Department of Chemistry
City College of San Francisco
Course prerequisites: 2006-2007

The following table gives the current prerequisites and corequisites for all courses offered by the chemistry department. Requirements are in boldface; advisories are in normal type. For additional information on chemistry courses, click here.

Go to courses numbered: Chem 50-99 Chem100-199 Chem 200-299

Course Number	Course Title	Prerequisites		C/NC available?
		Chemistry	Mathematics
C	Introduction to Calculation in Chemistry	Chem 101A (must be taken concurrently)	None	Yes (can only be taken C/NC)
E (not offered 2006-2007)	Organic Problem-Solving Methods I	Chem 212A (must be taken concurrently)	None	Yes (can only be taken C/NC)
F (not offered 2006-2007)	Organic Problem-Solving Methods II	Chem 212B (must be taken concurrently)	None	Yes (can only be taken C/NC)
17 (not offered 2006-2007)	Problem Solving Methods	None	Math 840 (may be taken concurrently)	No
32	Introduction to Medical Chemistry	None	None	Yes
33	Advanced Medical Chemistry and Biotechnology	Chem 32, or Chem 208A, or Chem 212A	Math 840 or placement into a higher level course	No
40	Introduction to Chemical Principles	None	Math 840	No
Course Number	Course Title	Prerequisite		C/NC available?
		Chemistry	Mathematics
55 (offered as Biology 55)	Ethical Issues in Science	None	None	No
65A (offered spring only)	Introduction to GC/MS	None (some familiarity with organic chemistry is advised)	None	Yes
65B (offered spring only)	Introduction to HPLC	None (some familiarity with organic chemistry is advised)	None	Yes
65C (offered fall only)	Introduction to Capillary Electrophoresis	None (some familiarity with organic chemistry is advised)	None	Yes
65D (offered fall only)	Introduction to Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy	None (some familiarity with general chemistry concepts is helpful)	None	Yes
85	Seminar in Chemistry	None	None	Yes
90	Lab Projects in Chemistry	None	None	Yes
Course Number	Course Title	Prerequisites		C/NC available?
		Chemistry	Mathematics
101A	General College Chemistry	Chem 40 or 50; AP score of 3 or better; or CCSF placement exam Link to additional info	Math 860 or placement into a higher level course Link to additional info	No
101B	General College Chemistry	Chem 101A or Chem 103A	None	No
101L	General Chemistry Lab I	A lecture course equivalent to Chem 101A	None	No
102L	General Chemistry Lab II	A lecture course equivalent to Chem 101B	None	No
103A	General Chemistry for Engineering	Chem 40 or 50; AP score of 3 or better; or CCSF placement exam Link to additional info	Math 860 or placement into a higher level course Link to additional info	No
107 (not offered 2006-2007)	Computers in Chemistry	Chem 101A or Chem 103A (may be taken concurrently)	None	No
110	Chemistry for Nonscientists	None	None	Yes
110L (not offered 2006-2007)	Laboratory for Nonscientists	Chem 110 (may be taken concurrently)	None	Yes
Course Number	Course Title	Prerequisites		C/NC available?
		Chemistry	Mathematics
205 (not offered 2006-2007)	Quantitative Analysis	Chem 101B or Chem 103B	None	No
208A	Organic Chemistry	Chem 101A or Chem 103A	None	No
208B	Organic Chemistry	Chem 208A or Chem 212A	None	No
208L	Organic Chemistry Lab I	A lecture course equivalent to Chem 208A or 212A	None	No
212A	Organic Chemistry	Chem 101B or Chem 103B	None	No
212B	Organic Chemistry	Chem 212A or Chem 208A	None	No
212L	Organic Chemistry Lab I	A lecture course equivalent to Chem 212A	None	No

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last updated 10/11/06