Chemistry AS

Program is designed for students transferring to a 4-year school to complete their BS degree in Chemistry. It allows students to complete the first 2 years of the BS degree at the community college. Students explore calculus, physics and chemistry. Careers often require a BS degree or higher. Chemistry is the study of the properties, structure, and change of matter. Students will explore atoms, chemical bonds and reactions, the way matter interacts, and the forces that give matter its properties. This program introduces students to Chemistry and it includes courses that are common to all four-year institutions in Colorado. Career paths for Chemistry degree holders include research, quality control, drug research, chemical engineering, and national defense. The Associate of Science (AS) degree in Chemistry prepares students to complete the second half of a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemistry at a four-year university.