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CHEM 1B
GENERAL CHEMISTRY · 5 units · used in 798 transfer pathways
Where this page’s information comes from
- Foothill catalogcourse record · 2026-2027
- FHDA class listingsFall 2026 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
Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:00 PM UTCCHEM 1BGENERAL CHEMISTRYWaitlist3 sections · 0 seats reported · 2 instructors
- CRN 20026 · 03Full · 0
- CRN 20027 · 01Full · 0
- CRN 20146 · 02Waitlist · 0
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 798 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.
- Mechanical Engineering, General OptionFoothill → Cal Maritime
- Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard LicenseFoothill → Cal Maritime
- Marine Engineering TechnologyFoothill → Cal Maritime
- Facilities Engineering TechnologyFoothill → Cal Maritime
- OceanographyFoothill → Cal Maritime
- BIOCHEMISTRYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- CIVIL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- PHYSICSFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- LIBERAL STUDIESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- GENERAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- KINESIOLOGYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- DAIRY SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- MATERIALS ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- PUBLIC HEALTHFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- FOOD SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- PLANT SCIENCESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- FOREST AND FIRE SCIENCESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- NUTRITIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- MANUFACTURING ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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