Course Descriptions

CHE 129: General Chemistry IA

This is the initial course of the four-semester General-Chemistry/Organic-Chemistry sequence CHE 129/132/321/322. This sequence provides the necessary foundation for students who wish to pursue further coursework in chemistry. The General Chemistry Courses provide a broad introduction to the fundamental principles of chemistry, including substantial illustrative material drawn from the chemistry of inorganic, organic, and biochemical systems. The emphasis is on basic concepts, problem-solving, and factual material. Students will be placed into CHE 129 based on their performance in the Online Chemistry Placement and Preparation (OCPP) process. Specifically, CHE 129 is for students with chemistry knowledge above the required OCPP minimum but who do not meet the math corequisite of CHE 131. The level and content of CHE 129 match that of CHE 131, but since the corequisite differs, students must also attend a CHE 130 session each week. CHE 130 builds essential skills in information processing, critical and analytical thinking, quantitative reasoning, and problem solving. The CHE 129 four-semester sequence is inappropriate for students who satisfy the corequisites of CHE 131. It is also inappropriate for students who have completed an AP course in chemistry and received a score of 4 or 5; such students must enroll in CHE 152. Three lecture hours, one 80-minute workshop, and one CHE 130 session per week. CHE 129 may not be taken for credit in addition to CHE 131 or CHE 152. This course has been designated as a High Demand/Controlled Access (HD/CA) course. Students registering for HD/CA courses for the first time will have priority to do so.

Prerequisite: Online Chemistry Placement and Preparation (OCPP) Process

Mandatory corequisites: MAT 123 and CHE 130

DEC: E

SBC: SNW

4 credits

CHE 131: General Chemistry IB

This is the initial course in the four-semester General-Chemistry/Organic-Chemistry sequence CHE 131/132/321/322. This sequence provides the necessary foundation for students who wish to pursue further coursework in Chemistry. The General Chemistry courses provide a broad introduction to the fundamental principles of chemistry, including substantial illustrative material drawn from the chemistry of inorganic, organic, and biochemical systems. The emphasis is on basic concepts, problem-solving, and factual material. The principal topics covered are stoichiometry, the states of matter, chemical equilibrium and introductory thermodynamics, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, electron structure and chemical bonding, and chemical periodicity. Students will be placed into CHE 131 based on their performance in an Online Chemistry Placement and Preparation (OCPP) process. The four-semester sequence is inappropriate for students who have completed an AP course in chemistry and received a score of 4 or 5; these students are placed into CHE 152. Three lecture hours and one 80-minute workshop per week. May not be taken for credit in addition to CHE 129 or CHE 152. This course has been designated as a High Demand/Controlled Access (HD/CA) course. Students registering for HD/CA courses for the first time will have priority to do so.

Prerequisite: Online Chemistry Placement and Preparation (OCPP) Process

Corequisite: MAT 125 or higher

DEC: E

SBC: SNW

4 credits

CHE 152: Molecular Science I

This is the initial course of the three-semester Molecular Science sequence CHE 152/331/332. The topics covered in CHE 152 include atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, thermodynamics, equilibrium and aqueous chemistry, electrochemistry, kinetics and basics of organic chemistry. Students will be placed into CHE 152 based on their performance in the Online Chemistry Placement and Preparation (OCPP) process or upon receipt of a score of 4 or 5 in AP chemistry. (Such students cannot enroll in any of the courses CHE 129/130, 131, or 132). May not be taken for credit in addition to CHE 129, 131, or 132. Three lecture hours and one 80-minute workshop per week.

Prerequisite: A.P. Chem score of 4-5 and satisfactory performance on the Online Chemistry Placement and Preparation (OCPP) Process; or satisfactory performance on the OCCP Process; co-registration in MAT 131 (preferred), MAT 125, AMS 151 or higher calculus

DEC: E

SBC: SNW

4 credits