Program Requirements for an Associate in Applied Science
Chemical technology is the application of chemistry principles to everyday
problems that confront industry, hospitals, and private and governmental
laboratories. Chemical technicians are members of research and development teams
that investigate new materials to determine their properties, reactions, and
applications. They set up and run chemical reactions, test for quality and
performance, act as troubleshooters, and operate sophisticated laboratory
instrumentation. Chemical technicians find careers in industrial laboratories,
manufacturing plants, agricultural and clinical facilities, and energy
production sites.
This program provides graduates with a sound foundation in both applied and
theoretical chemistry and valuable laboratory experiences that are common to a
wide variety of industrial and clinical laboratories.
Program Requirements:
| Course | Title (Credit Hours) |
| CHM 115 | Foundations of the Chemical Process Industry (2) |
| CHM 141, 142 or 137,142 |
College Chemistry (3, 3)
or
College Chemistry (4, 3) |
| CHM 144, 145 | College Chemistry Laboratory (2, 2) |
| CHM 215 | Chemical Technology (2) |
| CHM 218 | Chemical Technology Laboratory (3) |
| CHM 241, 242 | Organic Chemistry (3, 3) |
| CHM 244, 245 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2, 2) |
| CHM 363 | Analytical Chemistry (3) |
| CHM 364 | Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (2)
| COM 135 or 231 |
Public Expression and Critical Inquiry (3)
or
Small Group Communication (3) |
| One Computer Science and Systems Analysis course: |
| CIT 154 |
Personal Computer
Concepts and Applications (3) or |
| CSA 163 |
Intro. to Computer
Concepts and Programming (3) or |
| CSA 151 |
Computers, Computer
Science, and Society (3) |
| ENG 111 | English Composition and Literature (3) |
| ENG 215 or 313 | Technical Writing (3) |
| MBI 161 or 201 | Elementary Medical Microbiology (4) or |
| | General Microbiology (4) |
| MTH 101 | Elementary Algebra (3) |
| MTH 102 | Intermediate Algebra (3) |
| MTH 125 | Pre-calculus (5) |
| STA 261 | Statistics (4) |
| One Focus Elective: |
| ENT 151 | Engineering Materials (3)
or |
| ENT 192 | Circuit Analysis (3)
or |
| PHY 171, 183 | College Physics and lab
(3,1) or |
| BOT 255 | Introduction to
Biotechnology (3) (Oxford) or |
| CHM 275 |
Principles of Environmental Science (3) or |
| Other biotechnology, chemical
engineering, or environmental science course |
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