Chemistry and Biochemistry
CHEM 1A. General Chemistry 1A
Prerequisites: Math Category I or II, MATH 3L, MATH 5, or MATH 6 completed with a grade of C or higher. Pre- or Co-requisite: CHEM 1AL. Fundamental principles of chemistry such as chemical bonding and structure, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, oxidation-reductions, and states of matter. G.E. Breadth B1 with CHEM 1AL. CHEM 1A and CHEM 1AL must be taken together the first time of enrollment. (3 lecture hours)
Units: 3
GE Area: B1
CHEM 1AL. General Chemistry Laboratory 1A
Pre or Co-requisite: CHEM 1A. Introduction to laboratory methods in general chemistry. G.E. Breadth B1 with CHEM 1A. (3 lab and 1 discussion hours) (Course fee, $15).
Units: 2
GE Area: B1
CHEM 1B. General Chemistry 1B
Prerequisite: CHEM 1A and 1AL with grades of C or better. Pre or co-requisite: CHEM 1BL. Acid-base theory; chemical kinetics; equilibrium (acid-base, hydrolysis, and solubility); thermodynamics, electrochemistry; selected topics in nuclear chemistry, coordination chemistry, and/or chemistry of selected groups. (3 lecture hours)
Units: 3
CHEM 1BL. General Chemistry Laboratory 1B
Pre or Co-requisite: CHEM 1B. Introduction to laboratory methods in general chemistry. (6 lab hours) (Course Fee $15)
Units: 2
CHEM 3A. Introductory General Chemistry
Prerequisite or co-requisite: G.E. Foundation B4. No credit for CHEM 3A after CHEM 1A and CHEM 1AL. For applied science and nonscience majors. Composition of matter and physical and chemical changes; fundamental laws and principles; atomic and molecular structure; acid-base theory, redox and equilibria; qualitative and quantitative theory and techniques. G.E. Breadth B1. (3 Lecture, 3 lab hours) (Course fee, $15)
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
GE Area: B1
CHEM 3B. Introductory Organic and Biochemistry
Prerequisite: CHEM 3A. No credit for CHEM 3B to students with credit in CHEM 1B and CHEM 1BL. Primarily for students in health-oriented professions; not a substitute for CHEM 8. Introduction to the basic concepts of organic and biochemistry. Structure and behavior of organic and biological compounds, metabolism, and regulation.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
CHEM 3BL. Introductory Organic and Biochemistry Laboratory
Prerequisite: CHEM 3A and CHEM 3B (or concurrently). Introductory laboratory study of the properties and chemistry of carbon containing compounds and biological molecules. (3 laboratory hours) (Course fee, $20)
Units: 1
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
CHEM 8. Elementary Organic Chemistry
Prerequisite: CHEM 1B and CHEM 1BL or CHEM 3A. Not open to chemistry majors. Recommended for students requiring a one- semester course in the field. Lectures, discussions, and demonstrations of fundamental principles; structure and chemical behavior of organic compounds.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
CHEM 10. Chemistry and Society
Not open to students with credit in college chemistry; for nonscience majors. Prerequisite: completion of the General Education B4 area requirement. The significance of chemical principles in contemporary society; benefits and hazards relative to areas such as energy, health, diet, environment, and agriculture. G.E. B1. (3 Lecture, 2 lab hours) (Course fee, $7) * (Formerly CHEM1)
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
GE Area: B1
CHEM 102. Quantitative Analytical Chemistry
For chemistry majors; recommended for other science majors. Prerequisites: CHEM 1B (with a grade of C or better) and CHEM 128A. Students with credit in a similar lower-division quantitative analysis course will receive only one additional unit of credit. Introduction to principles and methods of analytical chemistry. (3 lecture, 6 lab hours) (Course fee, $25)
Units: 5
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
CHEM 105. Quantitative Analysis Laboratory
Not open to chemistry majors. Prerequisites: CHEM 1A and CHEM 1AL (both with a grade of C or better), or CHEM 3A (with a grade of B or better), or permission of instructor. Laboratory study of principles and methods of applied quantitative analysis. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours) (Course fee, $25)
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
CHEM 106. Analytical Measurements Laboratory
Prerequisites: CHEM 102 (with a grade of C or better), CHEM 108 or CHEM 110A, or permission of instructor. Completion of Upper Division Writing Exam or passing a "W" course with a C or better. Principles and methods of analytical measurements of organic and inorganic substances by instrumental and non-instrumental techniques. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours) (Course fee, $25)
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered: Fall
CHEM 106S. Instrumental Analysis in Industrial Settings
Prerequisites: CHEM 102 (with a grade of C or better), CHEM 108 or CHEM 110A, completion of the upper-division writing requirement, or permission of instructor. Principles and methods of analytical measurements using instrumental techniques. Meets off campus and focuses on the use of techniques within industry settings for environmental monitoring in the Central Valley. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours). $25.00 course fee
Units: 4
CHEM 108. Introductory Physical Chemistry
Prerequisites: MATH 76 (MATH 77 strongly recommended); CHEM 8 or CHEM 128A; and PHYS 2B or PHYS 4B. Basic treatment of gas laws, thermodynamics, phase equilibria, properties of solutions, kinetics, and spectroscopy.
Units: 4
Course Typically Offered: Fall
CHEM 110A. Physical Chemistry
Prerequisites: MATH 76; CHEM 1B and CHEM 1BL, CHEM 8 or CHEM 128A; PHYS 2B or PHYS 4B. MATH 77 and PHYS 4C strongly recommended. Mathematical treatment of the elementary statistical and quantum mechanics, crystal structure, molecular structure, and molecular spectroscopy.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
CHEM 110B. Physical Chemistry
Prerequisites: MATH 77; CHEM 110A; PHYS 4C or permission of instructor. Mathematical treatment of the laws of thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, statistical thermodynamics, properties of solutions, kinetic theory of gases, and nuclear chemistry.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
CHEM 111. Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Prerequisite: CHEM 110B or CHEM 112 or concurrently; CHEM 102. Completion of Upper Division Writing Exam or passing a "W" course with a C or better. Techniques of physical measurements, error analysis and statistics; ultra- violet, infrared, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; dipole moments, viscosity, calorimetry, kinetics phase diagrams, thermodynamic measurements, and report writing. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours) (Course fee, $25)
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
CHEM 112. Biophysical Chemistry
Prerequisites: CHEM 108 or 110A. Principles of thermodynamics, equilibria, and kinetics applied to biological processes and systems including proteins, nucleic acids, and membranes. Microscopic structure and assembly, statistical analyses, spectroscopy, photobiology, and biological magnetic resonance.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
CHEM 123. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Prerequisites: CHEM 1B and CHEM 1BL, CHEM 102 and CHEM 110A (or concurrently). Treatment of ionic and covalent bonding, atomic structure, molecular structure, and reaction mechanisms. Introduction to visible and infrared spectroscopy of transition metal complexes, special topics.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
CHEM 124. Synthesis and Characterization
Prerequisite: CHEM 123 or concurrently. Completion of Upper Division Writing Exam or pasing a "W" course with a C or better.Techniques of preparation to include high temperature reactions, vacuum line and glove box preps, nonaqueous syntheses, solid state reactions. Emphasis on structural characterizations using instrumental methods. (6 lab hours) (Class fee, $35)
Units: 2
Course Typically Offered: Spring
CHEM 125. Applied Analytical Techniques
Prerequisites: CHEM 8 or CHEM 128A and CHEM 102 or CHEM 105. Analytical techniques and their applications in clinical, environmental, agricultural and forensic analytical and bioscience laboratories. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
Units: 3
CHEM 128A. Organic Chemistry
Prerequisites: CHEM 1B and CHEM 1BL (both with a grade of C or better) or CHEM 8 (with a grade of C or better). For chemistry and biochemistry majors; recommended for premedical, prepharmacy, preveterinary, predental, preoptometry students and other science majors. Introduction to structure and reactivity of principal classes of organic compounds with emphasis on theory and mechanism.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
CHEM 128B. Organic Chemistry
For chemistry majors; recommended for premedical, prepharmacy, preveterinary, predental, preoptometry students and other science majors. Prerequisites: CHEM 128A with a grade of C or better. Introduction to structure and reactivity of principal classes of organic compounds with emphasis on theory and mechanism.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
CHEM 129A. Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Prerequisites: CHEM 8 or CHEM 128A with a grade of C or better. or Co-requisite: CHEM 128A.. If co-enrolled in CHEM 128A, then CHEM 1B and CHEM 1BL must be passed with a C grade or better. Introduction to experimental techniques used in organic chemistry, including the preparation, purification, and identification of organic compounds. (6 lab hours) (Course fee, $25)
Units: 2
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
CHEM 129B. Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 129A is a prerequisite. CHEM 128B is a prerequisite or corequisite. Preparation, purification, and identification of organic compounds. Introduction to chemical research by way of independent projects. (Course fee, $15)
Units: 2
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
CHEM 140T. Topics in Chemistry
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Seminar covering special topics in one of the areas of chemistry: analytical, biochemistry, inorganic, organic, physical. Some topics may have a laboratory.
Units: 1-4, Repeatable up to 6 units
CHEM 140T. Spectroscopic Identification of Organic Compounds
Theory and practice of contemporary spectrometric methods of identifying organic compounds using IR, UV, NMR, and MS methods. Particular emphasis on practical aspects of NMR spectroscopy such as preparation of samples, acquisition of spectroscopic data as well as use of dedicated software for processing, analysis, structural assignment, reporting, and archiving of data. This topic may not be repeated for credit. (Offered Fall 2023)
Units: 3
CHEM 140T. Central Valley Community Chemistry
This course involves leading Chemistry activities at local K-12 schools every week. Students will gain critical experience developing curriculum, leading activities, and engaging with community partners. No previous Chemistry experience is required for this course. All majors are welcome to enroll. This topic may not be repeated for credit. (Offered Fall 2023)
Units: 3
CHEM 140T. Introduction to Biomedical Research
Prerequisite: Students must be involved in research and preferably in the area of biomedical sciences. With increased focus in biomedical research in the college, this course will: (1) Introduce students to the excitement of inquiry and research in biomedical sciences; (2) Will improve the effectiveness research by providing a context for the discussion in special topics; and (3) Will identify and nurture the unrealized potential to help students with aptitude and passion for biomedical research. This topic may not be repeated for credit. (Offered Fall 2023)
Units: 2
CHEM 150. General Biochemistry
Prerequisite: CHEM 3B or CHEM 8, or co-requisite: CHEM 128B. (CHEM 150 and CHEM 155B together constitute a year sequence.) Chemistry and metabolism of basic cellular constituents including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
CHEM 155A. Fundamentals of Biochemistry
Prerequisites: CHEM 128B. Primarily for chemistry majors; recommended for premedical students and graduate students in the sciences. Structure, function, and metabolism of chemical entities in living systems.
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall
CHEM 155B. Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism
Prerequisite: CHEM 150 or CHEM 155A. Continuation of CHEM 150 or CHEM 155A. Intensive discussion of the degradation and biosynthesis of major cellular constituents; energy metabolism; control of metabolic processes and pathological implications in mammalian systems. (Formerly CHEM 153)
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
CHEM 156. Biochemical Laboratory Techniques
Prerequisites: senior standing or permission of instructor; CHEM 150 or CHEM 155 or 155A (or concurrently), CHEM 102 or CHEM 105, CHEM 129A. Completion of Upper Division Writing Exam or pasing a "W" course with a C or better. Provides the student with a range of techniques and methodology appropriate to the study or phenomena at the biochemical, cellular, and organismic levels. Satisfies the senior major requirement for the B.A. in Chemistry. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours) (Course fee, $30)
Units: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
CHEM 161W. Scientific Writing Workshop
Prerequisites: GE Foundation and Breadth Area B, ENGL 5B or ENGL 10 (C or better), to be taken no sooner than the term in which 60 units are completed. A review of common conventions and forms of scientific and technical writing including practical assignments in the preparation of laboratory procedures, research grant proposals, and research manuscripts. Meets the upper-division writing skills requirement for graduation.
Units: 3
CHEM 170. Chemistry in the Marketplace
Not open to chemistry majors. Prerequisites: completion of General Education Quantitative Reasoning (Area B4) and Area B2 Breadth requirements. The impact of chemistry and chemicals on society and individual lives. G.E. Integration IB. (3 lecture hours)
Units: 3
GE Area: IB
CHEM 190. Independent Study
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. Approved for RP grading.
Units: 1-3, Repeatable up to 6 units
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
CHEM 201. Chemistry Laboratory Teaching Techniques
Prerequisites: concurrent appointment as a teaching associate in the department of Chemistry or permission of instructor. Discussion and practice of effective laboratory teaching techniques, laboratory safety, common equipment setups, and grading.
Units: 3
CHEM 211. Chemical Thermodynamics
Prerequisites: CHEM 110A, CHEM 110B, CHEM 111. Principles of thermodynamics; application to chemical problems; introduction to statistical methods, calculation of thermody namic functions from spectroscopic data.
Units: 3
CHEM 212. Biophysical Chemistry
Prerequisites: CHEM 110A, CHEM 110B, CHEM 111. This course focuses on the chemical and physical principles underlying the structure, function, and dynamics of biological systems, with a particular focus on proteins. Topics to be covered include Basics of spectroscopic and computational techniques with selected applications of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics to understand functional dynamics of biopolymers.
Units: 1-2
CHEM 215. Quantum Chemistry
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Seminar on recent advances in quantum mechanics; chemical bonding, and atomic and molecular spectroscopy.
Units: 3
CHEM 220. Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry
Prerequisites: CHEM 110A, CHEM 110B, CHEM 123. Seminar on theoretical inorganic chemistry emphasizing structure and bonding of inorganic and coordination compounds, valence bond, molecular orbital and ligand field theories; correlation of structure and reactivity.
Units: 3
CHEM 222. Advances in Inorganic Chemistry
Prerequisites: CHEM 110A, CHEM 110B, CHEM 123, CHEM 128B. Seminar on recent advances in inorganic chemistry. Topics may include, but are not limited to, organometallic chemistry, solid-state chemistry, nonmetallic complexes, and the chemistry of rare-earth compounds.
Units: 3
CHEM 225. Separation Methods in Chemistry
Prerequisites: CHEM 106 and CHEM 129B. Seminar on the theory, application, and literature of various separation methods for organic and inorganic analysis. May include laboratory.
Units: 1-3
CHEM 226. Electrochemistry
Prerequisite: CHEM 106. Seminar on the theory, application, recent developments, and literature of electrochemistry and electrochemical methods of organic and inorganic analysis. May include laboratory.
Units: 1-3
CHEM 227. Analytical Spectroscopy
Prerequisites: CHEM 106, CHEM 110A, CHEM 110B, or permission of instructor. Theory, instrumentation, and application. Recent developments and literature of spectroscopic techniques. May include laboratory.
Units: 1-3
CHEM 228. Mass Spectrometry
Prerequisites: CHEM 106 or CHEM 125, CHEM 128B, CHEM 108 or CHEM 110A, and CHEM 110B; or permission of instructor. Seminar on the theory and application of mass spectrometry techniques to chemical analysis and identification. May include laboratory.
Units: 1-3
CHEM 230. Advanced Organic Chemistry
Prerequisites: CHEM 128B, CHEM 129B. Seminar on recent advances in organic chemistry including reaction mechanisms and synthetic applications with references to current literature.
Units: 3
CHEM 235. Physical Organic Chemistry
Prerequisites: CHEM 110A, CHEM 110B, CHEM 128B. Seminar in application of modern theoretical concepts to the chemical and physical properties of organic compounds.
Units: 3
CHEM 240T. Topics in Advanced Chemistry
Seminar covering special topics in one of the areas of chemistry: analytical, biochemistry, inorganic, organic, physical. Some topics may have a laboratory.
Units: 1-3
CHEM 240T. Chemical Biology
Prerequisites: CHEM 128A and CHEM 128B. The course will introduce students to the chemistry and biology of proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates. Application of organic chemistry to problems in cell biology, biotechnology, and biomedicine will be discussed. Students will be introduced to the fundamental concepts in Chemical Biology and methods of chemistry used to solve problems in molecular and cell biology by understanding the combinatorial architecture of bio-oligomers as the molecular engine for life. This topic may not be repeated for credit. (Offered Fall 2023)
Units: 3
CHEM 240T. Bioorganic Principles of Drug Design and Drug Action
This course is intended for graduate students interested in application of organic chemistry knowledge and reaction mechanism to explore how and why certain chemicals interact at the targets in living mechanism. The emphasis is on understanding relationship between chemical structures and their individual mode of actions. The fundamentals of drug design and drug metabolism from an organic chemical perspective, using real drugs as examples, will also be provided. This topic may not be repeated for credit. (Offered Fall 2023)
Units: 3
CHEM 241A. Molecular Biology I
(BIOL 241A same as CHEM 241A.) Prerequisites: BIOL 102, BIOL 103, CHEM 150 or CHEM 155A or permission of instructor. Fundamental topics in molecular biology are addressed, including protein and nucleic acid structure, DNA replication, transcription, translation, generic material exchange mechanisms, genome structure, recombination and transposition. A combination of lectures and research paper discussion are used in this course.
Units: 3
CHEM 241B. Molecular Biology II
(BIOL 241B same as CHEM 241B.) Prerequisites: BIOL 102, BIOL 103, CHEM 150 or CHEM 155A, or permission of instructor. BIOL 241A/CHEM 241A is prerequisite for BIOL 241B or CHEM 241B. Advanced topics in molecular biology are addressed, including gene regulation, recombinant DNA technology, protein trafficking, cell-cell communication, programmed cell death, oncogenes and cancer, RNA interference. A combination of lecturers and research paper discussion are used in this course.
Units: 3
CHEM 242. Techniques in Protein Purification and Analysis
(BIOL 242 same as CHEM 242.) Prerequisite: CHEM 151 or CHEM 156 or permission of instructor. Corequisite: BIOL 241A or CHEM 241A. Deals with the technologies relevant to protein isolation, purification, analysis, immobilization, and modification in micro and macro quantities. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours) (Class fee, $40)
Units: 3
CHEM 243. Nucleic Acid Technology Lab
(BIOL 243 same as CHEM 243.) Prerequisites: BIOL 241A or CHEM 241A and BIOL 242 or CHEM 242. Corequisite: BIOL 241B or CHEM 241B. A lecture/laboratory course focusing on the technologies used in nucleic acid chemistry; specifically, synthesis, translation, mutagenesis, and genetic engineering. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours) (Course fee, $40)
Units: 3
CHEM 244. Cell Culture Techniques
(BIOL 244 same as CHEM 244.) Prerequisites: BIOL 103 and BIOL 104. The theory and practice of in vitro propagation of eukaryotic cells, including growth characteristics, metabolic requirements, genetic analysis, and screening assays. Special focus is on cancer cell lines with the potential for stem cell manipulation relative to cell biology culture and application to biotechnology. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours) (Course Fee, $40)
Units: 3
CHEM 245. Industrial Biotechnology
(Same as BIOL 245) Prerequisites: BIOL 120 and CHEM 150 or CHEM 155, or permission of instructor. The study of bioprocessing, both theory and current practices, including hands-on experience with standard techniques and formulation of a strategic plan for a new technology or product. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours).
Units: 3
CHEM 248. Seminar in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
(CHEM 248 same as BIOL 248.) Prerequisite: admission to the biology or chemistry graduate program. Preference will be given to students enrolled in the Master of Biotechnology Program. Reviews and reports on current literature in various aspects of biotechnology and molecular biology.
Units: 1-2
CHEM 250. Forensic Micropscopy & Materials Analysis
Forensic science methods for analysis of inorganix evidentiary materials, including composition and comparison of trace and impression eveidence and their interpretation and significance. This course will cover topics in microscopy (confocal, polarized, brightfield, phase contrast, dissecting, compound, comparison, electron), impression evidence (fingerprints, firearms/toolmarks), trace evidence (hair, fibers, and biological), arson, ink comparisons, evidentiary statistics, and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC). (2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab)
Units: 3
CHEM 260. Advanced Research Techniques
Prerequisites: classified standing or permission of the instructor. Advanced concepts in experimental design. Development of practical research expertise and communication skills through the planning, completion, and presentation (both written and oral) of a short laboratory project. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours)
Units: 3
CHEM 280. Seminar in Chemistry
Approved for RP grading.
Units: 1, Repeatable up to 3 units
CHEM 290. Independent Study
See Academic Placement -- [-LINK-]. Approved for RP grading.
Units: 1-3, Repeatable up to 6 units
CHEM 295. Research
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Independent investigations of an advanced character for the graduate student with adequate preparation. Approved for SP grading. (May include conferences, laboratory, library.)
Units: 2
CHEM 298. Project
Prerequisite: Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree. Approved for RP grading.
Units: 4
CHEM 298C. Project Continuation
Pre-requisite: Project CHEM 298. For continuous enrollment while completing the project. May enroll twice with department approval. Additional enrollments must be approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Units: 0
CHEM 299. Thesis
Prerequisite: See [-LINK-]. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree. Approved for RP grading.
Units: 5
CHEM 299C. Thesis Continuation
Pre-requisite: Thesis BIOL 299. For continuous enrollment while completing the thesis. May enroll twice with department approval. Additional enrollments must be approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Units: 0
CHEM 340T. Topics in Chemistry
A professional development seminar covering speical topics in one of the areas chemistry: analytical, biochemistry, forensic, inorganic, organic, physical. Some topics may have a laboratory or activity component.
Units: 1-3
EHD 154B. Final Student Teaching Seminar - Chemistry
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in EHD 155B. Seminar to accompany final student teaching that provides opportunities for candidates to investigate and discuss variety of topics and strategies and to reflect on issues that surface during their student teaching experience.
Units: 1
EHD 155B. Studt Tchg Chem
Prerequisites: admission to student teaching, EHD 155A, CI 161 (or concurrently, depending on major departmental policy); senior or post baccalaureate standing; approval of major department including subject matter competency approval; completion of the subject matter preparation program or passing the subject matter examination(s) designated by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Supervised teaching in single subject classroom; assignment is for the full day; five days per week. CR/NC grading only.
Units: 5-10, Repeatable up to 20 units
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
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