Chemistry Technician Certificate Program and AS Degree

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Chemistry Technician Certificate Program and AS
Degree

• San Diego Mesa College

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Mission

• To prepare students for careers in the
  pharmaceutical/biotech industry

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Chemtech
Biotech

• The chemtech program has a strong emphasis in
  organic chemistry
• includes 1 yr of 6 hrs/wk of lab
• Analytical chem option or biochem option
• Instruction in traditional methods and
  instrumentation

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Curriculum

• Chem 200, 201, 200L, 201L
• Chem 231, 231L 233, 233L,
• Chem 255
• Option 1 Biochemistry
• Chem 160 161
• Option 2 Analytical Chemistry
• Chem 251

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Required Courses

• Chemistry 200 and 201
• 1 year of general chemistry
• 6 units
• Chemistry 200L and 201L
• 1 year of general chemistry lab at 6hr/week
• 4 units

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Required Courses

• Chemistry 231 and 233)
• 1 year of organic chemistry
• 6 units
• Chemistry 231L, 233L
• 1 year of organic chemistry lab at 6hr/wk
• 4 units

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Required Courses

• Chemistry 255
• Inside the Pharmaceutical Industry
• 3 units

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Biochemistry Option

• Chemistry 160
• Introduction to Biochemistry
• 3 units
• Chemistry 161
• Techniques in Biochemistry
• 2 units

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Analytical Chemistry Option

• Chemistry 251
• Analytical chemistry with 6hr lab /wk
• 5 units

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Possible Sequence

• Year 1
• Chem 200, 201, 200L, 201L (G. chem)
• Chem 255
• Year 2
• Chem 231, 231L, 233, 233L (Organic chem)
• Either biochem or analytical chem option