Many careers are open to chemistry majors. Lab technician positions in the chemical industry are available for students with an associate in science degree. Students continuing with a four-year chemistry major program have career possibilities in research, government, patent law, business administration, sales and purchasing, chemical engineering, environmental work (pollution control and ecology) and quality control in the food industry. Students planning a career in medicine, dentistry or veterinary science often major in chemistry with supporting biology courses.

The following courses are recommended for transfer to a four-year college or university for students intending to major in chemistry. To complete the associate in science degree, all general education requirements must be completed, plus additional courses for a total of 64 credits.

Semester One			Credit Hours
	CHM 140	General Chemistry I			5
	MAT 131	Calculus & Analytic Geometry I			5
	RHT 101	Freshman Rhetoric and Composition I			3
		General education			3
16
Semester Two
#	CHM 141	General Chemistry II			5
	MAT 133	Calculus & Analytic Geometry II			5
	RHT 102	Freshman Rhetoric and Composition II			3
		General education			5
18
Semester Three
#	CHM 234	Organic Chemistry I2			5
	MAT 135	Calculus & Analytic Geometry III			3
	PHY 101	General Physics (Mechanics, Heat & Sound)1			5
		General education			5
18
Semester Four
	PHY 102	General Physics (Elect., Magnetism, Optics & Modern Physics)1			5
		General education			7
12
Suggested additional elective:
#	CHM 235	Organic Chemistry II2			5
General education requirements: A.S. degree)				37-41
Chemistry courses or other electives for A.S. degree				23-27

¹PHY 106, PHY 107 and PHY 108 are required for students planning to major in engineering.

²Recommend completion of CHM 234 and CHM 235 sequence at Triton.

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