Academics

The Associate of Science in Chemistry program is designed to fulfill the needs of students desiring to prepare themselves for positions in a field of chemical industry and/or related areas. The degree can be used for the first two years of a degree plan for any of the chemistry bachelor degrees at SAU. Students completing this program will be prepared to fulfill positions in chemical industry that do not require a four-year degree.

University Requirement (2 hours)

GSTD 1002 – Freshman Seminar

General Education (24 hours)

Note: 11 hours of mathematics, natural science, and physical science requirements are included in the major.

Chemistry (20 hours)

CHEM 1501 – Background and Strategies in Chemistry (BASIC)
CHEM 1023 – University Chemistry I and CHEM 1021 – University Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 1123 – University Chemistry II and CHEM 1121 – University Chemistry II Lab
CHEM 2012 – Analytical Chemistry and CHEM 2001 – Analytical Chemistry Lab
CHEM 3003 – Organic Chemistry I and CHEM 3001 – Organic Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 3103 – Organic Chemistry II and CHEM 3101 – Organic Chemistry II Lab

Biology (4 hours)

BIOL 1203 – Principles of Biology I and BIOL 1201 – Principles of Biology I Lab

Mathematics (5-6 hours)

Select one of the following options:

MATH 1023 – College Algebra and MATH 1033 – Plane Trigonometry
MATH 1045 – Pre-Calculus Mathematics
MATH 1525 – Calculus I

Electives (5 hours)

5 hours of Science and Engineering electives

Total Hours – 60