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10 courses · Shasta College · 2026-2027 Catalog

Classes: Fall 2026

CHEM-1A General Chemistry

Units: 5
Hours: 54 lecture/54 lab/18 discussion (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 216 for the lecture/discussion portion of this class and an additional 54 hours of lab, totaling 270 hours for this course)
Prerequisite: CHEM 2A with a grade of C or higher, or a score of 20 or higher on the California Chemistry Diagnostic test; and Intermediate Algebra or Math Placement Level 4 or higher. (If you have completed one year of high school chemistry with a grade of C or higher, you will be eligible to enroll in this course once you have seen a counselor.)
Transfers to: CSU, UC
C-ID: CHEM 110, CHEM 120S

Grading: Pass/No Pass Option

Note: Students must provide those materials which are of continuing value outside of the classroom setting. This cost will be explained at the first class meeting.

C-ID CHEM 120S with CHEM 1B

This course is for science and engineering majors which covers the nature of atoms, molecules, and ions; chemical reactions; precipitation, oxidation-reduction, and acid/base chemistry; stoichiometry; electronic structure; periodicity; chemical bonding and molecular structure; properties of solids, liquids, and gases; and an introduction to thermodynamics and solutions. The lecture and discussion portions of this course may be offered in a distance education format.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

CHEM-1B General Chemistry

Units: 5
Hours: 54 lecture/18 discussion/54 lab total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 216 for the lecture/discussion portion of this class and an additional 54 hours of lab, totaling 270 hours for this course)
Prerequisite: CHEM 1A with a grade of C or higher
Transfers to: CSU, UC
C-ID: CHEM 120S

Grading: Pass/No Pass Option

Note: Students must provide those materials which are of continuing value outside of the classroom setting. This cost will be explained at the first class meeting.

C-ID CHEM 120S with CHEM 1A

An introduction to chemical kinetics, nuclear chemistry, transition metals, and organic chemistry; along with continued, in-depth study of equilibrium, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, acid-base and solution chemistry. This course may be offered in a distance education format.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

CHEM-2A Introduction to Chemistry

Units: 5
Hours: 54 lecture/18 discussion/54 lab total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 216 for the lecture/discussion portion of this class and an additional 54 hours of lab, totaling 270 hours for this course)
Prerequisite: Intermediate Algebra as determined by Multiple Measures or Math Placement Level 4 or higher
Transfers to: CSU, UC
C-ID: CHEM 101

Note: Students must provide those materials which are of continuing value outside of the classroom setting. This cost will be explained at the first class meeting.

This course is a survey of inorganic chemistry and some organic chemistry suitable for agriculture and nursing students. The basic fundamentals of the metric system, chemical nomenclature, atomic and molecular structure, chemical reactions, energy changes, states of matter, solutions, chemical equilibria and kinetics, and organic functional groups are presented. The quantitative nature of chemistry is developed by introduction of the Avogadro’s number and the mole and continuing with stoichiometry, gas law, solution concentrations and pH calculations. The lecture/ discussion portion of this course may be offered in a distance education format.

Offered: Fall 2026 (13 sections)

CHEM-2B Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry

Units: 5
Hours: 54 lecture/54 lab/18 discussion total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 216 for the lecture/discussion portion of this class and an additional 54 hours of lab, totaling 270 hours for this course)
Prerequisite: CHEM 2A or CHEM 1A with a grade of C or higher
Transfers to: CSU, UC
C-ID: CHEM 102

Grading: Pass/No Pass Option

Note: Students must provide those materials which are of continuing value outside of the classroom setting. This cost will be explained at the first class meeting.

This course is a survey of the major classes of organic compounds including structure, nomenclature, properties, reactions, and reaction mechanisms; it is also an introduction to the biochemistry of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids and their basic metabolic reactions. The course is suitable for nursing, dental hygiene, agriculture/natural resources and non-science majors. The lecture/discussion portion of this course may be offered in a distance learning format.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

CHEM-10 Chemistry for the Liberal Arts

Units: 3
Hours: 54 lecture (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162)
Prerequisite: Intermediate Algebra as determined by multiple measures or math placement level 4 or higher
Transfers to: CSU, UC
C-ID: CHEM 100

Grading: Pass/No Pass Option

Note: CHEM 10 will meet the general education requirement for a laboratory science if taken with CHEM 11

This course is an introduction to the major concepts of chemistry, involving minimal, student-friendly math, with attention to their relevance to practical and societal problems. This course is intended for non-science majors who wish to gain an appreciation for the application of chemistry to everyday living. The course includes such topics as nuclear energy and energy alternatives, health issues of drugs, food additives, nutrition, hormones, chemicals for household use, chemicals in the environment, and synthetics. This course may be offered in a distance education format. This course will meet the general education requirement for a laboratory science if it is taken with CHEM 11.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

CHEM-11 Chemistry Lab for the Liberal Arts

Units: 1
Hours: 54 lab total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 54)
Corequisite: CHEM 10, or previous completion of CHEM 10 with a grade of C or higher
Transfers to: CSU, UC

Grading: Pass/No Pass Option

Note: CHEM 10 taken with CHEM 11 meets GE requirement in science. Students must provide those materials which are of continuing value outside of the classroom setting. This cost will be explained at the first class meeting.

This course involves laboratory experiments and activities covering the basic concepts of the lecture course, Chemistry for Liberal Arts. The activities are designed to help students see chemistry in action and learn how to use various chemicals around us, safely and effectively. This course may be offered in a distance education format.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

CHEM-70 Organic Chemistry

Units: 4
Hours: 54 lecture/18 discussion total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 216)
Prerequisite: CHEM 1B with a grade of C or higher
Transfers to: CSU, UC
C-ID: CHEM 160S

Note: CHEM 70A should be taken concurrently with CHEM 70 for science majors for transfer

C-ID CHEM 160S with CHEM 70A, CHEM 71, and CHEM 71A

This course covers structure, bonding, alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkenes, alkynes, stereochemistry, nomenclature, and physical properties of organic compounds. This course includes an overview of organic reactions: reactions and mechanisms of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, nucleophilic substitution, elimination, rearrangement, and addition. Science majors should take a second-semester organic course, CHEM 71, which completes the required two-semester sequence. CHEM 70A, a laboratory course, should be taken concurrently for science majors. Students are advised to check the school of transfer for their requirements. This course may be offered in a distance education format.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

CHEM-70A Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Units: 1
Hours: 54 lab total
Prerequisite: CHEM 1B with a grade of C or higher
Corequisite: Students must be concurrently enrolled in, or have completed CHEM 70 with a grade of C or higher
Transfers to: CSU, UC
C-ID: CHEM 160S

Note: Chemistry majors are required to take CHEM 70A concurrently with CHEM 70. Students must provide those materials which are of continuing value outside of the classroom setting. This cost will be explained at the first class meeting.

C-ID CHEM 160S with CHEM 70, CHEM 71, and CHEM 71A

This course covers the theory and application of organic chemistry laboratory techniques.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

CHEM-71 Organic Chemistry

Units: 3
Hours: 54 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162)
Prerequisite: CHEM 70 with a grade of C or higher
Transfers to: CSU, UC
C-ID: CHEM 160S

Note: CHEM 71A should be taken concurrently with CHEM 71 for science majors for transfer

C-ID CHEM 160S with CHEM 70, CHEM 70A, and CHEM 71A

This course is a continuation of CHEM 70 and covers topics such as: infrared spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance, conjugated dienes and ultraviolet spectroscopy, benzene and aromaticity, the chemistry of benzene, electrophilic aromatic substitution alcohols and phenols, ethers and epoxides, thiols and sulfides, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives and nucleophilic acyl substitution, carbonyl alpha-substitution reactions, carbonyl condensation, amines, and carbohydrates. This course completes a two-semester sequence for science majors. CHEM 71A, a laboratory course, should be taken concurrently for science majors. Students are advised to check the school of transfer for their requirements. This course may be offered in a distance education format.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

CHEM-71A Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Units: 2
Hours: 108 lab total
Prerequisite: CHEM 70A with a grade of C or higher
Corequisite: CHEM 71, or previous completion of CHEM 71 with a grade of C or higher
Transfers to: CSU, UC
C-ID: CHEM 160S

Note: Chemistry majors are required to take CHEM 71A concurrently with CHEM 71. Students must provide those materials which are of continuing value outside of the classroom setting. This cost will be explained at the first class meeting.

C-ID CHEM 160S with CHEM 70, CHEM 70A, and CHEM 71

This course is a continuation of CHEM 70A and covers the theory and application of organic chemistry laboratory techniques.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

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