Chemistry CHEM

6 courses · Merritt College · 2026-2027 Catalog

Classes: Fall 2026

CHEM 1A General Chemistry

Units: 5
Hours: 3 hours lecture, 6 hours lab
Prerequisite: CHEM 030A or Satisfactory score on the chemistry assessment or Completion of ALEKS chemistry preparation course and MATH 203 or MATH 211D.
Advisory: ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ESOL 052 - Advanced Reading and Writing or ESOL 052A - Advanced Reading and Writing or ENGL 1A or ENGL 1AS.
Transfers to: CSU, UC
C-ID: CHEM 110; CHEM 120 S (with CHEM 1B)

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (4 sections)

CHEM 1B General Chemistry

Units: 5
Hours: 3 hours lecture, 6 hours lab
Prerequisite: CHEM 001A.
Transfers to: CSU, UC
C-ID: CHEM 120 S (with CHEM 1A)

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.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

CHEM 12A Organic Chemistry

Units: 5
Hours: 3 hours lecture, 6 hours lab
Prerequisite: CHEM 001B.
Transfers to: CSU, UC
C-ID: CHEM 150; CHEM 160 S (with CHEM 12B)

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, use of instrumentation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

CHEM 12B Organic Chemistry

Units: 5
Hours: 3 hours lecture, 6 hours lab
Prerequisite: CHEM 012A.
Transfers to: CSU, UC
C-ID: CHEM 160S (with CHEM 12A)

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, use of instrumentation.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

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
C-ID: CHEM 101

Peralta GE Areas 5; Cal-GETC Area 5A, 5C;

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (8 sections)

CHEM 30B Introductory Organic and Biochemistry

Units: 4
Hours: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
Prerequisite: CHEM 030A.
Transfers to: CSU, UC

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

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