Chemistry
Chemistry
A.A.S. Degree (S)
The Chemistry associate degree provides the graduate with the skills needed to work as a technician in a laboratory in chemical, pharmaceutical, and related industries. Chemical and related industries employ scientists at all degree levels in research, production, quality control laboratories, and in customer service and related areas. The Delaware Tech Chemistry program teaches you to integrate scientific knowledge, laboratory skills, and critical thinking to solve chemical problems.
Program Graduate Competencies
The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.
- Apply knowledge of the theories and principles of chemistry.
- Follow safety procedures.
- Perform basic laboratory operations and techniques.
- Keep a laboratory notebook following standard laboratory practices and present data in an organized written format.
- Prepare common laboratory solutions.
- Prepare and purify samples using common techniques.
- Communicate in a professional manner.
- Analyze samples by common qualitative and quantitative techniques.
- Use and maintain common laboratory instruments and equipment.
- Apply mathematical concepts to the solution of scientific problems.
Core Curriculum Competencies
The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:
- Apply clear and effective communication skills.
- Use critical thinking to solve problems.
- Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
- Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
- Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.
Graduation Requirements
Core Courses
Select 2 course(s) from:
Program/Major Courses
Program/Major Support Courses
Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)
Semester 1
Semester 2
| CHM 151 | Chemical Principles II | 5 |
| ENG 102 | Composition II | 3 |
Elective
| Track Elective | 4 |
Elective
| Track Elective | 4 |
Semester 3
| CHM 240 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 250 | Analytical Chemistry I | 5 |
Elective
| Track Elective | 4 |
Elective
| Social Science Elective | 3 |
Semester 4
| CHM 241 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
Elective
| Track Elective | 4 |
| CHM 251 | Analytical Chemistry II | 4 |
Elective
| Social Science Elective | 3 |
Approved Electives
Track 1 Electives-Biology Concentration
Track 2 Electives-General Science Concentration
Select two (2) social science electives.
To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 64 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.
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