Foothill College
CHEM 1B
GENERAL CHEMISTRY · 5 units · used in 828 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
Kinetic molecular theory and gas laws, intermolecular forces, chemical kinetics, equilibria, behavior of acids and bases, acid/base equilibrium, and classical thermodynamics. Laboratory parallels lecture topics and includes computer graphing techniques, chemical kinetics, equilibrium measurements, heat transfer experiments, thermodynamics of an equilibrium system, vapor pressure of liquids.
Sections this term
Winter 2027 · updated Oct 17, 11:09 PM UTCCHEM 1BGENERAL CHEMISTRYOpen4 sections · 112 seats reported · 2 instructors
- CRN 30718 · 03Open · 28
- CRN 30818 · 02YOpen · 28
- CRN 31060 · 01YOpen · 28
- CRN 32710 · 04Open · 28
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
CHEM 1AGENERAL CHEMISTRYCatalog wording: “CHEM 1A.”
Advisory: “Advisory: MATH 48B or equivalent Precalculus II course; not open to students with credit in CHEM 1BH.”
What this course unlocks
Foothill courses that list CHEM 1B as a prerequisite.
Transfer pathways that use CHEM 1B
ASSIST maps CHEM 1B to a requirement in 828 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 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
- BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL 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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