Chemistry

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. The student will solve problems utilizing chemical concepts (stoichiometry, colligative properties, acid/base).
  2. The student will describe the structure, bonding and reactivity of chemical compounds (acid/base, redox).
  3. The student will describe reaction mechanisms and synthesis of organic compounds.
  4. The student will safely perform laboratory experiments involving a variety of chemical techniques and will communicate analysis of results in writing.    
  5. The student will apply principles of molecular nature of matter and its changes (chemical reactions, electron configuration, electronic trends).
  6. The student will apply rules of nomenclature for naming chemical compounds.
  7. The student will apply spectroscopic techniques for structural determination of organic compounds.

TSI Liable

Field of Study - 18 credit hours
CHEM 1411General Chemistry I4
CHEM 1412General Chemistry II4
CHEM 2423Organic Chemistry I 14
CHEM 2425Organic Chemistry II 14
MATH 2414Calculus II4
STC Core Curriculum - 42 credit hours
Complete 42 credit hours of required Core Curriculum including the following: 242
Life and Physical Sciences
College Physics I
and College Physics II
University Physics I
and University Physics II
Biology for Science Majors I
and Biology for Science Majors II (only recommended for Pre-Med majors)
Mathematics
Calculus I
Total Credit Hours60
1

For CHEM 2423 Organic Chemistry I and CHEM 2425 Organic Chemistry II, 3 credit hours are scheduled for the field of study and 1 credit hour is scheduled to meet the general core curriculum requirements (Component Area Option).

2

In addition to the courses in the Field of Study, the student is required to take 42 credit hours from the STC Core Curriculum.

TSI Liable

Recommended Course Sequence

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredit Hours
Creative Arts Elective - Core Curriculum 3
CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I 4
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3
MATH 2413 Calculus I 4
 Credit Hours14
Spring
CHEM 1412 General Chemistry II 4
HIST 1301
United States History I
or Mexican-American History I
or African American History I
3
ENGL 1302 Composition II - Rhetoric 3
Life and Physical Sciences Elective - Core Curriculum 4
Select one of the following: 1
College Physics I
University Physics I
Biology for Science Majors I
 Credit Hours14
Summer
HIST 1302
United States History II
or Mexican-American History II
or African American History II
3
 Credit Hours3
Second Year
Fall
CHEM 2423 Organic Chemistry I 2 4
GOVT 2305 Federal Government 3
Life and Physical Sciences Elective - Core Curriculum 4
Select one of the following: 1
College Physics II
University Physics II
Biology for Science Majors II
Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective - Core Curriculum 3
Recommended:
General Psychology
 Credit Hours14
Spring
GOVT 2306 Texas Government 3
CHEM 2425 Organic Chemistry II 2 4
MATH 2414 Calculus II 4
Component Area Option - Core Curriculum 1-3
 Credit Hours12
Summer
Language, Philosophy & Culture Elective - Core Curriculum 3
 Credit Hours3
 Total Credit Hours60
1

College Physics or University Physics must be taken for a broad chemistry associate and chemical engineering majors.  Pre-Med Majors are recommended to complete both the BIOL and PHYS sequences to meet program requirements and to prepare for the MCAT.

2

CHEM 2423 Organic Chemistry I and CHEM 2425 Organic Chemistry II are combined lecture and lab courses with 3 hours of each course designated as field of study and one hour allocated to the institutional component area option.