CATALOG DESCRIPTIONS FOR INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY COURSES:
 
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103, 103L. Introductory Chemistry I (4)

Prerequisite: A passing score on the ELM Examination or satisfying the ELM exemption requirements. A course designed for non-science majors, stressing fundamental principles of inorganic chemistry, structure of atoms and molecules, periodic table, states of matter, chemical calculations involving stoichiometry and simple algebraic operations. Not open to science or engineering majors. Credit cannot be earned in both Chemistry 103 and Chemistry 105. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory (with quiz and recitation) per week. Students using this course to satisfy a General Education Requirement in the Natural Sciences will automatically satisfy the laboratory requirement.

104, 104L. Introductory Chemistry II (4)

Prerequisite: Chemistry 103. A continuation of Chemistry 103. A course for non-science majors. Properties of solutions, chemical equilibrium, acids and bases. The chemistry of simple organic compounds and common elements. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory (with quiz and recitation) per week. Not open to science or engineering majors. Students using this course to satisfy a General Education requirement in Natural Sciences will automatically satisfy the laboratory requirement.