 Available Online: Yes -----------------------------------------------”
Spring 2015
chem 262 course outline/syllabus? 0 points, 2 comments
u/chemengstuff: “anyone willing to be a kind soul and post the chem 262 course outline? i've searched all over the interwebz and can't seem to find it. …”
Winter 2014
CHEM 266 Online 5 points, 2 comments
[deleted]: “I failed CHEM 262 last term and have the option to take CHEM 266 to clear the credit. I'd prefer to take it online during my next co-op term. How is the difficulty of this course? Would I be able to do alright in it without being on campus? …”
Fall 2013
Looking to tutor organic chemistry at University of Waterloo 0 points, 3 comments
“I was thinking of putting up flyers around campus, does anyone know what building would be the best to reach 1st/2nd year science students?”
u/LeafFan13: “Well, I would put them in the buildings where the organic chemistry classes are being held: Chem 264 - RCH 101 Chem 266 - M3 1006 Chem 262 (for engineers) - MC 4059/RCH 110 Chem 262L (lab for engineers) - ESC 342 Chem 266L (lab) - ESC 342 Edit: You can also probably put some up …”
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