Elective credit (Natural Science) at UoPeople.

A college-level laboratory course with six structured experiments covering density, the mole, empirical formulas, calorimetry, chromatography, and titration. It is Chemistry 111 Lab.

The course is designed around a zero-student-cost, home-based model using common household materials. Full details are in the syllabus.

Most universities expect a lab to accompany a chemistry lecture course. Check whether your school requires them to be taken together.

Six graded quizzes plus assessed lab reports for each experiment. 70 or above is required to pass.

It's a 1-credit lab, matching how campus chemistry labs are credited — the Chemistry I lecture course carries the main 3 credits.

60 contact hours across six experiments plus orientation; typically 28–30 days.

Assessment is through the graded quizzes and lab reports rather than a single cumulative exam.

UPI Study's lab courses carry the same ACE/NCCRS credit recommendations as our lecture courses, and students transfer them regularly. If your program has a special in-person requirement, your registrar can confirm in minutes.

It's designed to pair with the Chemistry I lecture course — schools generally award lab-science credit for the combination.

Through virtual experiments and simulations covering measurement, reactions, stoichiometry, and titration — no home chemistry kit needed.

Yes — paired with Chemistry I, it forms the standard chemistry-with-lab combination that lab-science requirements ask for.

Students whose degree requires a lab science, and pre-health applicants whose programs expect chemistry with lab.

Elective credit (Natural Science) is one of the general education categories required for UoPeople's degree programs. It covers coursework in the relevant academic domain — designed to give students broad foundational knowledge as part of a balanced degree. Students must complete a defined number of credits in this category as part of either the Associate or Bachelor's program.

Yes. Under the published transfer agreement between UPI Study and University of the People, UPI Study's Chemistry Lab (1 ACE & NCCRS Approved credits) is recognized as Elective credit (Natural Science) credit. This appears on the UoPeople equivalency chart. The credit posts to your UoPeople transcript once UPI Study transmits the official transcript.

Several UPI Study courses fulfill UoPeople's Elective credit (Natural Science) bucket — including Chemistry I, Physics I, and Physics Lab. The complete current list of equivalencies is on the UoPeople equivalency chart.

UoPeople's general education requirements vary between the Associate (60 credits total) and Bachelor's (120 credits total) degrees. Within those, students must complete a defined set of GE credits across multiple categories including Elective credit (Natural Science). UoPeople accepts up to 75% of total degree credits as transfer credit, so you can fill most of your Elective credit (Natural Science) requirement with UPI Study courses. Check UoPeople's current academic catalog for exact category minimums.

Yes — if your Elective credit (Natural Science) category is full, Chemistry Lab can typically be applied as elective credit at UoPeople's discretion, as long as you have not exceeded the 75% (90-credit) transfer maximum for your Bachelor's. Contact UoPeople's registrar or your academic advisor to confirm placement before enrolling if you are close to the transfer cap.

University of the People accepts up to 75% of degree credit requirements as transfer credit — up to 90 credits for the bachelor's degree. 88 UPI Study courses are recognized by UoPeople under the Articulation Agreement, so you can stack a substantial portion of your degree before enrolling at UoPeople.

No. You can take UPI Study courses with no UoPeople enrollment, no application, and no admission process. Take the course, earn the credit, then submit your transcript to UoPeople when you're ready.

Once you complete Chemistry Lab, UPI Study sends an official transcript in PDF format directly to the email address designated by University of the People. UoPeople's registrar applies the agreed equivalency (Elective credit (Natural Science)) to your transcript. No third-party services are involved.