For additional information on how chemistry course placement, please see the Chemistry Placement Decision Chart.

CHEM 100 Chemistry in Everyday Life

This course is for students:

• Majoring in Liberal Arts or Elementary Education
• Who plan to take no other Chemistry courses

Enrollment Requirement:

• Eligible for Math 97 or placement above MATH 97 or enrolled in MATH 95
• Eligible for ENG 97 or placement above ENG 97

Description:

A survey of chemistry in the context of the things that can or do affect us in our everyday lives. Topics include air and water quality, global warming, fossil, solar and nuclear fuels, acid rain, plastics and nutrition. This course is designed for transfer students in liberal arts and elementary education majors.

CHEM 101 Introductory Chemistry

This course is for students:

• Majoring in an allied health field, like Nursing, Respiratory Therapy, or Radiological Technology
• Majoring science, engineering, or technology who have not completed one year of Chemistry in high school
• Who have not completed Math 112 or placed above Math 112

Enrollment Requirement:

• Placement above MATH 97 or completion of MATH 95 or MATH 97 with a grade of “C” or better
• Eligible for ENG 101 or successful completion of ENG 97

Description:

Fundamental concepts in chemistry through discussion of the structure of matter, atomic theory, simple chemical calculations, the nature of chemical reactions, and introduction to organic chemistry. For students who have had no previous chemistry.

CHEM 105 General Chemistry I

This course is for students:

• Majoring in science, engineering, technology, or pre-professional programs (like pre-medicine or pre-pharmacy) or in degree programs that require at least one year of college Chemistry
• Who have completed one year of Chemistry in high school or have completed Chem 101 at SWIC
• Who have completed Math 112 or placed above Math 112 (or have completed Chem 101 and are currently enrolled in Math 112)

Enrollment Requirement:

• One year of high school Chemistry with a grade of “C” or better or completion of CHEM 101
• placement above or completion of MATH 112 a grade of “C” or better; or completion of CHEM 101 with a grade of “C” or better AND math placement above or concurrent enrollment in MATH 112
• Eligible for ENG 97 or placement above ENG 97

Description:

Basic principles of inorganic chemistry with emphasis on atomic structure, bonding, stoichiometry, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, gas laws, periodicity, states of matter, and solutions. For the chemistry major, other science major, engineering, pre-med, pharmacy and other pre-professional fields.