Academic Catalog

Chemistry (CHEM)

CHEM-133 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 
4 credit hours6 contact hours (3 Lecture/3 Lab Hours Per Week) 
Introductory laboratory college chemistry course emphasizing mathematical relationships in chemistry. Lecture content includes atomic theory, stoichiometry, intermolecular forces and states of matter, thermodynamics, nuclear chemistry, and chemical bonding. Labs are project based with real-world implications that require critical thinking and teamwork.
Requisite(s): Students must successfully complete MATH-104 or higher 
Fee: $125.00 
CHEM-134 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 
4 credit hours6 contact hours (3 Lecture/3 Lab Hours Per Week) 
Continuation of CHEM-133. Topics covered include thermodynamics and state functions, properties of mixtures, kinetics, equilibrium, acid/base reactions, and redox reactions. Labs in this course are complimentary and will provide real world applications of topics and problems discussed in lecture.
Requisite(s): Must complete CHEM-133 
Fee: $125.00 
CHEM-210 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 
4 credit hours6 contact hours (3 Lecture/3 Lab Hours Per Week) 
Organic chemistry course covering nomenclature, physical properties, and reactions involving alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, cyclics, alkyl halides and dienes. An emphasis on stereochemistry of organic compounds. Analysis will include an introduction to IR, Mass Spectra, and chromatography.
Requisite(s): Must complete CHEM-134 
Fee: $135.00 
CHEM-211 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 
4 credit hours6 contact hours (3 Lecture/3 Lab Hours Per Week) 
Covers physical properties, analysis, preparation, reactions, and associated mechanisms involving alcohols, ethers, epoxides, aromatic compounds, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, and amines. NMR and UV-Vis spectroscopy are also covered.
Requisite(s): Must take CHEM-210 
Fee: $135.00