A level Chemistry

There are a number of specific subject entry requirements, please visit our website to review the courses and entry requirements or alternatively please contact the Sixth Form for specific details.

*Please choose 3 subject courses from different blocks, you will automatically be added to Maths or English resit classes on enrolment if you do not achieve required 4 in Maths or English Lit/Lang but you must still meet requirements for entry per subject.

OCR A Level H432
QAN601/5255/2                                                                                                                                                      

WHAT WILL I STUDY?                                                                                                                             Chemistry is split into six modules:  (Modules 1 to 6), plus the Practical Endorsement, this constitutes the full A Level.

•  Module 1      Development of practical skills
• Module 2      Foundations in chemistry
• Module 3      Periodic table & energy
• Module 4      Core organic chemistry
• Module 5      Physical chemistry and transition elements
• Module 6      Organic chemistry and analysis

How is the course assessed?                                                                                                                          At A Level there are three papers.

Paper 1 - multiple choice and structured questions from Modules 1, 2, 3 and 5. Assessed in a 2 hour 15 minute exam of 100 marks worth 37% of the final grade.

Paper 2 - multiple choice and structured questions from Modules 1, 2, 4 and 6. Assessed in a 2 hour 15 minute exam of 100 marks worth 37% of the final grade.

Paper 3 - structured questions and extended response questions which assesses the content from all Modules. Assessed in a 1 hour 30 minute exam of 70 marks worth 26% of the final grade.

What will I need to study this course?
Students need to have a good knowledge of Chemistry either as a single GCSE subject or as part of a GCSE Science course. Students need to gain at least a grade 5 in GCSE Maths and a grade 6 in Chemistry or a 6-6 combined science.
 

Where next?
Chemistry is a challenging but rewarding A level.  It is a subject with a large number of career paths including: Medicine, Agriculture, Geology, Chemical Engineering, Management and Law.