Chemistry
Credit Courses
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
This course provides an introduction to some of the basic principles of inorganic, organic and biochemistry. Lectures, demonstrations and laboratories are integrated into a learning system equivalent to three hours lecture, four hours lecture-laboratory a week. Graded. C-ID: CHEM 101; CHEM 102.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing CHEM G110
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
This course is an introduction to the principles and calculations of chemistry and practice in basic laboratory techniques. It is designed specifically for students planning to take CHEM G180 (General Chemistry A). Graded. C-ID: CHEM 101.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing CHEM G130
- 2023-2024 CSU General Education Breadth
- 2023-2024 IGETC (UC or CSU)
- 2023-2024 Local General Education
- Advanced Placement Examination (AP)
- Chemistry
- Chemistry (CHEM)
- Chemistry, Associate in Arts Degree
- Computer Science, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Geology, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Science, Associate in Arts Degree
- Public Health Science, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Transfer Planning
- University Core, Certificate of Achievement
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
This course is the first in a two-semester general chemistry sequence intended for majors in science and engineering. It examines the composition, properties, and transformations of matter. The laboratory portion of this course provides a hands-on examination of these concepts. Graded. C-ID: CHEM 110, 120S.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing CHEM G180
- 2023-2024 CSU General Education Breadth
- 2023-2024 IGETC (UC or CSU)
- 2023-2024 Local General Education
- Biology
- Biology (BIOL)
- Biology, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Chemistry
- Chemistry (CHEM)
- Chemistry, Associate in Arts Degree
- Chemistry, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Computer Science, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Environmental Science, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Environmental Science, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- General Biology, Associate in Arts Degree
- Geography, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Geology, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Kinesiology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Computer Science and Technology, Associate in Arts Degree
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Science, Associate in Arts Degree
- Public Health Science, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- University Core, Certificate of Achievement
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
This course is the second in a two-semester general chemistry sequence intended for majors in science and engineering. It provides an introduction to kinetics, principles and types of chemical equilibria, acids and bases, thermochemistry, electrochemistry, coordination compounds, nuclear chemistry and nomenclature of organic compounds. Graded. C-ID: CHEM 120S.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing CHEM G185
- 2023-2024 CSU General Education Breadth
- 2023-2024 IGETC (UC or CSU)
- 2023-2024 Local General Education
- Biology
- Biology (BIOL)
- Biology, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Chemistry
- Chemistry (CHEM)
- Chemistry, Associate in Arts Degree
- Chemistry, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Environmental Science, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Environmental Science, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- General Biology, Associate in Arts Degree
- Geology, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Computer Science and Technology, Associate in Arts Degree
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Science, Associate in Arts Degree
- University Core, Certificate of Achievement
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
This course is the first in a two-semester organic chemistry sequence. It involves a study of the compounds of carbon and their reactions with an emphasis on structure/reactivity relationships and mechanisms. The laboratory emphasizes standard organic chemistry techniques, investigations, and spectroscopic methods for identification. Graded. C-ID: CHEM 150, 160S.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing CHEM G220
- 2023-2024 CSU General Education Breadth
- 2023-2024 IGETC (UC or CSU)
- 2023-2024 Local General Education
- Biology
- Biology (BIOL)
- Chemistry
- Chemistry (CHEM)
- Chemistry, Associate in Arts Degree
- Chemistry, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Science, Associate in Arts Degree
- University Core, Certificate of Achievement
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
This course is the second in a two-semester organic chemistry sequence. It involves a continuation of the study of the compounds of carbon and their reactions with an emphasis on structure/reactivity relationships and mechanisms, including chemistry of carbonyl compounds, aromatic compounds and molecules of biological importance. The laboratory includes reactions and workup design, separation and identification of an unknown mixture, multistep synthesis and additional spectroscopy. Graded. C-ID: CHEM 160S.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing CHEM G225
- 2023-2024 CSU General Education Breadth
- 2023-2024 IGETC (UC or CSU)
- 2023-2024 Local General Education
- Biology
- Biology (BIOL)
- Chemistry
- Chemistry (CHEM)
- Chemistry, Associate in Arts Degree
- Chemistry, Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
- Liberal Arts: Emphasis in Science, Associate in Arts Degree
- University Core, Certificate of Achievement
Noncredit Courses
Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Non-Credit
Students in this noncredit course assist in the teaching of chemistry lab or lecture sections. To be eligible for this course a student must have successfully completed the class in which they plan to assist. Students assist instructors by some combination of the following: monitoring lab safety, clarifying lab skills and techniques, explaining experiments, engaging in active-learning lecture classrooms by guiding course topic discussions, or answering questions about lecture content. Students will prepare and present one or more oral or written presentations of lab or lecture topics. Instructor's permission required. Noncredit. Pass/No Pass. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.