Chemical Sciences - Food Science Concentration 4076, A.S.

A Two-Year Program Leading to A.S. Degree

A degree in chemical sciences is an excellent preparation for a career in chemistry, biochemistry, clinical laboratory, dentistry, environmental health science, food science, veterinary science, optometry and pharmacy. It is also a superb preparation for students who want to enter medical and veterinary schools. Chemical scientists are much in demand for research and teaching in universities and for research and development in chemical and pharmaceutical industries, medical laboratories, state and federal governments because the graduates acquire an outstanding range of skills in mathematical competence, problem-solving, data handling, analysis, observation, team working, communication and report writing that employers value greatly.

Major Program Requirements (36)

• BIOL 105 - Principles of Biology I 3 hrs
• BIOL 105L - Principles of Biology Laboratory I 1 hr
• BIOL 106 - Principles of Biology II 3 hrs
• BIOL 106L - Principles of Biology Laboratory II 1 hr
• BIOL 230 - General Microbiology 2 hrs
• BIOL 230L - General Microbiology Laboratory 2 hrs
• CHEM 106 - General Chemistry II 3 hrs
• CHEM 106L - General Chemistry/Qualitative Analysis Laboratory 2 hrs
• CHEM 215 - Organic Chemistry I 3 hrs
• CHEM 215L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 2 hrs
• CHEM 216 - Organic Chemistry II 3 hrs
• CHEM 216L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 2 hrs
• FACS 206 - Fundamentals of Nutrition 3 hrs
• MATH 110 - Statistics 3 hrs
• MATH 116 - Survey of Calculus II 3 hrs

General Education Requirements

See General Education  in this catalog for a complete description of the general education and assessment requirements.

Recommended Sequence of Courses

(This assumes any necessary developmental requirements have been met.)

Total Hours: 69

Note

Several of the classes listed above have prerequisites. Your high school record and SAT or CPTS test scores may require you to take classes in addition to those listed in the curriculum shown here.

¹ Students should select from the following Humanities Common Core courses based on where they plan to transfer: ARTT 110 Art Appreciation , LITR 220 Introduction to World Literature I  LITR 222 American Literature I , MUSM 118 Music Appreciation, PHIL 111 Introduction to Philosophy  and PHIL 112 Introduction to Ethics.

² Students should select from the following Social Science courses based on where they plan to transfer: ECON 201 Microeconomics , ECON 202 Macroeconomics , HIST 139 American History I /HIST 140 American History II , HIST 235 World Civilization I  HIST 236 World Civilization II , POLS 111 American National Government , POLS 112 State and Local Government , PSYC 142 General Psychology  and SOCL 151 Principles of Sociology .