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Online Chemistry & Lab Courses - All Chem Courses

OSU Extended Campus offers the following Online Chemistry & Lab Courses. View our Transferring Credits page to learn how you can apply these courses to your transcript at your home college or university.

General Chemistry sequences

Visit the Online General Chemistry pages for complete course sequence information.

General Chemistry - 121, 122, 123
This General Chemistry is a prerequisite sequence for students in a variety of the science and health-related fields. Students with majors in physical science, biological science, environmental sciences, health, exercise, nutrition, nursing and natural resources may require these chemistry survey courses in their program of study.

CH 121 - General Chemistry (5)
CH 122 - General Chemistry (5)
CH 123 - General Chemistry (5)

For a preview of the sequence, view our YouTube Video featuring instructor Richard Nafshun. This General Chemistry sequence will be offered during summer term 2009.

General Chemistry - 231, 232, 233
This higher-level chemistry course sequence focuses on general chemistry concepts and is structured toward students majoring in most sciences, pharmacy, and chemical, biological and environmental engineering. CH 261, 262 and 263 are the corresponding Labs for this online sequence.

CH 231 - General Chemistry (4)
CH 232 - General Chemistry (4)
CH 233 - General Chemistry (4)

Organic Chemistry sequence

Visit the Online Organic Chemistry pages for complete course sequence information.

CH 331 - Organic Chemistry (4)
CH 332 - Organic Chemistry (4)

Inorganic Chemistry sequence

Through OSU Extended Campus and the OSU Chemistry Department, distance students can complete their Inorganic Chemistry course requirements online.

CH 411 - Inorganic Chemistry (3). Fundamental principles of inorganic chemistry including atomic structure, bonding models for molecules and solids, symmetry, acid/base chemistry, oxidation-reduction, and metal-ligand complexes.

CH 412 - Inorganic Chemistry (3). Descriptive chemistry of the elements, focusing on main-group compounds, transition metal complexes, and solid-state chemistry. Debuts online through Ecampus winter term 2009.

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Other online chemistry courses

The OSU Chemistry Department also offers additional online Chemistry courses through Ecampus. Choose a course to get more info on topics covered and scheduling.

CH 130 - This one-quarter survey course provides an introduction to organic chemistry and the chemistry of biological systems. It fulfills requirements for many majors in the health professions, but does not count toward a chemistry major or minor . All components of the course, including the lab experience, are completed online in a 10 week quarter term. Course covers: chemical bonding; alkanes; alkenes; alkynes; aromatic compounds; compounds containing oxygen, sulfur, or a halogen; amines; aldehydes and ketones; carboxylic acids and derivatives; amino acids and proteins; enzymes and vitamins; biochemical energy; nucleic acids and protein synthesis.

CH 374 - Technology, Energy and Risk (3). Decision-making in a technical, democratic society. Discussion of current issues such as acid rain, toxic organic chemicals in the environment and energy resources, etc.

CH 390 - Environmental Chemistry (3). Sources, reactions, transport, effects, and fates of chemical species in water, soil, air, and living environments and the effects of technology thereon.

CH 490/590 - Computer Programming for Scientists (3). Programming, numerical and graphical analysis, problem solving, simulations and use of databases for information handling and retrieval. Applications to problems in chemistry.

*Specific topics are subject to change in the final syllabus.