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2014-2015 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Chemistry Concentration (A.G.S.)

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Students who wish to pursue the Associate of General Studies (AGS) must meet the following requirements:

Must earn a GPA of 2.0 or better in all courses counted toward the degree.
Must earn a grade of “C” or better in all Chemistry courses.

General Education Requirements

Total Hours: 39

Approved Literature Elective¹ - 3
Fine Arts Elective² - 3
Social Science Elective - 3

CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
or
CHEM 245 - Distillation and Fractionation (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
ECON 201 - Economic Principles (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ENGL 101 - English Composition I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
ENGL 102 - English Composition II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
FFND 101 - Freshman Foundations (Lec. 1, Lab. 1, Cr. 1)
ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation (Cr. 0)
PHIL 252 - Ethics in the Sciences (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
MATH 113 - College Algebra (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
or
MATH 170 - Precalculus College Algebra (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
and
MATH 231 - Elementary Probability and Statistical Inference (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Degree Requirements

Electives - 3

CHEM 203 - Quantitative Chemical Analysis (Lec. 2, Cr. 2)
CHEM 301 - Organic Chemistry I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
CHEM 303 - Chemical and Instrumental Analyses (Lec. 1, Lab. 6, Cr. 3)
CHEM 361 - Theory of Inorganic Chemistry (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
CHEM 361L - Inorganic Preparations (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)
CHEM 441 - Seminar (Cr. 1)
PHYS 201 - General Physics I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
PHYS 205 - Introductory Physics Laboratory I (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)

Notes

¹Approved Literature - ENGL 203, 204, or 221
²Approved Fine Art - ART 101, 102, 105, 217, 228, 245, 251, 262, 331, 363, 365; ENGL 271, 272; MUSC 215, 318, 353; THEA 161