CHEM 1600 Chemistry for Health Sciences
This course is designed to expose students in the health sciences to chemical principles important to human physiology. Topics include: an introduction to organic compounds and functional groups; biochemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids and enzymes; protein synthesis and metabolic pathways - 3 lecture hours.
Prerequisites: students must complete one of the following before they are eligible to enroll into CHEM 1600:
1) CHEM 1500/CHEM 1505 at Dominican or a general or introductory chemistry course from another college within the past two (2) years with a grade of 'C' (2.0) or better;
2) Placement based on appropriate scores on Chemistry placement exams. Recommended only for students for whom this is a required course. Does not count toward degree for Chemistry majors. CHEM 1600/CHEM 1605 are CORE Equivalent Courses which may be substituted for the Science for Global Citizens CORE requirement. OR
3) a ‘3’ or better on an AP Chemistry test taken within the past two (2) years.
Recommended only for students for whom this is a required course. Does not count towards degree for Chemistry majors. CHEM 1600/CHEM 1605 are CORE Equivalent Courses which may be substituted for the Science for Global Citizens CORE requirement.
Corequisite: CHEM 1605 - lab.
Corequisite
CHEM 1605 - lab