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CHEM 1A
GENERAL CHEMISTRY · 5 units · used in 864 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
Fundamental chemical principles with an emphasis on physical and chemical properties, stoichiometry, chemical reaction types, thermochemistry, modern atomic theory and atomic structure, chemical bonding and bonding theory, and molecular shapes. Laboratory component parallels lecture topics and also includes chemical nomenclature, basic chemical equations, stoichiometry, unknown analysis, and fundamentals of oxidation and reduction.
Sections this term
Winter 2027 · updated Oct 18, 11:09 PM UTCCHEM 1AGENERAL CHEMISTRYOpen6 sections · 168 seats reported · 3 instructors
- CRN 30714 · 06Open · 28
- CRN 30715 · 03Open · 28
- CRN 30716 · 04Open · 28
- CRN 30975 · 05Open · 28
- CRN 31059 · 02Open · 28
- CRN 32516 · 01Open · 28
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
- Prerequisites: Satisfactory score on the chemistry placement test
- or
CHEM 25FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY
- and
- Intermediate Algebra
- or
Catalog wording: “Prerequisites: Satisfactory score on the chemistry placement test or CHEM 25; Intermediate Algebra or equivalent.”
Advisory: “Advisory: MATH 48A or equivalent Precalculus I course; not open to students with credit in CHEM 1AH.”
What this course unlocks
Foothill courses that list CHEM 1A as a prerequisite.
Transfer pathways that use CHEM 1A
ASSIST maps CHEM 1A to a requirement in 864 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.
- Facilities Engineering TechnologyFoothill → Cal Maritime
- Marine Engineering TechnologyFoothill → Cal Maritime
- Mechanical Engineering, General OptionFoothill → Cal Maritime
- Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard LicenseFoothill → Cal Maritime
- OceanographyFoothill → Cal Maritime
- AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENTFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ANIMAL SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- BIOCHEMISTRYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- CHEMISTRYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- CIVIL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- COMPUTER SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- DAIRY SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH AND SOIL SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- FOOD SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- FOREST AND FIRE SCIENCESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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