Chemistry (CHEM)
CHEM-100 
Concepts of Chemistry
4 Credits
Lecture: 3 hours per week, Lab: 3 hours per week
Offering: Fall and Spring Only, All Years
This course is an introduction to chemistry as it relates to modern technological society. It is designed for non-science majors who would like to learn about chemistry in the context of their everyday lives. Upon completion of CHEM-101, CHEM-100 will count as elective science credits only and will not satisfy core lab science credits.
Corequisites: CHEM-100L
CHEM-101
Introduction to Chemistry
4 Credits
Lecture: 3 hours per week, Lab: 3 hours per week
Offering: Fall, Spring, and Summer, All Years
This course is a survey of the basic concepts of inorganic chemistry that includes quantitative concepts and development of problem solving methods. This course is designed for general education majors. It can be used by students as preparation for CHEM-111. It also satisfies chemistry requirements for allied health majors.
Prerequisites: MATH-025, MATH-090 or an an appropriate score on a placement test.
Corequisites: CHEM-101L
CHEM-102
Essentials of Organic and Biochemistry
4 Credits
Lecture: 3 hours per week, Lab: 3 hours per week
Offering: Fall and Spring Only, All Years
This course provides a general overview of inorganic, organic, and biological chemistry topics with a health care emphasis. CHEM-102 is designed to provide necessary chemistry background for subsequent courses in the health care field.
Prerequisites: MATH-025, MATH-090 or an appropriate score on a placement test.
Corequisites: CHEM-102L
CHEM-111
General Chemistry I
5 Credits
Lecture: 4 hours per week, Lab: 3 hours per week
Offering: Fall and Spring Only, All Years
This course is a study of matter and its interactions, including properties of matter, changes that it undergoes, and energy changes that accompany these processes. Emphasis is on concepts and problem solving, however many applications are examined. Students entering CHEM-111 are expected to have some chemistry background. This may be satisfied by completing CHEM-101, CHEM-102, achieving an AP-Chemistry score of 3 or higher, and MATH-108 or equivalent.
Prerequisites: CHEM-101 or CHEM-102, MATH-108 or an appropriate score on a placement test.
Corequisites: CHEM-111L
CHEM-112
Principles of General College Chemistry II
5 Credits
Lecture: 4 hours per week, Lab: 3 hours per week
Offering: Fall and Spring Only, All Years
This course is a continuation of a study of matter and its interactions, including properties of matter, changes that it undergoes, and energy changes that accompany these processes. Emphasis is on concepts and problem solving; however, many applications are examined.
Prerequisites: CHEM-111
Corequisites: CHEM-112L
CHEM-253 Quantitative Analysis
5 Credits
Lecture: 3 hours per week, Lab: 6 hours per week
Offering: Spring Only, Even Years
This course is the first course in the study of analytical chemistry for scientists. Students who are majoring in the physical or life sciences may take this course as an introduction to the basic concepts of quantitative analysis.
Prerequisites: CHEM-112
Corequisites: CHEM-253L
CHEM-275 Carbon Compounds
3 Credits
Lecture: 3 hours per week
Offering: Fall Only, All Years
This course introduces students to aspects of organic chemistry important to life sciences. The course covers the structure, nomenclature, and physical properties of organic compounds.
CHEM-277 Organic Chemistry I
3 Credits
Lecture: 3 hours per week
Offering: Fall Only, All Years
This course is the first course in a two-semester sequence of a comprehensive study of the principles and theories of organic chemistry emphasizing the properties, structure, synthesis and reactions of organic compounds.
Prerequisites: CHEM-112
Recommended Corequisites: CHEM-278
CHEM-278 Organic Chemistry I Lab
1 Credit
Lab: 3 hours per week
Offering: Fall Only, All Years
This course is the laboratory that accompanies CHEM-277. It is an introduction to organic laboratory techniques and spectroscopy, including organic compound synthesis.
Pre/Corequisites: CHEM-277
CHEM-287 Organic Chemistry II
3 Credits
Lecture: 3 hours per week
Offering: Spring Only, All Years
This course is a continuation of CHEM-277 and includes an introduction to biological molecules.
Prerequisites: CHEM-277
Recommended Corequisites: CHEM-288