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CHM 101 Principles of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
MTH 101
Content includes: Atomic structure, bonding, reactions, solutions, reaction dynamics, equilibrium and gases. This course is not designed for students majoring in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, or Engineering. | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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CHM 102 Principle of Organic and Biochemistry
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 101
Principle of Organic and Biochemistry
Prerequisite: CHM 101. Content includes: Hydrocarbons, alcohols, carbonyls, organic acids and their derivatives, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, hormones, vitamins, metabolism and body fluids. This course is not designed for students majoring in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, or Engineering. | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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CHM 103 Chemistry in Society
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
This course is designed for the non-science major with no previous college-level science background. It includes an introduction to chemistry as well as several current chemical topics of significant societal concern. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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CHM 105 Introduction to General Chemistry
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
MTH 101
Or equivalent
Designed as an introductory course to CHM 107 for those students whose high school training in chemistry and mathematics is deemed insufficient for unqualified admission to CHM 107. Chemical laws and theories; symbols, formulae and equations; the periodic classification; atomic and molecular masses; elementary concept of ionization; states of change; mole concept; stoichiometry. | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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CHM 107 General Chemistry I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
MTH 140 (co-requisite)
CHM 110 (co-requisite)
Departmental Recommendation
Stoichiometry, thermochemistry, states of matter, selected properties of the elements, solutions, atomic and molecular structure. | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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CHM 108 General Chemistry II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 107
Chemical thermodynamics and equilibria, kinetics, electrochemistry and redox, nuclear reactions, solutions, and selected properties of the elements. | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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CHM 110 Chemistry Laboratory I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 107 (co-requisite)
Basic laboratory techniques are introduced including the qualitative analysis of the common inorganic cations and anions. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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CHM 111 Chemistry Laboratory II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 110
CHM 108 (co-requisite)
Classical quantitative analysis via titrimetric, gravimetric and instrumental procedures. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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CHM 112 Chemistry Laboratory II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 107
CHM 110
CHM 108 (co-requisite)
The second of two general chemistry laboratory courses for science and engineering majors. This course provides students with hands-on experience in the exploration of chemical principles covered in General Chemistry II (CHM 108). This will include principles of solutions, kinetics, acid/base reactions, equilibria, electrochemistry as well as laboratory techniques such as volumetric analysis and spectrophotometry. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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CHM 225 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 111 or
CHM 112
Common laboratory techniques are illustrated with experiments involving the generation, isolation, purification and characterization of organic compounds. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: (a) Perform basic organic chemical lab techniques, such as distillation, TLC, extraction, washing, re-crystallization and melting point analysis; (b) Effectively explore the principles behind observed organic chemical phenomena; © Construct and maintain a professional laboratory notebook. (d) Develop an internal database of organic reactions. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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CHM 226 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 111 or
CHM 112
Further laboratory techniques are illustrated with experiments involving the generation, isolation, purification and characterization of organic compounds. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: (a) Perform advanced organic chemical lab techniques, including syringe use, inert atmospheres, and air-/water-sensitive reagent handling. (b) Effectively explore the principles behind observed organic chemical phenomena. © Acquire and analyze spectroscopic data from Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectrophotometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. (d) Develop an internal database of organic reactions. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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CHM 227 Organic Chemistry I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 108
The first semester of a two-semester general course covering the theoretical aspects as well as the practical application of organic chemistry. The structure and properties of organic compounds are the basis for understanding stereochemistry, spectroscopy, and the chemistry of saturated aliphatic and alicyclic compounds. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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CHM 229 Organic Chemistry II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 227
A continuation of CHM 227 into aromatic, electrocyclic and carbonyl chemistry, followed by a survey of carbohydrate, amino acid and some other natural product chemistry. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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CHM 230 Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 225
Advanced laboratory techniques are illustrated with experiments involving the generation, isolation, purification and characterization of organic and organometallic/inorganic compounds. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: (a) Perform advanced organic chemical lab techniques, including syringe use, inert atmospheres, and air-/water-sensitive reagent handling; (b) Effectively explore the principles behind observed organic chemical phenomena; © Acquire and analyze spectroscopic data from Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectrophotometry, and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; (d) Search the chemical literature, write a cogent scientific manuscript and properly edit peer manuscripts; (e) Develop an internal database of organic reactions; (f) Overlay the principles of Green Chemistry with regard to their existing chemical knowledge. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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CHM 298 Introduction to Undergraduate Research
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Freshman or sophomore Chemistry or Biochemistry majors only, consent of Chemistry chairperson.
An introduction to the research laboratory involving a project carried out under the direction of a designated faculty member. This course may be taken a maximum of two times. | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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CHM 333 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 225 or
CHM 228
To be taken concurrently with or subsequently to CHM 341. Determinations of physicochemical properties and behavior of chemical compounds. Required of B.S. Biochemistry and B.A. Chemistry majors. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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CHM 334 Physical Chemistry Laboratory II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 333
A continuation of CHM 333. Required of B.S. Biochemistry and B.A. Chemistry majors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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CHM 341 Chemical Thermodynamics and Applications
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
MTH 142
one year of general physics
The theory and application of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics to chemical systems. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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CHM 342 Chemical Dynamics and Quantum Chemistry
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 341
The theory and application of chemical kinetics and quantum mechanics to chemical systems. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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CHM 343 Physical Chemistry Laboratory A
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 230
Determinations of physicochemical properties and behavior of chemical compounds, with emphasis on instrumentation. Required of B.S. Chemistry majors. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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CHM 344 Physical Chemistry Laboratory B
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 343
A continuation of CHM 343. Required of B.S. Chemistry majors. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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CHM 387 Quantitative Analysis
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 108
CHM 111 or
CHM 112
Analytical applications of multi-step equilibria, electrochemistry and modern chemical separation techniques. | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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CHM 388 Quantitative Analysis Laboratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 108
CHM 112
Co-requisite: CHM 387
The analytical chemistry laboratory for chemistry and biochemistry majors. This course will provide students with hands-on experience using classical quantitative analysis techniques. These will include volumetric analysis, gravimetric analysis, potentiometry, molecular and atomic spectrophotometry, and chromatography. Topics covered in experiments will statistics, error, calibration methods, complex acid-base reactions, multi-step equilibria, complexation reactions, electrochemistry, spectrophotometry, and modern chemical separation techniques. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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CHM 401 Inorganic Chemistry
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 342
General survey of modern inorganic chemistry. | 3 | 3 | 0 | | |
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CHM 420 Introduction to Polymer Engineering and Science
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 229
CHM 342
Introductory overview of terminology, synthesis, properties, and fabrication of polymers. | 3 | 3 | 0 | | |
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CHM 429 Industrial Chemistry and its Relation to Societal Issues
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Survey of the chemical and allied products, industries, size, economic importance and practices. Sources, interdependence, uses and hazards of industrially important compounds. Environmental problems, risk-benefit analysis and long-term changes needed in energy use. Raw materials and waste disposal. | 3 | 3 | 0 | | |
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CHM 438 Recent Advances in Chemistry Related to Societal Issues
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Prerequisites:
CHM 229
Students will be taken on a tour of the current chemical literature and will be expected to actively engage the concepts therein, as well as the ethical and social repercussions of the work. The course is built around student reading and discussion. Topics will vary yearly to reflect research trends. Particular emphasis will be placed on the ethics of technological advance and how chemistry affects the lives of all organisms on Earth. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: (a) Search the chemical literature competently; (b) Properly interpret all pieces of the chemical literature; © Distill large amounts of topical data into a written or oral presentation; (d) Apply their knowledge of chemical science to the ethical and social implications of such work. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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CHM 470 Basic Biochemistry
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 229
An introduction to structure-function relationships of biomolecules, including amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. Also an introduction to metabolism, including glycolysis, Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation. Physiological applications of biochemistry will be stressed. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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CHM 471 Biochemistry I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 227 with grade of C or better
The chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids in relation to cellular structure. Special emphasis on enzymes and enzyme kinetics. | 3 | 3 | 0 | | |
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CHM 472 Biochemistry II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 471 or equivalent.
Intermediary metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, amino acids, and nucleic acids. Bio-energetics in terms of cellular utilization and conservation of energy. Metabolic controls in terms of genetic and enzymatic mechanisms. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CHM 473 Biochemistry Laboratory I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Co-requisite: CHM 472.
Isolation, purification and characterization of carbohydrates, nucleic acids and proteins from natural sources. Enzyme kinetics using isolated enzymes. Designed to supplement CHM 471 and 472. | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CHM 474 Recent Advances in Biochemistry Related to Societal Issues
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 471
CHM 472
An advanced treatment of current research in biochemistry. Receptors, hormones, neurobiochemistry, recombinant DNA, biochemistry of disease. Emphasis on proper interpretation of the literature and the significance of the discoveries to the improvement of life. Discussion with student participation. | 3 | 3 | 0 | | |
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CHM 481 Instrumental Analysis
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 342
CHM 387
Theory and use of instruments as applied to physicochemical and analytical measurements. | 3 | 3 | 0 | | |
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CHM 482 Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 481 or equivalent.
Laboratory procedures solving problems in correlation with the theories developed in CHM 481. | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
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CHM 498 Undergraduate Research.
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: Consent of department chair.
An extensive project in research carried out under the guidance of a designated faculty member. This course is usually taken for two consecutive terms. The laboratory results must be submitted in an approved technical report at the end of each term. A maximum of six credits may be used to satisfy degree requirements. | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 |
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CHM 499 Chemistry Senior Assessment
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Senior Status
This course is required of all B.S. Biochemistry, B.S. Chemistry, B.A. Chemistry majors in their final year. Students are required to complete the outcomes assessment tools used by the department. These contribute to curriculum assessment, and the accreditation process of the American Chemical Society. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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CHM 601 Special Topics in Chemistry
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Individual prerequisites and course descriptions specified in appropriate course announcements.
Varying topics of interest in different branches of chemistry | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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