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Pathway in Chemistry

Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree

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Pathway in Chemistry Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree There is a tremendous demand for those with scientific training in business, industry, government, and the health care professions.

The Science Pathway in Chemistry program is designed for students who are preparing to transfer into a chemistry, biochemistry or forensic program at a four-year college or university. This program is currently approved for Radford University.

Program Length 2 years (4 semesters) Transfer Objectives Chemistry, Education, Pre-

Chiropractic, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Medicine, Nursing Science, Health & Physical Education, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Veterinary Medicine.

Is this degree for you? Yes, if you are interested in

transferring to a four-year college or university to complete your Baccalaureate degree in Chemistry.

Tuition & Fees At only $162.11 per credit hour, you’ll

save $10K to $22K, in tuition costs alone, by starting at VHCC! Out-of-state students living within a 30-mile radius qualify for in-state tuition.

Davis studied Chemistry at Valparaiso University in Indiana and has her Masters in Chemistry from the University of Illinois. Before teaching, Davis worked in quality control chemistry at Merck Pharmaceuticals.

She has been teaching at VHCC for over 20 years.

Sandy Davis

Pathway Ambassador OTC 108A sdavis@vhcc.edu | 276-739-2464

YOUR PROGRAM PATHWAY | 4 Semesters First Semester (Fall) CHM 111 MTH 161 ENG 111 HIS 101, HIS 112 or HIS 121 SDV 101

General Chemistry I Pre-Calculus I College Composition I Western Civilization I or World Civilization I or U.S. History I Orientation to College Success

TOTAL CREDITS

4 3 3 3 1 14

Second Semester (Spring) CHM 112 MTH 162 ENG 112 HIS 102, HIS 112 or HIS 122 BIO 101*

General Chemistry II Pre-Calculus II College Composition II Western Civilization II or World Civilization II or U.S. History II General Biology I

TOTAL CREDITS

4 3 3 3 4 17

Third Semester (Fall) CHM 241 Organic Chemistry I CHM 245 Organic Chemistry Lab I MTH 263 Calculus I PSY 200 or Principles of Pyschology or SOC 200 Introduction to Sociology CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking ENG 245 or 246 British Literature or American Literature

3 2 4

TOTAL CREDITS

18

3 3 3

Fourth Semester (Spring) CHM 242 CHM 246 MTH 264 REL 230 ITE 152 CHM 299

Organic Chemistry II 3 Organic Chemistry Lab II 2 Calculus II 4 Religions of the World 3 Intro. to Digital & Info. Literacy & Computer Applications 3 Supervised Study 1 TOTAL CREDITS 16 *It is recommended that students pursuing a forensics concentration should consider ADJ 100 as an alternative course. Please talk with your faculty advisor.

For certain courses, substitutions are permitted. Visit vhcc.edu/GenEdCore and talk with your faculty advisor.

Why start at Virginia Highlands?

For more than 50 years, VHCC has been committed to making our region a better place to live, work, and learn!

Beautiful 100 acre campus in Abingdon

Receive Up to $2K Annually

Complete an Associate of Arts & Science at VHCC and you may be eligible to receive up to $2K annually for tuition expenses. Ask us about Transfer Grants.

Guaranteed Admission to 30+ Schools!

Start at VHCC and meet specified transfer agreement requirements and you’ll enjoy guaranteed admission to Virginia Tech, Radford, King University, Emory & Henry College, ETSU and more.

17:1

Student to Faculty Ratio

80

Programs of Study

84%

of Students Get Financial Aid

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Virginia Highlands Community College was recently voted the #1 College in the Region through the Best of Bristol Awards program – from a group of two and four year colleges and universities in southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee.

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