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  "college": "woodland-community-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "code": "CHEM",
  "name": "Chemistry",
  "sourceUrl": "https://wcc.yccd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/WCC-Catalog-2026-27.pdf#page=128",
  "courses": [
    {
      "code": "CHEM-1A",
      "subject": "CHEM",
      "number": "1A",
      "title": "General Chemistry I",
      "units": "5",
      "hours": "54 lecture hours, 108 lab hours",
      "prerequisite": "Intermediate Algebra or equivalent",
      "advisory": "Completion of CHEM2A for students who have not successfully completed high school chemistry",
      "cid": [
        "CHEM 110",
        "CHEM 120S"
      ],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Fundamental principles of inorganic chemistry; nomenclature of inorganic compounds, chemical formulas, equations and reactions; stoichiometry; structure of atoms, ions, and molecules and periodic table; oxidation-reduction and acid-base reactions; gas laws; thermochemistry and equilibrium.",
      "notes": [
        "Letter Grade Only",
        "Counts toward WCC Graduation Area 5",
        "Cal-GETC: 5A, 5C",
        "C-ID: CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B for CID CHEM 120S"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 3,
          "open": 0,
          "url": "/c/woodland-community-college/schedule/fall-2026/chem/#chem-1a",
          "subject": "CHEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "CHEM-1B",
      "subject": "CHEM",
      "number": "1B",
      "title": "General Chemistry II",
      "units": "5",
      "hours": "54 lecture hours, 108 lab hours",
      "prerequisite": "Satisfactory completion of CHEM1A",
      "cid": [
        "CHEM 120S"
      ],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Continuation of the development of fundamental principles of chemistry and application of principles developed in CHEM 1A. Principles of inorganic chemistry, including intermolecular forces, solutions, colligative properties, kinetics; further aspects of equilibrium including acid-base and solubility equilibrium, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, descriptive chemistry, and qualitative analysis; coordination chemistry. Nuclear chemistry may be presented as time permits.",
      "notes": [
        "Letter Grade Only",
        "Counts toward WCC Graduation Area 5",
        "Cal-GETC: 5A, 5C",
        "C-ID: CHEM 1A + CHEM 1B for CID CHEM 120S"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 0,
          "url": "/c/woodland-community-college/schedule/fall-2026/chem/#chem-1b",
          "subject": "CHEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "CHEM-2A",
      "subject": "CHEM",
      "number": "2A",
      "title": "Introductory Chemistry",
      "units": "5",
      "hours": "72 lecture hours, 54 lab hours",
      "prerequisite": "Satisfactory completion of MATH101 or MATH50 or equivalent course",
      "advisory": "Basic computer skills",
      "cid": [
        "CHEM 101"
      ],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Introduction to fundamental principles of inorganic chemistry; structure and bonding, nomenclature, chemical equations and reactions, stoichiometry, acids, bases, and chemical equilibrium, redox, gases, solutions, and nuclear chemistry.",
      "notes": [
        "Letter Grade Only",
        "Counts toward WCC Graduation Area 5",
        "Cal-GETC: 5A, 5C"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 4,
          "open": 2,
          "url": "/c/woodland-community-college/schedule/fall-2026/chem/#chem-2a",
          "subject": "CHEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "CHEM-2B",
      "subject": "CHEM",
      "number": "2B",
      "title": "Introductory Chemistry",
      "units": "4",
      "hours": "54 lecture hours, 54 lab hours",
      "prerequisite": "Satisfactory completion of CHEM1A or CHEM2A",
      "advisory": "Eligibility for college-level composition course; Eligibility for college-level math course",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Introduction to fundamental concepts of organic and biochemistry. Topics of instruction include (1) structure, nomenclature, and reactions of some organic compounds and drugs, (2) stereochemistry, (3) structure and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, enzyme activity and inhibition, nucleic acids and DNA, and (4) bioenergetics. Completion of this course along with CHEM 2A is designed to satisfy the requirements of those allied-health career programs which require two semesters of chemistry.",
      "notes": [
        "Letter Grade Only",
        "Cal-GETC: 5A, 5C"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "CHEM-10",
      "subject": "CHEM",
      "number": "10",
      "title": "Concepts of Chemistry",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "54 lecture hours",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "A survey of basic concepts and practices of chemistry. Designed for non-science majors desiring an introduction to fundamental chemistry concepts and skills. Not intended for students who will enroll in subsequent chemistry coursework.",
      "notes": [
        "Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass",
        "Counts toward WCC Graduation Area 5",
        "Cal-GETC: 5A"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "CHEM-18A",
      "subject": "CHEM",
      "number": "18A",
      "title": "Organic Chemistry for Health and Life Sciences I, With Lab",
      "units": "5",
      "hours": "72 lecture hours, 54 lab hours",
      "prerequisite": "Satisfactory completion of CHEM1B",
      "cid": [
        "CHEM 150"
      ],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "This is the first semester of a one-year course in organic chemistry intended for majors in the natural sciences (chemistry, biochemistry, biology, physics, and pre-medicine).",
      "notes": [
        "Letter Grade Only",
        "Cal-GETC: 5A, 5C",
        "C-ID: CHEM 160S (with CHEM18B)"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 0,
          "url": "/c/woodland-community-college/schedule/fall-2026/chem/#chem-18a",
          "subject": "CHEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "CHEM-18B",
      "subject": "CHEM",
      "number": "18B",
      "title": "Organic Chemistry for Health and Life Sciences II, With Lab",
      "units": "5",
      "hours": "72 lecture hours, 54 lab hours",
      "prerequisite": "Satisfactory completion of CHEM18A",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "A continuation of CHEM 18A. Designed for students planning professional school studies in health and life sciences. Emphasis on the preparation, reactions and identification of organometallic compounds, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and their derivatives, alkyl and acyl amines, B-dicarbonyl compounds, and various classes of naturally occurring biologically important compounds.",
      "notes": [
        "Letter Grade Only",
        "Cal-GETC: 5A, 5C",
        "C-ID: CHEM 160S (with CHEM18A)"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/woodland-community-college/schedule/fall-2026/chem/#chem-18b",
          "subject": "CHEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}