# Chemistry (CHEM) courses

College of Alameda · 2026-2027 Catalog · 5 courses

Source: https://coa.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/47221/47359/47277/47419/47421

"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 or ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E
- **C-ID:** CHEM 110, CHEM 120S
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/chem.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 5;

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
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/chem.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 5;

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 30A — Introductory General Chemistry

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** MATH 201 or MATH 210D Elementary Algebra (Lab)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 5 sections (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/chem.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 5;

Fundamental principles of inorganic 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;

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 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.