# Chemistry (CHEM) courses

Berkeley City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 8 courses

Source: https://bcc.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/39665/39964/39675

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### CHEM 1A — General Chemistry

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture, 6 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** MATH 203 or MATH 211D and CHEM 030A or Satisfactory score on the chemistry assessment or Completion of ALEKS chemistry preparation course.
- **Advisory:** ESOL 052 or ESOL 052A or ESOL 052 or ENGL 1A or ENGL 001AS or ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E
- **C-ID:** CHEM 110, CHEM 120S=CHEM 1A+CHEM 1B
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 6 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/chem.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 5; Cal-GETC Area 5A, 5C;

General principles of chemistry: Measurements, atomic theory, chemical nomenclature, chemical composition, stoichiometry, reactions in aqueous solution, thermochemistry, electron configurations, periodic properties, chemical bonding, gases, liquids, solids, and solutions.

### CHEM 1B — General Chemistry

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture, 6 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** CHEM 001A
- **C-ID:** CHEM 120S=BIOL 1A+ BIOL 1B
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/chem.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 5; Cal-GETC Area 5A, 5C;

General principles of chemistry: Kinetics, equilibrium, acid-base equilibria, buffers, solubility equilibria, entropy and free energy, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, coordination chemistry, and an introduction to organic chemistry.

### CHEM 12A — Organic Chemistry

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture, 6 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** CHEM 001B
- **C-ID:** CHEM 150; CHEM 160S=CHEM 12A + CHEM 12B
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/chem.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 5; Cal-GETC Area 5A, 5C;

Introduction to structures, nomenclature, properties, and reactions of carbon compounds: Hydrocarbons, monofunctional and polyfunctional compounds; emphasis on structures and mechanisms, spectroscopy, and other analytical techniques. Laboratory work includes reactions, purification techniques, measurements, qualitative analysis, and use of instrumentation.

### CHEM 12B — Organic Chemistry

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture, 6 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** CHEM 012A
- **C-ID:** CHEM 160S=CHEM 12A + CHEM 12B
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/chem.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 5; Cal-GETC Area 5A, 5C;

Continuation of CHEM 12A: Reactions of functional groups and interactions of polyfunctional compounds, infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. Introduction to biochemistry: Lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids. Laboratory work includes reactions, purification methods, measurements, multistep syntheses, qualitative analysis, and use of instrumentation.

### CHEM 18 — Analytical Instrumentation

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** CHEM 001B
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 5; Cal-GETC Area 5A, 5C;

Fundamentals of quantitative analysis: Solubility, acid-base, redox, complex formation and chemical equilibrium, and their applications in volumetric, gravimetric, colorimetric, chromatographic and spectroscopic analyses. This course emphasizes familiarity and skills in laboratory techniques and instrumental analysis.

### CHEM 30A — Introductory General Chemistry

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** MATH 201 or MATH 210D
- **C-ID:** CHEM 101, PHYS 140=CHEM 30A + PHYS 10
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 10 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/chem.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 5; Cal-GETC Area 5A, 5C;

Fundamental principles of general chemistry: Metric measurements, matter and energy, atomic structure, chemical nomenclature, chemical bonding, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, gas laws, nuclear chemistry; properties of liquids, solids, solutions, acids, and bases.

### CHEM 30B — Introductory Organic and Biochemistry

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** CHEM 030A
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 5; Cal-GETC Area 5A, 5C;

Introduction to basic organic chemistry and biochemistry: Hydrocarbons; organic functional groups, nomenclature, and reactions; polymers, carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes, lipids, nucleic acids, protein synthesis, and metabolic pathways.

### CHEM 49 — Independent Study in Chemistry

- **Units:** .5-5
- **Hours:** .5 - 5 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

In-depth exploration of an area or problem of the student's choice not covered by regular catalog offerings in Chemistry. Student must obtain approval from an appropriate faculty member. For more details, see the section on independent study in the college catalog.