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Chemistry Course Descriptions
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CHM 130
Fundamental Chemistry
4 credits
GE category: Lab Science
Offered every fall and spring semester
This course is designed to help students understand basic chemical principles
and master problem-solving skills. Students will develop an understanding of
how those concepts and skills are relevant to other courses and their daily
lives. Chemical topics covered in the course include basic science concepts,
measurements, atomic theory, bonding, stoichiometry, states of matter, solutions,
acids & bases, and nuclear chemistry.
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CHM 138
An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
4 credits
GE category: Lab Science
Offered every fall and spring semester
This course assumes the student has no background in chemistry. The first half
of this one semester course includes an introduction to general principles
of
chemistry including measurements, atomic structure, chemical bonding, naming
compounds, states of matter, solutions, and chemical reactions with applications
in health care. The second half of the course covers aspects of organic and
biological chemistry that directly affect health care. They include sections
on hydrocarbons, organic functional groups, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins,
enzymes, nucleic acids, and metabolic pathways that provide energy for life.
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CHM 151 
General Chemistry I
4 credits
GE category: Lab Science
Offered every fall semester
Provides the student with knowledge of the fundamental principles of chemistry with an emphasis on matter and measurement, states of matter, atomic structure, chemical periodicity, chemical bonding, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, energy of reactions, aqueous solutions, and properties of gases. The student also applies critical thinking strategies in scenario and inquiry-based laboratory activities. Recommend completion of at least two years high school algebra and one year high school chemistry or college equivalent.
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CHM 152
General Chemistry II
4 credits
GE category: Lab Science
Offered every spring semester
Prerequisite: CHM 151
Provides the student with knowledge of the fundamental principles of chemistry with an emphasis on the control of chemical reactions and the chemistry of the elements. Chemical kinetics, equilibria, acids-base chemistry, entropy of reactions, electron transfer reactions, nuclear chemistry, and an introduction to organic chemistry will be explored. The student will also apply critical thinking strategies in scenario and inquiry-based laboratory activities.
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CHM 230
Fundamental Organic Chemistry
4 credits
GE category: Lab Science
Offered every spring semester
Prerequisite: CHM 130 or CHM 138 or CHM 151
An introduction to carbon-containing compounds. Included is the study of hydrocarbons,
alcohols, carbonyl compounds, amines, as well as bio-organic compounds. Designed
for students in the Allied Health Sciences such as Pre-Nursing or Pre-Optometry.
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CHM 235
General Organic
Chemistry I
4 credits
GE category: Lab Science
Offered every fall semester
Prerequisite: CHM 152
General principles of organic chemistry with emphasis on reactivity and synthesis. Topics
include bonding, structure and properties of organic compounds, stereochemistry,
kinetics and thermodynamics, substitution and elimination reactions, structure,
synthesis, and reaction of alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, and IR and NMR spectroscopy.
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CHM 236
General Organic
Chemistry II
4 credits
GE category: Lab Science, Intensive Writing
Offered every spring semester
Prerequisite: CHM 235 and prior or concurrent enrollment in ENG 102
Continuation of CHM 235. General principles of organic chemistry
with continued emphasis on reactivity and synthesis. Topics include the
study of ethers, epoxides, sulfides, conjugated systems, aromatic compounds,
ketones, aldehydes, amines, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, enols,
carbohydrates,
nucleic acids, amino acids, peptides, proteins, lipids, and polymers.
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CHM 298
Workshop
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Designed to meet a variety of needs for students in Chemistry.
CHM 299
Independent Study
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Design and execution of original projects under faculty supervision.
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