27 courses with the subject CHEM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
CHEM 103Chemistry and Society3
Repeatable for credit. Includes Career Connections requirement for graduation. (SI) Letter Grade An introductory course for non-science majors who have little or no background in chemistry
(SI) Letter Grade Lab work includes qualitative and quantitative analysis as well as validation of lecture principles. Problem solving skills are emphasized throughout. Three hours per week. Corequisite: CHEM-131.
Letter Grade A continuation of CHEM 131, focusing on specific aspects of chemistry reactions. Topics include electrochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibria and acid/base reactions. 3 hours per week. Corequisite: CHEM 132L. better.
Letter Grade Lab work includes qualitative and quantitative analysis as well as validation of lecture principles. Problem solving skills are emphasized throughout. Three hours per week. Corequisite: CHEM-132.
An IDHP seminar with an indicated Religious Studies compo- CHEM-216: Organic Chemistry II (4 credits) nent or an interdisciplinary course cross-listed with Religious Core Requirement Studies World Language Requirement
Letter Grade Laboratory work includes an introduction to basic techniques used in Organic Chemistry as well as investigations into the properties and reactions of Organic compounds. Lab work includes synthesis, purification and characterization. Three hours per week.
CHEM 222Toxicology Intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-101; CHEM-215 Letter Grade3
Credits: 3 Letter Grade with a grade of C- or better. Thermodynamics and Kinetics. Topics A survey of the scope and modern aspects of include: laws of thermodynamics, chemical toxicology. Emphasizes clinical manifestations CHEM 301L: Analytical Chemistry Lab and phase equilibrium, and introduction to (symptoms and treatment) of acute, subacute, Credits: 0 Letter Grade kinetics. Prerequisites: C- or better in CHEM and chronic intoxication, and current Lab is graded as part of CHEM-301. Four 216, MATH 212 or 204, and PHYS 122. This analytical methodology. Each type of toxin hours per week. Corequisite: CHEM-301. course does not include a lab. and toxicant studies is supported by actual case histories and analytical data. No lab is CHEM 303: Instrumental Analysis CHEM 314: Physical Chemistry II required. Prerequisite: CHEM-215 with a Credits: 5 Letter Grade Credits: 3 Letter Grade grade of C- or better. An advanced study of spectroscopy, mass Introduction to theoretical chemistry. Topics spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance include principals of quantum chemistry and
every other year. Prerequisites: C- or better in A one-credit course designed for students CHEM-301 with a grade of C- or better. CHEM 216, MATH 252, PHYS 122. interested in applying for competitive Corequisite: CHEM 314L. CHEM-313 is not a internships in the sciences. Students will learn CHEM 303L: Instrumental Analysis Lab prerequisite. how to search for competitive internships and Credits: 0 Letter Grade identify internships of interest. Students will An advanced laboratory study of CHEM 314L: Physical Chemistry II Lab locate primary literature articles (using spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and nuclear Credits: 2 Letter Grade academic search engines such as SciFinder magnetic resonance spectrometry. Lab is Introduction to Physical Chemistry laboratory Scholar) published from their laboratories of graded as part of CHEM-303. Four hours per techniques, including thermodynamics and interest. Students will then work to write week. Corequisite: CHEM-303. quantum mechanics.This lab is a co-requisite statements of interest/research to apply for with Physical Chemistry II (Quantum their programs of interest. While writing, Mechanics), so all content from Physical there will be several class periods devoted to CHEM 307: Biochemistry I Credits: 3 Letter Grade Chemistry I (Thermodynamics) that is needed topics of interest relating to laboratory will be covered by the course. Four hours per research, including presentations by guest The first semester of a two-semester introductory biochemistry course. Topics week. Corequisite or prerequisite: CHEM-314. speakers. Three hours per week for five weeks. include: structure and properties of amino acids, carbohydrates and lipids; protein CHEM 340: Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 242Environmental Chemistry3
structure; membrane structure and transport Letter Grade Credits: 3 Letter Grade across membranes; enzyme structure, Introduces students to Inorganic Chemistry. The application of analytical chemistry mechanisms, and regulation; and laboratory Topics include: atomic structure and theory, principles and techniques to the study of procedures used in the extraction, separation structure and bonding, coordination environmental contaminants. Spectroscopic and identification of biological molecules. chemistry, organometallic chemistry, solid- methods are studied to track aqueous Offered every other year.
CHEM-215 with a grade of C- or and metabolic disorders. Topics include: Techniques include chemical synthesis,
CHEM 250Introduction to Biochemistry3
oxidative phosphorylation; lipid metabolism; hours per week. Corequisite: CHEM-340. Letter Grade amino acid metabolism; comparison of A one-semester course covering the principles 237
Pass/Fail A research experience to help the student to relate theories and skills to the practical aspects of a laboratory. Repeatable for up to 6 credits. Graded Pass/Fail only. Includes Career Connections requirement for graduation. Number of credits earned determined by number of hours spent at internship. Chair.
Letter Grade An advanced organic chemistry course that provides an emphasis on the application of structure and theory to study organic reaction mechanisms. Topics include steriochemical features, reaction dynamics, isotope effects, molecular orbital theory, and the role special reactive intermediates play during a mechanism.
Letter Grade An in-depth study of selected topic areas in Chemistry. Topics vary, offered as interest permits. May include a laboratory depending on the topic chosen. Repeatable for credit. Three hours per week.
