Program Codes:
CHM
Minor
Chemistry courses include laboratory skills that are not typically taught in other PSC science courses. The lower division courses for this minor provide a foundation in both physical and organic chemistry. Students then choose one upper division chemistry course to gain specific expertise. The upper division chemistry courses each have a different focus, making them attractive to students from different disciplines.
The minor consists of 5 courses (19-20 credits); four foundational courses and one upper division chemistry elective. All prerequisites to foundation and electives courses apply. Students applying for this minor should have earned an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher and be in good academic standing within their individual major.
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This course focuses on the fundamental principles and laws underlying chemical action, their integration with the theories of atomic structure and chemical bonding, and correlation with the position on the periodic chart. Students will study atomic structure, states of matter, chemical measurements (stoichiometry), nomenclature, gas laws, spectroscopy, periodicity, and chemical bonding. (3 hours lecture).
Completes General Education Requirements: AR-F, AR-R, LAS. *May count as a Foundation or a Reinforcing Experience, but not both.
MAT 125 College Algebra or Accuplacer placement.
Fall
This course is a continuation of Chemistry I (CHM 110) and continues the focus on the fundamental principles and laws underlying chemical action. Students will study oxidation/reduction, solutions, ionization and electrolysis, acids, bases and salts, chemical and ionic equilibrium, coordination compounds, kinetics, and a short introduction to organic chemistry. The course has a required three-hour laboratory that focuses on qualitative analysis. (3 hours lecture).
Completes General Education Requirements: AR-R, QP-R LAS
CHM 110 Chemistry I
CHM 113 Lab
Spring
The course is designed to cover the wide range of topics concerning the chemistry of carbon. Students will study chemical bonding, nomenclature and reactivity of hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, and alkyl halides, configuration of alkanes, and cycloalkanes, and stereochemistry. Additionally, students will learn various reactions mechanisms, with an emphasis on nucleophilic substitution reactions. The laboratory will focus on fundamental techniques in organic chemistry, e.g., distillation, purification, synthesis, chromatography and spectroscopy. (3 hours lecture). Completes General Education Requirements: AR-R LAS
(CHM 141 Chemistry I and CHM 142 Chemisty II) OR (CHM 110 Chemistry I and CHM 120 Chemisty II)
Fall
This course is designed to be a continuation of Organic Chemistry I (CHM 250) in the study of carbon compounds. Students will study reactions of aromatic compounds, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amines, esters, carbohydrates, and lipids. Additionally, students will study the theory of various spectroscopic methods of structure determination. The laboratory will concentrate on the synthesis and analysis of organic compounds. (3 hours lecture).
Completes General Education Requirements: AR-R LAS
CHM 250 Organic Chemistry I
CHM 253 Lab
Spring
Dr. Jorie Favreau
Pickett Hall 107