CHM 130 - General Chemistry I

Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours: 4

Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None

English Prerequisites: Eligible for IRW 99/EN 101

Math Prerequisites: Eligible for MA 107 or Higher or ALEK Score of 30 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

Dual Enrollment Allowed: Yes

General Education Distribution Category Met: Natural Sciences