Program Map for Chemistry

This program is designed to prepare students to transfer to a Bachelor’s Degree program in chemistry.  Chemistry is a good foundation for most science and engineering careers and many healthcare careers. Chemistry is a great major for pursuing careers not only in chemistry, but also in toxicology, pharmacology, biochemistry, material science, bioengineering, medical, veterinary or pharmaceutical professions.  Other less obvious occupations include patent law, food science, environmental science, manufacturing, program management, policy/law, technical communication, public safety, sales and marketing. For more information, contact a faculty program advisor. Faculty advisors for the Chemistry program are listed below.  If you have been assigned an advisor please work with them, otherwise you can choose any of the advisors below.

Faculty Program Advisors

Anne Brackett, abrackett@everettcc.edu	Marion Zapalla, mzappala@everettcc.edu
Mark Kontulis, mkontulis@everettcc.edu	Maxi Boeckl, mboeckl@everettcc.edu
Steve Powell, spowell@everettcc.edu	Sumita Singh, ssingh@everettcc.edu
Valerie Mosser, vmosser@everettcc.edu

Check out the Chemistry program map flow chart 

CHECKLISTS

• Chemistry AS Checklist
• Pre-College to College English and Math Checklist

Before you can take your college-level courses, you may need to complete prerequisites. 

See an entry advisor for mandatory entry advising at the Advising Center located in RAI 108 to decide on your first quarter courses.

See your advisor for self-paced or accelerated alternatives in Math and English to prepare for college-level classes. Want to move further faster? Learn about EvCC's I-BEST classes. 

Prepare for college-level math

If your math placement is below MATH& 142: Precalculus II: Trigonometry, you’ll need to take the following sequence of courses, starting from the level you placed into:

• TS 60 →  TS 70 →  MATH/TS 76 → MATH/TS 86 → MATH 96 → MATH& 141

 Prepare for college-level English

If your English placement is below ENGL& 101, you’ll need to take following sequence of courses, starting from the level you placed into:

• ENGL/TS/AEP 97 → ENGL/TS/AEP 98

Note: English language learners may need additional courses before ENGL/TS 97 depending on their placement.

 Take STEM 101 - College Success in STEM in your first quarter to prepare for the pace and rigor of college.

 Take CHEM& 140 - General Chemistry Prep w/Lab (can be taken concurrently with MATH 96 - Intermediate Algebra for Precalculus)
 Take PHYS& 114 - General Physics I (can be taken concurrently with MATH& 142 - Precalculus II: Trigonometry)
 Take one Diversity Course. All students must take at least one Diversity course.  Diversity courses have a “D” in the course number. Students may choose any courses, however there are some recommendations below.  See AS-T for full list. Recommended Diversity Courses:

• GS 101D - Global Studies (Humanities)
• ANTH& 206D - Cultural Anthropology (Social Science)
   

Before registering each quarter, check your Degree Planner to see what classes you should take to stay on track.  See your faculty program advisor with any questions you have.

Recommended Actions 

• Looking for more support and assistance by phone, tablet, or computer? Visit the Online Student Support and Resources page. 
• Do you qualify for Financial Aid? Fill out a FAFSA or WASFA and visit the Financial Aid Office to begin talking about how to pay for college. 
• Visit the Tutoring Center, Writing Center, and the Library.
• Consider registering for a study skills class offered by DEVED department.
• Get involved with Student LIFE and join a campus club.
• See if you qualify for TRiO, MESA, scholarships, or support from CDS.
• Form study groups, visit the Maker Space (WHI 253), get to know your lab techs, get to know your faculty outside of class (ex. visit them during office hours)

Complete college-level courses. These courses are the foundation for the chemistry major.  General chemistry gives you the basics for more specialized chemistry courses you will be taking during your sophomore, junior and senior year.  At this point, you still have many options of changing majors if it turns out that chemistry just isn’t your thing. 

 Take MATH& 151 - Calculus I → MATH& 152 - Calculus II → MATH& 163: Calculus 3 

 Take the general chemistry sequence:

•  CHEM& 161: General Chemistry w/Lab I →    CHEM& 162: General Chemistry w/Lab II → CHEM& 163: General Chemistry w/Lab III 

 Start working on Humanities and Social Science course requirements. How many courses you need to take depends on which degree you want to earn:

• For the Associate of Science (AS) degree, students must take 15 credits of Humanities and Social Sciences for Associate of Science (AS) degree. Students may choose any courses in three different disciplines as long as one course is selected from Humanities, and another from Social Sciences. The third course may be from Humanities or Social Sciences. See AS-T for full list. 
• For the direct transfer degree (DTA), students must take 30 credits of Humanities and Social Sciences (15 credits each) for a direct transfer degree (DTA).  

Recommended Humanities:

• CMST&210 - Interpersonal Communication
• CMST&220 - Public Speaking 
• PHIL 215 – Ethics
• GS 101D - Global Studies
• Some 4-year institution have different foreign language requirements.  One quarter of a foreign language can also count towards your humanities requirement.

Recommended Social Sciences:

• SOC& 101 - Intro to Sociology
• PSYCH& 100 - General Psychology
• ANTH& 206D - Cultural Anthropology

Additional recommendations:

• Chemists need excellent written and oral communication skills.  It is recommended to take CMST& 220 - Public Speaking.  If time permits, consider taking ENGL& 230 - Technical Writing or ENGL& 235 -Technical Writing and Research.

Recommended Actions

Check back in with your faculty program advisor to discuss if this is the right program for you and update your plan of study as needed. Investigate transfer options; update your resume; see a program advisor

• If you haven't already, join a club that aligns with your interest, such as STEM Club, MESA-IN-YO-FESA, Pre-med, SWE (Society of Women Engineers), SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers), MESSA (Math, Engineering & Science Student Association), Society of Physics Students. 
• Attend Video Game Nights and quarterly STEM Pizza Parties.
• Attend internship and resume workshops. Check out company or organization websites to find out more about what chemists do.
• Attend career fair and explore internship opportunities and research experience for undergraduates (REU) programs!  Take note of application deadlines and documentation needed to apply.  You will be ready to apply while taking courses in phase 3, but now is a good time to start gathering information and start maintaining a resume.
• Visit a campus or at least their websites. Could you see yourself on that campus?  Prepare an initial list of transfer schools.  Some popular choices for EvCC students have been UW, WSU, Western U, and Seattle U—different institutions have different language requirements—make initial inquiries on what they are.
• Update your resume

Complete specific degree requirements and begin preparing for graduation transfer. If you change to another program in this phase, some credits earned may not apply to your new program.

Depending on your future plans and personal preference, you will either choose the biology or physics series.  Check with your program advisor to discuss what is the best fit for you.  Physics is a good choice if you are interested in careers in chemistry, chemical engineering, bioengineering, or material science.  (More courses will be required if change to an engineering major.) Biology is a good choice if you are interested in chemistry, biochemistry or medical fields.  For bioengineering and medical related fields both biology and physics are required. 
You are getting your first taste of one of the specific areas of study in chemistry by taking Organic Chemistry.  Other areas you will encounter after transferring to a 4-year school will be: analytical chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, and physical chemistry.  

 Take MATH& 264 - Calculus 4 (Check with your program advisor or transfer institution first to see if this is required or recommended)
 Take the Organic Chemistry Sequence:

• CHEM& 261 (F, W) → CHEM& 262 (W, Sp) → CHEM& 263 (Sp, Su)

 Take either the Engineering Physics sequence or Majors Biology Sequence, but not both.
Some career paths might need both.  See program advisor to determine which fits best with your career goal.

• Engineering Physics: PHYS& 241/231: → PHYS& 242/232 → PHYS& 243/233 (F, W, Sp)
• Biology: BIOL& 222 - Majors Ecology/ Evolution (F, W) → BIOL& 222 - Majors Cell/Molecular (W, Sp) → BIOL& 223 - Majors Organismal Physiology (Sp, F)

 Continue working on your Humanities and Social Science requirements. See Phase Two for recommended courses.

Recommended Actions

Check back in with your faculty program advisor to apply for Graduation.

• Apply for summer internships or REU programs.
• Apply to Bachelor Degree program. Choose 2 or 3 schools to transfer to and start applying.
• At this point in the Chemistry program you could switch to the following programs with minimal loss of time and credits:
  • Electrical Engineering and Computer Science require 1 quarter of general chemistry
  • Environmental science requires 2 quarters of general chemistry
  • Most engineering majors and science majors, such as physics, require 1 year of general chemistry.
  • Bioengineering and chemical engineering only require 1-2 quarters of organic chemistry—check your transfer institution for exact details
  • Biology and biochemistry majors require the biology and organic chemistry series; pre-medical, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, and pre-veterinary majors require the organic chemistry, biology, and physics series.

Complete all remaining degree/certificate requirements before you graduate and transfer/earn your Associate of Science transfer degree. 

 If you have not already, take a diversity course. See Phase 1 for specific recommendations.
 Finish your Humanities and Social Sciences requirements if not already completed. See Phase 2 for specific recommendations. 

Apply for graduation at least one quarter in advance.

Recommended Actions

Meet with your faculty program advisor to make sure all degree/certificate requirements are met.

• Add as many rows as necessary to include recommended actions that are relevant to your program at this phase.