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Chemistry emphasis, Associate of Science

Chemistry

Students who successfully complete all Chemistry emphasis, Associate of Science degree requirements will be able to:

  • Describe and explain chemical and physical phenomena using scientific terminology, concepts, methods, and equipment.
  • Communicate scientific ideas in oral, written, graphical, and pictorial form.
  • Apply scientific principles using the appropriate problem solving techniques.
  • Read, interpret, and safely perform laboratory procedures, both individually and as a team member, using the appropriate techniques and instrumentation.
  • Collect and analyze laboratory data, arrive at reasonable conclusions, and write comprehensive laboratory reports.
  • Relate scientific knowledge to societal issues.

Program Course Requirements

See the graduation requirements for the Associate of Science degree. For information on the advised sequence of program courses, see the Chemistry emphasis, Associate of Science Program Map.

General Education Courses

CH 221General Chemistry

5
CH 222General Chemistry

5
COMM 111ZPublic Speaking

4
or
COMM 114Argument and Critical Discourse

3
MTH 251Differential Calculus

5
PE 231Lifetime Health & Fitness

3
WR 121ZComposition I

4
WR 227ZTechnical Writing

4
Biological Sciences

4
Cultural Diversity

3
Difference Power & Oppression

3
Literature & the Arts

3
Social Processes & Institutions

3
Western Culture

3
Total Credit Hours:44

COMM 111Z and WR 227Z: Three credits apply toward general education requirements; one credit applies toward program requirements.

CH 221, CH 222, MTH 251: Four credits apply toward general education requirements; one credit applies toward program requirements. 

Core Courses

CH 223General Chemistry

5
CH 241Organic Chemistry

4
CH 242Organic Chemistry

4
CH 243Organic Chemistry

4
MTH 252Integral Calculus

5
MTH 253Series Calculus/Linear Algebra

4
or
MTH 264Introduction to Matrix Algebra

2
and
MTH 265Introduction to Series

2
MTH 254Multivariable Calculus

4
PH 211General Physics With Calculus

5
PH 212General Physics With Calculus

5
PH 213General Physics With Calculus

5
Total Credit Hours:49-50

Total Credit Hours: 93-94

Note: The CH 221, CH 222, CH 223 sequence will meet the CH 231 (261), 232 (262), and 233 (263) requirement at OSU.

The following description regarding CH 241, CH 242, and CH 243 comes directly from OSU's Chemistry Department website. "Community college organic courses do not have a one-to-one correspondence with the organic chemistry courses at OSU (CH 331, 332, 334, 335, 336, CH 337, CH 361, 362) and transfer as lower division (LDT) credit because they are officially 200-level at the community college.

Depending on the situation, only as a complete sequence and with a C or better in all courses may be used to fulfill the organic chemistry requirement of many majors, other programs, or the chemistry minor at OSU. Each department or program makes the decision about how the transfer courses are counted toward their graduation requirement."

For further details, see OSU's transfer policy: https://chemistry.oregonstate.edu/undergraduate/transfer-students/organic-chemistry-transfer-policies. To aid in transferability, if a student begins the Organic Chemistry sequence at LBCC, the sequence should be completed at LBCC. As mentioned on the website, an ACS national exam is given at the end of CH 243.