May 21, 2025  
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026

CHE 101 Chemistry and Society

Credits: (3)
This course covers the fundamentals of chemistry as they relate to the world around us. Topics covered include Matter, Air and Pollutants, Electromagnetic Radiation (including sunlight), Water, Energy (sources and storage), Polymers and Plastics, Food and Nutrition, and Health and Medicine. This course is intended for non-science majors, and will not fulfill the chemistry requirements for health science programs. It is recommended that the student has completed one year of high school algebra.

Designation(s): Liberal Arts