CHM 130 - General Chemistry I

Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours: 4

Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None

English Prerequisites:

IRW 98 or above (C or above) OR
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 400 and above OR
ACT English and Reading combined score 26 and above (valid February 2018 forward) OR
Accuplacer Writing of 4 and NextGen Reading of 249 and above (valid October 2018 forward) OR
Accuplacer Writing of 5 above (valid October 2018 forward)

Math Prerequisites: MA 98 or Higher (C or Higher) OR ALEKS Score of 30 or Higher OR Accuplacer Algebra Score of 76 or Higher OR SAT Math Score of 24.5 or Higher OR ACT Math Score of 18 or Higher

Corequisites: None

Description: CHM 130 is a first semester course in general chemistry and covers the fundamental principles of chemistry for majors in the sciences, health sciences, and engineering. Topics covered include scientific measurement and analysis, atomic and molecular structure, periodicity, chemical reactions and equations, bonding and bonding theories, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, solid and liquid state properties, and solutions. Successful completion of high school chemistry or CHM 100 or CHM 110 is recommended before taking this course. To earn credit for a lab science, students enrolled in this course must also take the laboratory component (CHM 131).

Department Consent: No Department Consent Required

General Education Distribution Category Met: Natural Sciences