For an official and updated listing of courses, please refer to the current academic catalog.
CHE 103- Essentials of Chemistry (4)
This introductory course is designed to give students planning a career in the health sciences an understanding in the fundamentals of chemistry. The topics covered include the principles of general, organic and biochemistry. The course includes both lecture and laboratory components.
CHE 104-Essential of Chemistry Lab Workshop (1)
Laboratory experiments designed to illustrate the principles of general, organic, and biochemistry. This course is designed for students who need a 1 credit chemistry lab component.
CHE 113-Inorganic Chemistry I (4)
Basic topics include measurements, matter and energy, the atomic theory, the periodic system of the elements, chemical bonds, quantitative relationships in chemical reactions, the kinetic theory, equilibria, radioactivity, and properties of water, acids, bases, and solutions.
CHE 213-Organic Chemistry I (4)
Basic topics include recognizing, naming, and learning representative reactions of molecules such as hydrocarbons, alcohols, phenols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amines, and amides. Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids will also be surveyed.