Welcome to FSCC Chemistry!
The Chemistry Department at FSCC is here to prepare you for a wide variety of possible careers. Of course, careers in science or engineering will require chemistry, but countless other careers, such as agriculture, nursing, and pharmacy to name just a few, also rely on a working knowledge of chemistry in order to be successful.
Why should you choose FSCC? The courses that you take at FSCC will meet or exceed the standards of the other institutions ensuring transferability of the classes to whatever institution you choose to complete your degree.
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Basic Chemistry |
General Chemistry I |
General Chemistry II |
Basic Organic Chemistry |
General Organic Chemistry |
Quantitative Analysis |
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CHE1095 |
CHE1015 |
CHE1025 |
CHE2105 |
CHE2035 |
CHE2055 |
Chemistry |
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required |
required |
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required |
required |
Chemical Engineering |
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required |
required |
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required |
required |
Biochemistry |
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required |
required |
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required |
required |
Pre-Medicine |
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required |
required |
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required |
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Pre-Veterinary |
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required |
required |
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required |
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Pre-Pharmacy |
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required |
required |
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Animal Science |
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required |
required† |
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required† |
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Nursing |
required† |
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Dental Hygiene |
required |
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†Required by programs at some institutions and not at others.
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Course Descriptions
CHE1095 – Basic Chemistry (5 hours – Fall, Spring, &
most Summers): Introduction to chemistry for students who have not taken
high school chemistry; involves 3 hours of lecture plus three hours of lab.
Topics covered include measurement systems, atomic and molecular structure,
stoichiometry, gas laws, acids and bases, organic chemistry, and biochemistry.
Prerequisite: MAT0953 or equivalent High School Algebra.
CHE1015 – General Chemistry I (5 hours – Fall &
Spring): Lecture , discussion, and laboratory work on the principles
involved in general chemistry with special emphasis on mathematical
relationships. Class involves 3 hours of lecture and 3 hours of lab.
Students planning majors in most science related fields should enroll in this
class. Topics include measurement systems, stoichiometry, atomic and
molecular structure, chemical behavior, physical states, solutions, acid/base
chemistry, gas laws, oxidation/reduction chemistry, and Thermochemistry.
Students will need a good background in high school chemistry and algebra.
Prerequisite: MAT1073 (Intermediate Algebra) with a grade of C or
better.
CHE1025 – General Chemistry II (5 hours – Spring):
A continuation of CHE1015. Three hours lecture and three hours lab are
offered each week. Topics covered include chemical kinetics, equilibrium,
acid/base chemistry, aqueous equilibria, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and
organic chemistry. Prerequisite: CHE1015.
CHE2105 – Basic Organic Chemistry
(5 hours – on demand): Introduction to principles of
aliphatic and aromatic carbon chemistry with brief mention of topics in
biochemistry; class involves 3 hours of lecture, 3 hours of lab.
Recommended for students planning to transfer into programs of medical
technology, nursing, veterinary medicine, and agriculture. Not recommended
for chemistry majors. Prerequisite: CHE1095 or CHE1015.
CHE2035 – General Organic Chemistry (5 hours – on
demand): Three hours of lecture and 6 hours of lab weekly. This is
the first course in a two-semester sequence in organic chemistry for science
majors. Topics covered include: properties and nomenclature of the
main classes of organic compounds, structural properties and isomerism,
stereochemistry/chirality, basic organic reactions and their reactions.
Prerequisite: CHE1025.
CHE2055 – Quantitative Analysis (5 hours – on demand):
Fundamental principles of gravimetric analysis and volumetric quantitative
analysis with topics in photometric and potentiometric analysis; class involves
2 hours of lecture, 6 hours of lab. Prerequisite: CHE1025.
Want more information?
Contact: Robert Doyle – Chemistry Instructor