Chemistry

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Program Duration: 2 Year Program
Degree Type: Associate in Science (A.S.)
Total Credit Hours: 60

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About This Program

As a chemistry student, you will learn how to use the measuring and analysis equipment in a modern chemistry lab while competently performing routine laboratory tasks. As you progress in the course, you will conduct experiments and solve problems based in general inorganic and organic chemistry principles in order to collect, interpret and communicate scientific data in multiple formats. The Chemistry degree program equips students with the foundation necessary for transfer to at a four-year institution, so you can confidently continue your studies in the chemical or physical sciences field.

The Academic Passport, a policy of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), guarantees admission to any of the 14 PASSHE universities to a student with an earned AA or AS degree from a Pennsylvania public community college. A university can stipulate that the associate's degree contain at least 30 credits of liberal arts courses. The Academic Passport does not guarantee admission to specific majors.

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Semester 1

Course Number and Name	Prerequisites and Corequisites	Credits	Gen Ed Req.
CHEM 121 - College Chemistry I ^*	CHEM 110 with a grade of "C" or better and FNMT 118 or MATH 118.	4 credits	Scientific Reasoning
MATH 171 - Calculus I	MATH 162 or higher with a grade of "C" or better or placement in MATH 171 or higher	4 credits	Quantitative Reasoning
ENGL 101 - English Composition I or ENGL 101H - English Composition I (Honors)		3 credits	Writing/Research/Info Lit 1
CIS 103 - Introduction to Information Technology		3 credits	Technological Competency

Semester 2

Course Number and Name	Prerequisites and Corequisites	Credits	Gen Ed Req.
CHEM 122 - College Chemistry II	CHEM 121 with a grade of "C" or better	4 credits
MATH 172 - Calculus II or Natural Science with Lab Elective¹	MATH 171 or higher with grade of "C" or better, or placement in MATH 172 or higher	4 credits
ENGL 102 - The Research Paper or ENGL 102H - The Research Paper (Honors)	ENGL 101 with a grade of "C" or better	3 credits	Writing/Research/Info Lit 2
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology or SOC 101H - Introduction to Sociology (Honors) or HIST 121 - World History: The Distant Past or HIST 122 - World History: The Recent Past or HUM 101 - Cultural Traditions: Ancient to the 13th Century or HUM 101H - Cultural Traditions: Ancient to the 13th Century (Honors)		3 credits	Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

Semester 3

Course Number and Name	Prerequisites and Corequisites	Credits
CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry I	CHEM 122 with a grade of "C" or better	5 credits
CHEM 214 - Chemical Analysis	CHEM 122 with a grade of "C" or better MATH 162 with a grade of "C" or better	5 credits
PHYS 140 - Mechanics, Heat and Sound	MATH 171 or higher	5 credits

Semester 4

Course Number and Name	Prerequisites and Corequisites	Credits	Gen Ed Req.
CHEM 222 - Organic Chemistry II	CHEM 221 with a grade of "C" or better	5 credits
PHYS 241 - Electricity, Magnetism and Light	PHYS 140 and MATH 172 or dept. head approval	5 credits
BIOL 123 - Principles of Biology I or BIOL 281 - Biochemistry I or BTT 101 - Biomedical Technician Training Practicum CIS 106 - Introduction to Computer Programming or	BIOL 123: CHEM 121 or CHEM 110 with a grade of "C" or better and high school biology or permission of the department head BIOL 281: CHEM 221, which may be taken concurrently, and BIOL 123 with a grade of "C" or better BTT 101: Permission of the Biomedical Technician TrainingAcademic Coordinator and completion of the Orientation to Biomedical Technology	4 credits
ENGL 115 - Public Speaking	For ENGL 115: ENGL 101, which may be taken concurrently	3 credits	Oral Communication/ Creative Expression

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