CHEM - Chemistry

Required of all first-year students to be taken in their first semester on campus, this seminar provides an overview of academic requirements for graduation and helps establish meaningful career goals and objectives. Discussion of policies, standards, procedures, expectations, and resources that will contribute to student success not only during the first semester but throughout the student's academic career at Georgia College & State University. This course does not count toward the total hours required for graduation.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1151L. First course in a two-semester sequence covering elementary principles of general, organic and biochemistry designed for allied health professions majors. Topics to be covered include elements and compounds, chemical equations, nomenclature, and molecular geometry. Co-requisite: CHEM 1151L.

Prerequisite: High school chemistry course with lab, introductory college chemistry course with lab, or college algebra. First course in a two-semester sequence covering elementary principles of general, organic and biochemistry designed for allied health professions majors. Topics to be covered include elements and compounds, chemical equations, nomenclature, and molecular geometry. This online course uses an online delivery platform. You are not required to attend class face to face. The course runs the length of a semester. It is not a self-paced or an independent study course. The instructor will establish the pacing of the course and will inform you of due dates for assignments, discussion activities, and quizzes. This 4 credit hour course includes an off-site laboratory component which you must successfully complete in order to make a passing grade in the course. Course requirements include graded homework assignments, laboratory reports, unit quizzes, and at least one proctored exam that has a laboratory practical component.

Laboratory course to accompany CHEM 1151. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1152L. Second course in a two-semester sequence covering elementary principles of general, organic and biochemistry designed for allied health professions majors. Co-requisite: CHEM 1152L.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1151 or CHEM 1151K. Second course in a two-semester sequence covering elementary principles of general, organic and biochemistry designed for allied health professions majors. This online course uses WebCT as the delivery platform. You are not required to attend class face to face. The course runs the length of a semester. It is not a self-paced or an independent study course. The instructor will establish the pacing of the course and will inform you of due dates for assignments, discussion activities, and quizzes. This 4 credit hour course includes an off-site laboratory component which you must successfully complete in order to make a passing grade in the course. Course requirements include graded homework assignments, laboratory reports, 10 unit quizzes and at least one proctored exam that has a laboratory practical component.

Laboratory course to accompany CHEM 1152. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

First course in a two-semester sequence covering the fundamental principles and applications of chemistry for science majors. Topics to be covered include composition of matter, stoichiometry, Periodic relations, and nomenclature. Co-requisite: CHEM 1211L.

Prerequisite: High school chemistry course with laboratory or introductory college course with laboratory. College algebra. First course in a two-semester sequence covering the fundamental principles and applications of chemistry designed for science majors. Topics to be covered include composition of matter, stoichiometry, periodic relations, and nomenclature. Laboratory exercises supplement the lecture material that require the purchase of a home laboratory kit.

Laboratory course to accompany CHEM 1211. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L, or CHEM 1211K. Second course in a two-semester sequence covering the fundamental principles and applications of chemistry for science majors. Co-requisite: CHEM 1212L.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L, or CHEM 1211K, High school chemistry course with laboratory or introductory college chemistry course with laboratory. College algebra. Continuation of a two-semester sequence covering the fundamental principles and applications of chemistry designed for science majors. Topics to be covered include intermolecular forces, properties of solutions, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, chemical thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Laboratory exercises supplement the lecture material that require the purchase of a home laboratory kit.

Laboratory course to accompany CHEM 1212. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1211 and 1211L. An introduction to methods of chemical analysis appropriate for non-chemistry majors.

Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 2100. Laboratory instruction in the analysis of samples using some of the standard instruments of analytical chemistry. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1212 and 1212L. An introduction to analytical chemistry.

Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 2800. Laboratory course to accompany CHEM 2800. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

This course is required of all chemistry majors and is to be taken in the fall semester of their second year. An overview of support services and leadership opportunities will be presented in order to facilitate development of an academic portfolio and an experiential transcript. These resources are expected to contribute to the student's successful completion of a B.S. in chemistry at Georgia College & State University.

Prerequisite: Permission of department. Consideration of topics in which courses are not otherwise offered, but for which there is a current need at the freshman/sophomore level.

Prerequisite: Department approval. Course designed to introduce the student to research methods in chemistry.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1212 and 1212L. An intermediate level course in inorganic chemistry including interpretative discussion of Periodic relationships, structural chemistry, modern theories of bonding, and transition metal chemistry.

Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 3010. Laboratory course to accompany CHEM 3010. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: CHEM 2800 and 2800L. A study of the principles, applications, and limitations of instrumental analysis methods.

Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 3200. Laboratory course to accompany CHEM 3200. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisites: CHEM 1211 and 1211L. An introduction to the theory and practice of organic chemistry. Study of the structures, syntheses, and reactions or organic compounds. First of a two-semester sequence.

Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 3361. Laboratory course to accompany CHEM 3361. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisites: CHEM 3361 and 3361L. A continuation of CHEM 3361.

Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHEM 3362. Laboratory course to accompany CHEM 3362. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisites: CHEM 2800 and CHEM 2800L. An introduction to the chemical processes that occur in atmospheric, aquatic, and terrestrial environments. The source, transport, and reactivity of environmental pollutants are examined. Remediation methods are discussed.

The basic techniques for chemical and instrumental analysis of environmental samples are explored. These include sampling, sample preparation, analyte determination, and data presentation. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount..

Prerequisites: CHEM 3361 and 3361L. An introduction to the basic concepts of biochemistry from the structural and mechanistic perspective of organic chemistry.

Laboratory course to accompany CHEM 3510. Requires department approval. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisites: CHEM 3362 and 3362L. A laboratory course focusing on problems of structure determination. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisites: At least 8 semester hours of chemistry. Presentation and discussion of issues in modern chemistry. Required of junior chemistry majors.

Prerequisites: At least 12 semester hours of chemistry; PHYS 2212 and 2212L; MATH 1262. First of a two-semester sequence designed to present the fundamentals of physical chemistry.

Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHEM 4211. Laboratory course to accompany CHEM 4211. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: CHEM 4211 and 4211L. A continuation of CHEM 4211.

Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHEM 4212. Laboratory course to accompany CHEM 4212. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

An in-depth study of selected topis in biochemistry with empnasis on the medical correlation.

Prerequisites: CHEM 3200 and 3200L. An in-depth study of selected topics in analytical chemistry with emphasis on modern instrumental methods. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisites: CHEM 3010 and 3010L. Theoretical and synthetic inorganic chemistry with emphasis on bonding, structure and modern characterization techniques. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisites: CHEM 3362 and 3362L. An in-depth study of selected topics in organic chemistry with emphasis on reaction mechanisms. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisites: CHEM 4212 and 4212L. Application of quantum molecular modeling in chemistry. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisites: CHEM 4212 and 4212L. Rigorous development of physical models of chemical behavior. Topics include group theory, Hartree-Fock, and semi-empirical methods. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: CHEM 3920. Presentation and discussion of issues in modern chemistry. Required of senior chemistry majors.

Prerequisites: At least 15 semester hours of chemistry; approval of department chairperson. An individual learning experience under the direction of departmental faculty.

Prerequisites: At least 15 hours of chemistry; approval of department chairperson. Selected advanced topics in chemistry not addressed in other departmental courses.

Prerequisites: At least 15 semester hours of chemistry; approval of department chairperson. An individual learning experience.

Prerequisites: At least 15 hours of Chemistry; approval of department Chairperson. Course designed to offer the student a meaningful experience in scientific research.