# Chemistry (CHEM) courses

Gavilan College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 6 courses

Source: https://gavilan.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/4259/4260/4276

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### CHEM 1A — General Chemistry

- **Units:** 5
- **Prerequisite:** CHEM 30A with a grade of 'C' or better, or high school chemistry with a grade of 'B' or better completed within the last five years; and skills equivalent to those of an Intermediate Algebra course
- **Advisory:** High school-level reading and writing skills
- **C-ID:** CHEM 110
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/gavilan-college/schedule/fall-2026/chem.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/gavilan-college/schedule/spring-2027/chem.md)
- Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the first semester of a year-long general chemistry course designed for science, engineering and pre- professional majors. Topics include properties of matter, atomic structure, the Periodic Table, stoichiometry, elements and compounds, bonding, molecular structure, chemical reactions, states of matter, as well as the properties of gases and solutions. (C-ID: CHEM 110) (C-ID: CHEM 120S: Chem 1A + Chem 1B) ADVISORY: High school-level reading and writing skills. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 30A with a grade of 'C' or better, or high school chemistry with a grade of 'B' or better completed within the last five years; and skills equivalent to those of an Intermediate Algebra course.

### CHEM 1B — General Chemistry

- **Units:** 5
- **Prerequisite:** CHEM 1A with a grade of C or better
- **C-ID:** CHEM 120S: Chem 1A + Chem 1B
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/gavilan-college/schedule/summer-2026/chem.md); Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/gavilan-college/schedule/fall-2026/chem.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/gavilan-college/schedule/spring-2027/chem.md)
- Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the second semester of a year-long general chemistry course designed as a continuation of CHEM 1A. Topics include solutions, thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, the equilibria of acids and bases, solubility systems, complex ions, electrochemistry, the chemistry of metals and nonmetals, as well as nuclear chemistry. (C-ID: CHEM 120S: Chem 1A + Chem 1B) PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1A with a grade of C or better.

### CHEM 12A — Organic Chemistry

- **Units:** 5
- **Prerequisite:** CHEM 1B
- **C-ID:** CHEM 150, CHEM 160S
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/gavilan-college/schedule/fall-2026/chem.md)
- Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the first semester of a year-long organic chemistry course designed for chemistry majors, pre-professional medical, biology, and science majors. Topics include nomenclature, stereochemistry, mechanisms, reactions and spectroscopic studies of organic compounds. Lecture and laboratory methods will focus on synthesis, isolation, purification, elucidation, and identification of organic structures, as well as instrumental methods and data interpretation. (C-ID: CHEM 150, CHEM 160S) PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1B.

### CHEM 12B — Organic Chemistry

- **Units:** 5
- **Prerequisite:** CHEM 12A
- **C-ID:** CHEM 160S CHEM 12A+12B
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/gavilan-college/schedule/spring-2027/chem.md)
- Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the second semester of a year-long organic chemistry course designed as a continuation of CHEM 12A. Topics include nomenclature, stereochemistry, mechanism, reactions, and spectroscopic studies of the various organic functional groups. Lecture and laboratory methods will focus on synthesis, isolation, purification, elucidation and identification of organic structures as well as instrumental methods and data interpretation. (C-ID: CHEM 160S CHEM 12A+12B) PREREQUISITE: CHEM 12A

### CHEM 30A — Elementary Chemistry

- **Units:** 4
- **Prerequisite:** Mathematics 430 or skills equivalent to those in an Elementary Algebra course
- **C-ID:** CHEM 101
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 5 sections (/c/gavilan-college/schedule/summer-2026/chem.md); Fall 2026, 5 sections (/c/gavilan-college/schedule/fall-2026/chem.md); Spring 2027, 5 sections (/c/gavilan-college/schedule/spring-2027/chem.md)
- Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is a first semester college chemistry course designed for majors preparing to take Chemistry 1A, nursing and allied health students, as well as general education. The course will cover the principles of chemistry including properties of matter, energy, atomic theory, the Periodic Table, stoichiometry, elements and compounds, the properties of bonding, molecular structure, chemical reactions, states of matter, acidity, solutions and gases, as well as an introduction to organic chemistry. (C-ID: CHEM 101) PREREQUISITE: Mathematics 430 or skills equivalent to those in an Elementary Algebra course.

### CHEM 30B — Elementary Organic and Biochemistry

- **Units:** 4
- **Prerequisite:** CHEM 30A with a grade of C or better
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the second semester of a year-long elementary chemistry course designed as a continuation of CHEM 30A. It is designed for science majors, nursing and allied health students. The course will cover the principles of organic and biochemistry including hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids, amines and amides, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and their functions in physiological systems, as well as organic chemical reactions. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 30A with a grade of C or better.