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CHEM 101 - Survey of Chemistry
Credits: Four (4)
This introductory course in chemistry is appropriate for those
entering the health professions and needing to satisfy General
Education requirements. The course includes basic lab work in
chemistry.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Corequisite: CHEM-101L
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CHEM 101L - Required Lab-Chem 101
Credits: Zero (0)
General Education Area: Natural Science
Corequisite: CHEM-101
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CHEM 103 - General Chemistry I
Credits: Four (4)
Topics covered include ions, stoichiometry, aqueous reactions, periodic table, covalent bonding, thermochemistry, liquids and solids, solutions and rates.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Corequisite: MATH-117 and CHEM-103L
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CHEM 103L - Required Lab-Chem 103
Credits: Zero (0)
General Education Area: Natural Science
Corequisite: CHEM-103
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CHEM 104 - General Chemistry II
Credits: Four (4)
Topics covered in this course include chemical equilibria, acids
and bases, precipitation equilibria, coordination compounds,
spontaneity of reaction, electrochemistry, nuclear reactions,
metals, nonmetals and organic chemistry.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Prerequisite: CHEM-103, Minimum grade C-
Corequisite: CHEM-104L
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CHEM 104L - Required Lab-Chem 104
Credits: Zero (0)
General Education Area: Natural Science
Corequisite: CHEM-104
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CHEM 120 - General, Organic and Biological Chemistry
Credits: Three (3)
This course is a one-semester Chemistry course designed for non-Science majors including nursing students. Topics included are Measurement, Matter and Energy, Atoms and Elements, Compounds and Their Bonds, Chemical Quantities and Their Reactions, Gases, Solutions, Acids and Bases, Nuclear Radiation, Introduction to Organic Chemistry: Alkanes, Unsaturated Hydrocarbons, Organic Compounds with Oxygen and Sulfur, Carbohydrates, Carboxylic Acids, Esters, Amines, Amides, Lipids, Amino Acids, Proteins, Enzymes, Nucleic Acids, Protein Synthesis, Metabolic Pathways and Energy Production.
General Education Area: Natural Science
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CHEM 203 - Organic Chemistry I
Credits: Four (4)
Topics covered in this course are the structure, bonding and reactivity in organic molecules, including alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, alcohols and ethers and their spectroscopic characterization.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Prerequisite: CHEM-103, and CHEM-104
Corequisite: CHEM-203L
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CHEM 203L - Required Lab-Chem 203
Credits: Zero (0)
General Education Area: Natural Science
Corequisite: CHEM-203
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CHEM 204 - Organic Chemistry II
Credits: Four (4)
A continuation of CHEM-203. Topics covered in this course include cyclic aliphatic compounds, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids, amines, phenols, polyfunctional compounds, carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids. The practice of organic synthesis is continued, including electrophilic aromatic substitution,aldol and claisen condensations, along with spectroscopy and structural analysis.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Prerequisite: CHEM-203
Corequisite: CHEM-204L
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CHEM 204L - Required Lab-Chem 204
Credits: Zero (0)
General Education Area: Natural Science
Corequisite: CHEM-204
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CHEM 293 - Cooperative Education
Credits: One (1) to Four (4)
Cooperative education courses may be taken before a student’s major, minor and General Education requirements are completed, but they are not counted as part of those requirements.
General Education Area: Natural Science
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CHEM 296 - Independent Study
Credits: One (1) to Four (4)
General Education Area: Natural Science
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CHEM 297 - Special Studies
Credits: One (1) to Four (4)
General Education Area: Natural Science
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CHEM 301 - Inorganic Chemistry
Credits: Three (3)
This course provides a systematic study of the main group and
transition metal elements. Topics include bonding theory, symmetry
and group theory, molecular orbitals, acid-base chemistry,
coordination compounds and organometallic chemistry.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Prerequisite: CHEM-103, CHEM-104, CHEM-203, and CHEM 204
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CHEM 320 - Biochemistry
Credits: Four (4)
This course covers the chemistry and metabolism of biomolecules. Emphasis is placed on enzymes and catalysis of biological reactions.The first of a two-semester sequence, this course covers the chemistry and metabolism of biomolecules. Emphasis is placed on physical behavior of biomolecules, enzymes and catalysis of biological reactions.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Prerequisite: CHEM-103, CHEM-104, CHEM-203, and CHEM 204
Corequisite: CHEM-320L
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CHEM 320L - Required Lab-Chem 320
Credits: Zero (0)
General Education Area: Natural Science
Corequisite: CHEM-320
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CHEM 321 - Biochemistry II
Credits: Three (3)
Examination of biochemical processes in detail with a focus on metabolism and metabolic pathways. The central pathways of carbohydrate, lipid and nucleotide metabolism, photosynthesis, regulatory mechanisms and hormonal signaling are covered. This course assumes an understanding of concepts related to the structure and function of biomolecules as presented in CHEM320.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Prerequisite: CHEM-320 and CHEM-320L
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CHEM 353 - Quantitative Analysis
Credits: Four (4)
This course places a heavy emphasis on laboratory work. The course covers analytical techniques including volumetric and gravimetric methods. Lecture topics include statistical treatment of data, activity coefficients, acid-base titrations, redox methods and the theory of spectroscopic methods of analysis.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Prerequisite: CHEM-103, and CHEM-104
Corequisite: CHEM-353L
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CHEM 353L - Required Lab-Chem 353
Credits: Zero (0)
General Education Area: Natural Science
Corequisite: CHEM-353
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CHEM 393 - Cooperative Education
Credits: One (1) to Four (4)
Cooperative education courses may be taken before a student’s major, minor and General Education requirements are completed, but they are not counted as part of those requirements.
General Education Area: Natural Science
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CHEM 402 - Research II
Credits: Three (3)
This course will be a continuation of the research experiences students initiated in CHEM/BIOL 401.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Cross-listed: BIOL-402
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CHEM 403 - Research III
Credits: Three (3)
This course will be a continuation of the research experiences students initiated in CHEM/BIOL 402.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Cross-listed: BIOL-403
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CHEM 410 - Instrumental Analysis
Credits: Four (4)
This course studies modern instrumental methods including proton and carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, gas chromatography and HPLC. We consider these subjects both theoretically and via laboratory demonstration for infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy, gas chromatography and HPLC.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Prerequisite: CHEM-353; Minimum grade C-
Corequisite: CHEM-410L
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CHEM 410L - Required Lab-Chem 410
Credits: Zero (0)
General Education Area: Natural Science
Corequisite: CHEM-410
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CHEM 431 - Physical Chemistry I
Credits: Three (3)
Physical Chemistry applies physical laws to chemical systems. The main topic covered is thermodynamics, which is the study of energy and its transformations. Using thermodynamics, macroscopic systems including gases, liquids, solids, and solutions are studied.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Prerequisite: CHEM-204, PHYS-154, and MATH-152
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CHEM 432 - Physical Chemistry II
Credits: Three (3)
The second semester of physical chemistry covers chemical processes at the molecular level. Quantum theory and its applications to electronic, vibrational and rotational spectroscopy are the main topics of discussion.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Prerequisite: PHYS-154, MATH-152, and CHEM-204
Recommended MATH-251 (but not required)
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CHEM 433 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Credits: Two (2)
This course should be taken simultaneously with Chemistry 432. It
is a laboratory course that introduces the student to techniques in
physical chemistry. It requires the student to do independent
library research and apply it to designing an experiment from start
to finish.
General Education Area: Natural Science
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CHEM 493 - Cooperative Education
Credits: One (1) to Four (4)
Cooperative education courses may be taken before a student’s major, minor and General Education requirements are completed, but they are not counted as part of those requirements.
General Education Area: Natural Science
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CHEM 496 - Independent Study
Credits: One (1) to Four (4)
General Education Area: Natural Science
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CHEM 497 - Special Studies
Credits: One (1) to Four (4)
General Education Area: Natural Science
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CHEM 498 - Advanced Topics Seminar
Credits: Two (2)
The advanced topics seminar provides students an opportunity for
advanced inquiry into topics of interest and importance in
chemistry, and development of skills in technical and professional
reading.
General Education Area: Natural Science
Cross-listed: BIOL-498, ENV-498, SCI-498
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CHEM 499 - Chemistry Internship
Credits: One (1) to Four (4)
Students are supervised in fieldwork dealing with chemical problems
and processes in public or private laboratory or industrial
settings.
General Education Area: Natural Science
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