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Degrees & Certificates

Associate of Science

The Associate of Science with a major in chemical methods program helps students prepare for a career as a chemical technician. Many industries have found it desirable to employ persons with a basic knowledge of chemistry. Such industries may be concerned with implementing or monitoring safe waste-disposal procedures, conducting standardized testing that uses routine chemical procedures, observing and measuring properties of materials following some type of compounding procedure, or recording data and making calculations that require some knowledge of chemistry.

The A.S. with the major in chemical methods is a technical degree designed to meet such needs and is not recommended for students who wish to pursue a bachelor’s program.

To earn the A.S. with a major in chemical methods, students must fulfill the requirements of IPFW (see Part 7) and complete the following courses. In addition, students must earn a grade of C or higher for each of the chemistry core courses.

Degree Requirements

Course Number and Title

Credits

Chemistry Core

CHM 115-116: General Chemistry

8

CHM 224: Introductory Quantitative Analysis

4

CHM 254-255: Organic Chemistry and Lab

4

CHM 256-258: Organic Chemistry and Lab

4
 

Supporting Courses

COM 114: Fundamentals of Speech Communication

3

ENG W131: Elementary Composition I

3

ENG W233: Intermediate Expository Writing

3

MA 151: Algebra and Trigonometry

5

MA 227: Calculus for Technology I

4

PHYS 218-219: General Physics I and II

8
 

Credits in Computer Science

3-4
 

Electives

12-13

Total Credits

61-63