Chemistry Transfer Pathway Associate of Science

Program Overview:

The Chemistry Transfer Pathway, AS offers students an opportunity to earn course credits that directly transfer to a designated Chemistry bachelor’s degree program at Minnesota State universities. The entire curriculum has been carefully designed to meet bachelor’s degree program requirements for transfer students planning initial study at a Minnesota State college. Students planning to transfer to non-system universities are advised to consult with their intended transfer institution as early as possible to determine transferability of the courses in this curriculum.

Program Outcomes:

Upon completion of the Chemistry Transfer Pathway program at RCTC, students will achieve the following outcomes:

• Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of experimental and theoretical chemistry.
• Apply skills in analytical thinking and problem solving to experimental and theoretical data.
• Demonstrate skills in laboratory operations including making measurements, preparing solutions, operating instrumentation, designing experiments, preparing samples for various analyses.
• Provide clear and compelling data and analysis in oral and written communication including papers, posters, or presentations.
• Work both independently and collaboratively in the classroom and in the laboratory.
• Apply learned concepts to life outside the classroom.

Additional Information:

All courses in the Transfer Pathway associate degree will directly transfer and apply to the designated bachelor’s degree programs in a related field.

*Universities within the Minnesota State system include:

• Bemidji State University – Chemistry - ACS Approved, BS
• Metropolitan State University – Chemistry, BS
• Minnesota State University, Mankato – Chemistry - ACS Approved, BS
• Minnesota State University Moorhead – Chemistry - ACS Approved, BS
• Southwest Minnesota State University – Chemistry, BA
• St. Cloud State University – Chemistry - ACS Approved, BS
• Winona State University – Chemistry - ACS Approved, BS

CHEMISTRY TRANSFER PATHWAY AS

MINNESOTA TRANSFER CURRICULUM (MnTC)/GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (31 CREDITS)

GOAL 1: COMMUNICATION (11 CREDITS)

• COMM 1114 – Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 cr)
• ENGL 1117 – Reading and Writing Critically I (4 cr)
• ENGL 1118 – Reading and Writing Critically II (4 cr)

GOAL 2: CRITICAL THINKING MAY BE MET BY ANY COURSES IN MnTC 1-10 GOALS

Credits from MnTC Goals 1-10

GOAL 3: NATURAL SCIENCES (9 CREDITS)

• CHEM 1127 – Chemical Principles I (4 cr)
• PHYS 1127 – Classical Physics I (5 cr)

GOAL 4: MATHEMATICS/LOGICAL REASONING (5 CREDITS)

• MATH 1127 – Calculus I (5 cr)

GOAL 5: HISTORY AND THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (3 CREDITS)

Credits from MnTC Goal 5

GOAL 6: HUMANITIES AND THE FINE ARTS (3 CREDITS)

Credits from MnTC Goal 6

PROGRAM CORE REQUIREMENTS (22 CREDITS)

• CHEM 1128 – Chemical Principles II (4 cr)
• CHEM 2127 – Organic Chemistry I (4 cr)
• CHEM 2128 – Organic Chemistry II (4 cr)
• MATH 1128 – Calculus II (5 cr)
• PHYS 1128 – Classical Physics II (5 cr)

ELECTIVES (7 CREDITS)

Credits from MnTC Goal 7, 8, 9, or 10

RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCES

FULL-TIME

• Semester 1 (16 CREDITS): CHEM 1127, ENGL 1117, MATH 1127, MnTC Goal 5 or Goal 6
• Semester 2 (15 CREDITS): CHEM 1128, COMM 1114, MATH 1128, MnTC Goal 5 or Goal 6
• Semester 3 (16 CREDITS): CHEM 2127, ENGL 1118, MnTC Goal 7, 8, 9, or 10, PHYS 1127
• Semester 4 (13 CREDITS): CHEM 2128, PHYS 1128, MnTC Goal 7, 8, 9, or 10

Course descriptions can be found at: RCTC course descriptions