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Chemistry AS/A2
Examination Board: OCR
Why Choose Chemistry?
Chemistry is as up to date as the clothes you wear, the food you eat, the air you breathe and the car you ride in.
Almost every aspect of your daily lives if affected or controlled by Chemistry. Chemists create new materials
and test existing ones. They are involved in engineering, fuel technology, electronics, space travel and every
other form of modern science. A world without chemists and chemistry would be a very difficult place in
which to live.
Entry Requirements
Those who have taken the 21st Century GCSE Science and Additional Science would be expected to have
gained „B‟ grades in both. For those taking GCSE Separate Sciences, a grade B in Chemistry and one other
science subject would be the expectation. Supporting grades in mathematics are also a requirement.
The course is designed to enable candidates to:
• develop essential knowledge and understanding of the concepts of Chemistry and the skills needed
to use them in new and challenging situations;
• develop an understanding of the link between theory and experiment;
• sustain and develop their enjoyment of, and interest in Chemistry;
• recognise the value of Chemistry to society and how it may be used responsibly;
• develop problem solving skills.
Course Description
The Advanced Subsidiary forms 50% of the assessment weighting of the full A Level. AS is assessed at a
standard between GCSE and A Level and can be taken as a stand-alone specification or as the first part of the
full A Level course. Assessment is by means three units taken at AS and a further three at A Level as detailed
in the table below:
LEVEL UNIT UNIT TITLE
EXAMINATION DURATION &
MARKS
AS F321 Atoms, Bonds & Groups 1h (60 marks)
AS F322 Chains, Energy & Resources 1.75h (100 marks)
AS F323 Practical Skills in Chemistry 1 Coursework (40 marks)
A2 F324 Rings, Polymers and Analysis 1.25h (60 marks)
A2 F325 EQUILIBRIA, Energetics & Eleements 2h (100 marks)
A2 F326 Practical Skills in Chemistry 2 Coursework (40 marks)
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