CRL: Chemistry Lab

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CRL 103. General Chemistry I Lab. 1 Credit.

Basic laboratory studies in college chemistry utilizing the quantitative approach. Semimicro qualitative analysis and inorganic preparations.

CRL 103 Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHE 102 or CHE 103.

CRL 104. General Chemistry II Lab. 1 Credit.

Basic laboratory studies in college chemistry utilizing the quantitative approach. Semimicro qualitative analysis and inorganic preparations.

CRL 104 Prerequisite: CRL 103 with minimum grade of D-. Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHE 104.

CRL 107. General Chemistry Lab for Allied Health Sciences. 1 Credit.

A one-semester laboratory course to complement CHE 107. Basic laboratory techniques, both qualitative and quantitative, will be used to illustrate principles from the lecture. CHE 107 must be taken concurrently or before CRL 107.

CRL 107 Corequisite: CHE 107.

CRL 199. Chemistry Lab Transfer Credits. 1-10 Credits.

Transfer Credits

Repeatable for credit.

CRL 230. Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry Lab. 1 Credit.

A laboratory course to allow students in the environmental health program to gain hands-on experience with the topics and techniques of organic and biochemistry as they apply to the environmental health major.

CRL 230 Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHE 230.

CRL 231. Organic Chemistry I Lab. 2 Credits.

Basic laboratory skills in organic chemistry including classical as well as instrumental techniques. Organic synthesis and modern spectrophotometric methods of identification.

CRL 231 Prerequisite: Successful completion of CRL 104 with minimum grade of D-.

CRL 232. Organic Chemistry II Lab. 2 Credits.

Basic laboratory skills in organic chemistry including classical as well as instrumental techniques. Organic synthesis and modern spectrophotometric methods of identification.

CRL 232 Corequisite: CHE 232.

CRL 321. Analytical Chemistry I Lab. 2 Credits.

Practical experience in modern techniques of chemical analysis with emphasis on volumetric and gravimetric methods.

CRL 321 Corequisite: CHE 321.

CRL 341. Physical Chemistry I Lab. 2 Credits.

Laboratory course in physical chemistry including computational methods of data analysis, thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, surface chemistry, electron microscopy and spectroscopy.

CRL 341 Prerequisite: CRL 104 and MAT 162, with minimum grades of D-. Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHE 341.

CRL 342. Physical Chemistry II Lab. 2 Credits.

Advanced laboratory course in physical chemistry including quantum chemistry, computer applications, advanced spectroscopy, and x-ray diffraction with an independent project. It is designed to develop discipline-specific oral communication skills.

CRL 342 Prerequisite: Successful completion of CRL 341; Corequisite: CHE 342.

Gen Ed Attribute: Speaking Emphasis

CRL 371. Forensic Chemistry Lab. 2 Credits.

This course is the laboratory component of the forensic chemistry lecture course (CHE 371). The theoretical principles learned in the lecture will be practiced using a combination of different analytical techniques and examples of evidentiary materials. Students will practice fingerprint development, sample preparation techniques, presumptive tests, and instrumental analysis techniques such as spectroscopy, chromatography, and mass spectrometry. The course is also designed to help students become proficient in the science of writing laboratory reports and orally communicating scientific concepts and results of analyses.

CRL 371 Prerequisite: Successful completion of CHE 361. Corequisite: CHE 371.

Gen Ed Attribute: Speaking Emphasis

CRL 411. Inorganic Syntheses Lab. 2 Credits.

A four-hour laboratory course in the synthesis and characterization of inorganic compounds of the main group and the transition elements.

CRL 411 Prerequisite: Successful completion of CHE 409 or CHE 411 with minimum grade of D-. Corequisite: CHE 341.

CRL 424. Analytical Chemistry II Lab. 2 Credits.

Practical experience in the choice and application of instrumental methods of analysis to chemical systems.

CRL 424 Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHE 424.

CRL 436. Polymer Chemistry Lab. 2 Credits.

Synthesis of polymers; molecular, physical, and thermal characterization of polymers. Instrumental methods include X-rays, IR, electron microscopy, and thermal analysis.

CRL 436 Corequisite: CHE 436.

CRL 476. Biochemistry I Lab. 2 Credits.

Laboratory exercises in the fundamentals of biochemistry.

CRL 476 Corequisite: CHE 476.

CRL 477. Biochemistry II Lab. 2 Credits.

An advanced laboratory course in biochemistry. This course is a practical application of biochemical principles, methods used in forensic DNA typing, and drug metabolite analysis in toxicological matrices.

CRL 477 Prerequisite: CHE 476 and CRL 476, with minimum grades of D-.