Modesto Junior College Chemistry Course Summaries

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course description and prerequisites:   

the course is for this type of student:

the course transfers as:

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Chemistry 150

Exploring our Chemical Environment

3 hours lecture or Online Internet Class

No Prerequisites

Student looking to Fulfill General Education Requirement and learn about Chemistry

Fulfills General Education in Natural Science Requirements

Chemistry 143

Introductory College Chemistry

3 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion, 3 hours lab = 5 units

 

Eligibility for Math 90 (Intermediate Algebra)

ADN,  nursing, 
BS nursing for CSU-S, 
allied health majors  (Course is prerequisite for Microbiology 101 and Physiology 101)

general science with lab, survey of general chemistry.

Fulfills General Education in Natural Science Requirements

Chemistry 144

Fundamentals of Organic and Biochemistry

3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab = 4 units

Typically taught only in Spring

 

Grade of C or better in Chemistry 142 or 143

ADN, nursing
allied health majors

survey of organic and biochemistry

Chemistry 142

Pre-General Chemistry

3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab  4 units

 

for those with little or no chemistry background, satisfactory completion or concurrent enrollment in Math 90

science majors who never had chemistry, allied health/nursing, counts as a general science course + lab (Course is prerequisite for Chemistry 101 and may be accepted at the Instructors discretion as a substitute prerequisite for Microbiology 101 and Physiology 101)

general science with lab, 
survey of general chemistry.

Fulfills General Education in Natural Science Requirements

Chemistry 101

General Chemistry 1

3 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion and 3 hours lab,

5 units

Grade of "C" or better in Chem 142 or 143 and

Intermediate Algebra competency required.  The algebra is equivalent to a "C" or better in Math 90

Science majors (bio, physics, engineering, pre-med and pre-pharmacy) who intend to transfer to UC/CSU

(Course is prerequisite for Engineering 130 Properties of Materials, co requisite for Biology 101, and can be used as a prerequisite for Microbiology 101 and Physiology 101 (instead of Chem. 142)

1st Semester of General chemistry for science majors.

Fulfills General Education in Natural Science Requirements

Chemistry 102

General Chemistry 2

3 hours lecture, 2 hours discussion and 3 hours lab,

5 units

Typically taught only in Spring

Grade of "C" or better in Chem. 101

Science majors (bio, physics, engineering, pre- med) who intend to transfer to UC/CSU, who do not need the lab.  (prerequisite for Chem. 112)

2nd Semester of General chemistry,

Chemistry 103

General Chemistry 2 lecture

3 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.

3 units

Typically taught only in Spring

Grade of "C" or better in Chem 101.

Shares lecture with 102,

Science majors (bio, physics, engineering, pre- med) who intend to transfer to UC/CSU.

2nd Semester of General chemistry without lab.

Chemistry 112

Organic Chemistry 1

3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab

5 units

Taught only in Fall

Grade of "C" or better in Chem 102

Prepharmacy/Premed/bio/majors
health professionals,
chemistry and chemical engineering majors

1st Semester Organic Chemistry

Chemistry 113

Organic Chemistry 2

3 hours lecture and 6 hours lab

Taught only in Spring

Grade of "C" or better in Chem 112

Pharmacy/Premed/bio/majors
health professionals,
chemistry and chemical engineering majors

2nd Semester of Organic Chemistry

 

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Last updated: September 11, 2003 by Mike Daniel, who acknowledges the idea of this page provided by Dr. Greg Baxley of  Bakersfield College