The Chemistry Department offers a program leading to an Associate of Science degree. Required courses and laboratory instruction in this program provides the student the first two years of chemistry and related courses required for admission to baccalaureate major programs. Program also provides a solid foundation in chemistry necessary for admission to professional programs and for employment in chemistry-related areas. Chemistry is also a discipline essential to training for many preprofessional fields as well as health sciences. All classes are transferable to other schools in the state system of higher education and most other universities and colleges.

Chemistry classes are offered at four levels:

1. General one-semester survey class; fulfills General Education requirements for non-technical students;

2. A two-semester health science series of inorganic, organic and biochemistry;

3. A two-semester series of pre-engineering/pre-professional general inorganic chemistry;

4. A two-semester series of organic chemistry.

Preparation Note

Students who need to take preparatory classes to meet the requirements of first semester courses should plan on extra time to complete the program.

Prerequisites

It is the student's responsibility to examine each course description for details of prerequisite classes.  Those prerequisites must be satisfied before the designated class may be taken.

For more complete information

Visit the website for SLCC's chemistry department at http://www.slcc-science.org/chem/ to find more complete information about courses, labs, and student organizations.