Chemistry Concentration, Arts and Sciences, A.S.

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The chemistry concentration is for students planning to transfer to a four-year degree program with a major in chemistry or related fields. The program provides all the basic science, mathematics, and general education courses that are required during the first two years of most four-year chemistry programs. Chemistry is also important in other disciplines such as communications and computers, biotechnology, environmental science, energy resources, molecular biology, medicine, and forensics. Students should work with an academic transfer advisor when selecting courses and be aware that the program requirements are rigorous.

Program Pathway

First Year Fall			First Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
ENG 101	English Composition	3	Gen Ed	English	3
MAT 203	Calculus I	4	Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities	3
Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities	3	Gen Ed	Behavioral/Social Science	3
CHM 103	General Chemistry I	4	CHM 104	General Chemistry II	4
Gen Ed	Behavioral/Social Science	3	Elective	Choose in consultation with advisor	3
TOTAL		17	TOTAL		16
Second Year Fall			Second Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
Gen Ed	Diversity	3	Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor	3
CHM 203	Organic Chemistry I	4	CHM 204	Organic Chemistry II	4
PHY 201 or PHY 203	General Physics I or Principles of Physics I (5 credits)	4	PHY 202 or PHY 204	General Physics II or Principles of Physics II (5 credits)	4
Elective	Choose in consultation with advisor	3	Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor	2
TOTAL		14	TOTAL		13

General Education Requirements (33 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Arts/Humanities category (6 Credits)

Behavioral/Social Sciences

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Behavioral/Social Sciences category (6 Credits)

Biological/Physical Science

CHM 103 - General Chemistry I (4 Credits)
CHM 104 - General Chemistry II (4 Credits)

Diversity

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Diversity category (3 Credits)

English

ENG 101 - English Composition (3 Credits) *minimum grade of “C” or better is required
Select another course from the approved General Education course list in the English category (3 Credits)

Mathematics

MAT 203 - Calculus I (4 Credits)

Program Requirements (16-18 Credits)

CHM 203 - Organic Chemistry I (4 Credits)
CHM 204 - Organic Chemistry II (4 Credits)
One Physics course sequence is required. Student should consult with a transfer advisor.
PHY 201 - General Physics I (4 Credits)
PHY 202 - General Physics II (4 Credits)
OR
PHY 203 - Principles of Physics I (5 Credits)
PHY 204 - Principles of Physics II (5 Credits)

Free Electives (9-11 Credits)

Electives should be selected in consultation with a transfer advisor and the transfer institution. Some recommended courses are listed below:

BIO 113 - Principles of Biology I (4 Credits)
CHM 101 - Introductory College Chemistry (4 Credits)
CHM 269 - Internship I (3 Credits)
CHM 270 - Internship II (3 Credits )
CSC 132 - Introduction to C and C++ Programming (3 Credits)
CSC 134 - Introduction to JAVA Programming (3 Credits)
CSC 232 - Advanced C++ Programming (3 Credits)
EGR - Select any Engineering Science course (3-4 Credits)
ENV 201 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science I (4 Credits)
ENV 202 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science II (4 Credits)
MAT 101 - College Algebra (3 Credits)
MAT 102 - Trigonometry (3 Credits)
MAT 109 - Introduction to Statistics (3 Credits)
MAT 161 - Precalculus (4 Credits)
MAT 204 - Calculus II (4 Credits)
MAT 205 - Calculus III (4 Credits)
MAT 206 - Differential Equations (4 Credits)
PHS 108 - Introductory Physical Geology (4 Credits)

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