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CHEM 12A
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY · 4 units · used in 351 transfer pathways
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Where this page’s information comes from
- Foothill catalogcourse record · 2026-2027
- FHDA class listingsWinter 2027 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
This course is the first of a three quarter course describing the chemistry of organic (carbon containing) compounds. The course emphasizes structure-reactivity relationships and mechanisms of functional group transformations. For science majors and students pursuing professional careers in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, or veterinary medicine. Generally not appropriate for nursing majors (see CHEM 30B).
Sections this term
Winter 2027 · updated Oct 18, 2:09 PM UTCCHEM 12AORGANIC CHEMISTRYOpen1 section · 48 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 32501 · 01Open · 48
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
CHEM 1CGENERAL CHEMISTRY & QUALITATIVE ANALYSISCatalog wording: “CHEM 1C.”
Advisory: “Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in CHEM 12AL recommended, as CHEM 12A and 12AL are required for progression to CHEM 12B.”
Transfer pathways that use CHEM 12A
ASSIST maps CHEM 12A to a requirement in 351 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.
- ANIMAL SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- BIOCHEMISTRYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- CHEMISTRYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- DAIRY SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- MARINE SCIENCESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- MICROBIOLOGYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- BiochemistryFoothill → Humboldt State
- Biology B.S. - Cellular/Molecular Biology ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
- Biology B.S. - General Biology ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
- Biology B.S. - Microbiology ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
- ChemistryFoothill → Humboldt State
- ChemistryFoothill → Humboldt State
- BiochemistryFoothill → San Francisco State
- Biology: Concentration in Cell & Molecular BiologyFoothill → San Francisco State
- Biology: Concentration in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation BiologyFoothill → San Francisco State
- Biology: Concentration in Marine ScienceFoothill → San Francisco State
- Biology: Concentration in MicrobiologyFoothill → San Francisco State
- Biology: Concentration in PhysiologyFoothill → San Francisco State
- Biology: GeneralFoothill → San Francisco State
- ChemistryFoothill → San Francisco State
- ChemistryFoothill → San Francisco State
- Nutrition and Dietetics: Concentration in Dietetics and Nutrition ScienceFoothill → San Francisco State
- AnthropologyFoothill → UCLA
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