2025-2026 Academic Year

Fall 2025

CHEM 131 General Chemistry I with Lab
The first semester of intro chemistry for students majoring in the physical and biological sciences, who have completed one year of HS chemistry but do not place into Chemistry 141. Core principles and applications of chemistry will be covered that will aid students in understanding "Why Chemistry Matters" regardless of discipline. Topics will include: atomic and molecular structure (Lewis, VSEPR), stoichiometry, gas laws, energy and chemical reactions, periodicity, and solubility and intermolecular forces. Three hours of classroom and three hours of laboratory per week.

CHEM 500 Independent Study

Spring 2026

CHEM 112 From Suds to Supper
Chemistry is known as the central science. This class will illustrate that chemistry is essential to your life: the process of cooking, adapting recipes, homemade soaps and scents, the slime you made, and more. These examples will be used to explain chemical concepts such as thermochemistry, electromagnetic radiation, chemical bonding, acid and bases, and intermolecular forces. In the chemistry laboratory, the students will continue their study of these concepts and their applications. Three hours of classroom and three hours of laboratory per week.

CHEM 132 General Chemistry II with Lab
A continuation of Chemistry 131. Topics covered in the second semester will include: kinetics, equilibrium, acids, bases, and buffers, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and transition metal chemistry. Three hours of classroom and three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: 131.