Chemistry (CHM)
CHM 0950 — Introductory General Chemistry Companion Course
Credit Hour: 1.00 Total Contact Hour: 1.00 Lecture Hour: 1.00
Supports college level Introductory General Chemistry and taken in conjunction with CHM 1110, Introductory General Chemistry. This course reviews prerequisite skills and concepts for topics in CHM 1110.
Offered: Summer, Fall, Spring
Corequisites: CHM 1110.
CHM 0951 — Introductory Organic and Biochemistry Companion Course
Credit Hours: 0.00 Total Contact Hours: 1.00 Lecture Hours: 1.00
Supports college level Introductory Organic and Biochemistry and taken in conjunction with CHM 1120, Introductory Organic and Biochemistry. This course reviews prerequisite skills and concepts for topics in CHM 1120. Offered Summer, Fall, Spring
Corequisites: CHM 1120.
CHM 1110 — Introductory General Chemistry
Credit Hours: 4.00 Total Contact Hours: 5.00 Lecture Hours: 3.00 Lab Hours: 2.00
Provides a foundation in basic principles of general chemistry. Topics include methods of measurement, temperature and heat, atomic structure, nuclear chemistry, bonding, nomenclature, gas laws, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, solutions, acid-base chemistry, chemical kinetics and chemical equilibrium.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Transfer: TM
Prerequisites: MTH 0900 or placement
Corequisites: CHM 0950.
CHM 1115 — Introductory General, Organic, and Biochemistry
Credit Hours: 4.00 Total Contact Hours: 4.00 Lecture Hours: 4.00
Studies the principles of chemistry for students majoring in nursing and other health-related fields. The course includes an integrated overview of topics in general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry that introduces students to the fundamental and relevant connections between chemistry and life.
Offered: Summer, Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Placement.
CHM 1120 — Introductory Organic and Biochemistry
Credit Hours: 4.00 Total Contact Hours: 5.00 Lecture Hours: 3.00 Lab Hours: 2.00
Introduces the fundamentals of organic chemistry and biochemistry, including laboratory applications. The structures and properties of organic compounds classified by functional group, carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids are presented. Students will develop a basic knowledge of organic nomenclature and reaction classes. Relationships between structure, properties, and functionality of compounds are discussed with emphasis on their application in health sciences. This course presumes a foundational knowledge of inorganic chemistry. The 'C' grade policy applies for a degree in a health program.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Placement
Corequisites: CHM 0951.
CHM 1200 — General Chemistry I
Credit Hours: 4.00 Total Contact Hours: 5.00 Lecture Hours: 3.00 Lab Hours: 2.00
Introduces the fundamental principles of chemistry, including measurement and calculation; chemical stoichiometry; the properties of gases; atomic and molecular structure; bonding; thermochemistry; and periodic properties.
Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: CHM 1110 (with a of 'C' or better) or placement
Corequisites: MTH 1370.
CHM 1210 — General Chemistry II
Credit Hours: 4.00 Total Contact Hours: 5.00 Lecture Hours: 3.00 Lab Hours: 2.00
Designed to provide a foundation in the basic principles of general chemistry. Topics include intermolecular forces, colligative properties, Chemical kinetics, equilibria, acid-base properties, thermodynamics and electrochemistry.
Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: CHM 1200.
CHM 1310 — Organic Chemistry I
Credit Hours: 5.00 Total Contact Hours: 7.00 Lecture Hours: 3.00 Lab Hours: 4.00
Introduces topics of organic chemistry including the study of spectroscopic methods of organic analysis, stereochemistry, structure and bonding and chemical reactions of alkanes, stereochemistry, alkyl halides, organometallic compounds, alkenes, alkynes, alcohol, ethers and epoxides, and aromatic hydrocarbons.
Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: CHM 1210.
CHM 1320 — Organic Chemistry II
Credit Hours: 5.00 Total Contact Hours: 7.00 Lecture Hours: 3.00 Lab Hours: 4.00
Introduces topics of organic chemistry including the study of alcohols, ethers, epoxides, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, derivatives of carboxylic acids, enolates, carbanions, amines, polycyclic and heterocyclic aromatic compounds, pericyclic reactions, and polymers.
Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: CHM 1310.