TRANSFER MAJOR
Curriculum Code No. 1004  

Decisions on the transferability of courses are made by the four-year colleges and differ from school to school. Students enrolled in this major should contact the Transfer Services Office early in their academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.

Mathematics, Science & Technology Department
Founders 112 • Phone 968-8305

This major provides a broad but quantitative understanding of matter and the physical and chemical transformations of matter, based on an understanding of chemical, physical, and mathematical principles. The major is for students planning to transfer to baccalaureate majors in chemistry, chemical engineering, and other fields requiring a high emphasis on chemistry such as environmental science, forensic science, and oceanography. Students planning to enter medical school could also enter this major and select additional courses in biology.

Prospective students with inadequate academic preparations should be aware that they may need additional time to acquire the necessary academic background. Prerequisites and corequisites for the required courses must be followed.

Graduates of this program are able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of chemical, physical and mathematical principles as pertaining to the study of matter;
• compute with proficiency as to be able to obtain numerical solutions to chemistry problems;
• analyze and make reasoned judgments dealing with chemistry problems;
• develop a chemical knowledge as to be able to relate its application to other disciplines, i.e. biology, environmental science, engineering, pharmacy, health sciences, etc.; and
• demonstrate proficiency in laboratory skills as they pertain to: chemical information, safe handling, use and disposal of compounds; synthetic procedures including isolation, purification and structure elucidation of obtained products; stoichiometry and use of instrumentation; and writing of laboratory notebooks and reports in accordance with current scientific journals styles.

Degree Course Requirements

Course Number	Course Title	Minimum Credit Hours
CHEM121	Chemistry I A,E	4
CHEM122	Chemistry II E	4
CHEM221	Organic Chemistry I E	5
CHEM222	Organic Chemistry II E	5
COMP110	English Composition I A,E,1	3
COMP111	English Composition II E,2	3
MATH140	Calculus I A,E,3	4
MATH141	Calculus II E	4
PHYS121	Physics I E	4
PHYS122	Physics II E	4
	Chemistry Electives B	7
COMM110	Effective Speaking 4	3
	Cultural Perspectives D	3
INTG285	Integration of Knowledge D,E.5	3
	Personal Health D	2
	Social Perspectives D	3
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Recommended Semester Sequence

The recommended course sequence is designed for full-time students who average 15 credit hours per semester. Students may need more time to complete major requirements based on placement testing. This additional time will entail some adjustments to the sequence recommended.

First Semester
CHEM121	Chemistry I A,E	4
COMP110	English Composition I A,E,1	3
MATH140	Calculus I A,E,3	4
	Social Perspectives D	3
		14
Second Semester
CHEM122	Chemistry II E	4
COMP111	English Composition II E,2
MATH141	Calculus II E	4
COMM110	Effective Speaking 4	3
	Personal Health D	2
		16
Third Semester
CHEM221	Organic Chemistry I E	5
PHYS121	Physics I E	4
	Cultural Perspectives C	3
INTG285	Integration of Knowledge D,E,5	3
		15
Fourth Semester
CHEM222	Organic Chemistry II E	5
PHYS122	Physics II E	4
	Chemistry Electives B	7
		16

^A Placement testing required.
^B Any Chemistry course aboveCHEM121, other than those required. All academicallly qualified chemistry students are urged to enroll in Chem280. You may chose BIOL121, BIOL122 or BIOL181, BIOL182.
^C Choose from HUMN111, HUMN112, HUMN113, HUMN114, HIST151, HIST152, PHIL125
^D Consult the list of courses approved for this category.
^E Course requires prerequisite.

¹ Satisfies College Writing Level I.
² Satisfies College Writing Level II.
³ Satisfies College Writing Mathematics or Science.
⁴ Satisfies Creative Expression.
⁵ Satisfies Writing Intensive requirement.

Students who do not seek the Associate of Arts Degree may earn the legend, "Major Requirements Satisfied", on their transcripts by successfully completing all the courses listed in the major except COMP110, COMP111, three credits in cultural perspectives, three credits in social perspectives, two credits in personal health and three credits of integration of knowledge.
Credits exceeding the required minimum cannot be used to satisfy required credits in other course requirements.