TRANSFER OF CHEMISTRY COURSES TO OSU FROM OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(Effective Date Fall 2007)

The table below shows the articulation of Introductory or General Chemistry (CH 104-106, CH 121-123, or CH 221-223) and Organic Chemistry (CH 241-243) courses from Oregon community colleges (CC) to OSU. 

How chemistry courses articulate to OSU can affect how they fulfill the course requirements for specific majors and for the chemistry minor and how they can be used as prerequisites for higher level courses.

Information about articulation of chemistry courses from specific Oregon community colleges.   

Community
 College

Articulation of CH 104-106
 to OSU

Articulation of CH 121-123
 to OSU

Articulation of CH 221-223
 to OSU as CH 221-223

Articulation of CH 241-243
 to OSU
 as CH 331, 332, 337 b

Blue Mountain

LDT CH a

LDT CH

Y

Y

Central Oregon

LDT CH

Not offered

Y

Y

Chemeketa

LDT CH

CH 121-123

Y

Y
Also all 3 labs (CH 241B, 242B & 243B) must be taken c

Clackamas

LDT CH + CH 130

Not offered

Y

Y

Clatsop

LDT CH

Not offered

Y

Not offered

Klamath

LDT CH

Not offered

Y

Also all 3 labs (CH 231L, 232L & 233L) must be taken c

Lane

LDT CH

Not offered

Y

Y

Linn Benton

Not offered

CH 121-123 (discountinued)

Y

Y

Mount Hood

LDT CH

Not offered

Y

Y

Portland

LDT CH

Not offered

Y

Y

Rogue

LDT CH

Not offered

Y

Not offered

SW Oregon

Not offered

LDT CH

Y

LDT CH

Treasure Valley

Not offered

LDT CH + CH 122-123

Y

Y
CC sequence is CH 227-229

Umpqua

LDT CH

Not offered

Y

Y

 a LDT CH indicates that the one or more of the courses in the sequence transfer with no equivalent OSU number. These courses transfer as lower division transfer (LDT) chemistry (CH) credits with the course title and number of credits being the same as the original CC course. Bold indicates a change from before F2007.

 b The articulation for organic chemistry is only valid if the entire sequence is taken at the CC and transferred because there is not a direct correspondence between individual courses.  If only CH 241 is taken at the CC and transferred, a student must start with CH 331 at OSU. If only CH 241 and 242 are transferred, a student must still take CH 332 and CH 337 to complete the non-majors organic sequence at OSU.

c Because the lectures and labs are separate courses with specific course numbers, all three labs and all three lectures must be taken so that the articulation to OSU is CH 331, 332, 337. This requirement also applies to the policy of obtaining upper division credit based on the ACS exam. Note that the articulation of the lectures is LDT CH + CH 331 + CH 332. A student who completes the lecture sequence but not the labs, can enroll in CH 337 at OSU.

Explanation

In all cases, the CH 104-106 sequence (or equivalent) does not transfer to OSU as CH 121-123 because the topics and level of coverage do not match the CH 121-123 sequence at OSU.  The CH 104-106 sequence typically is based on a general/organic/biochemistry or GOB textbook rather than a traditional general chemistry textbook with no coverage of biochemistry and little coverage of organic chemistry.  The GOB sequence is often the chemistry sequence intended for pre-nursing majors and is not intended for science majors or students whom plan to enroll in further chemistry courses. Hence, the large differences in topics covered and depth of coverage of many topics makes a traditional general chemistry sequence and a GOB sequence non-equivalent and results in a GOB sequence providing inadequate preparation for organic chemistry at OSU.

In some cases, the CH 121-123 sequence from a community college does not transfer to OSU as CH 121-123 because the topics and level of coverage are significantly different from the OSU courses (usually the GOB format). CH 121, 122, & 123 from Chemeketa, Linn-Benton, and Treasure Valley Community Colleges are considered reasonably equivalent to CH 121, 122, 123 at OSU. 

The above 100-level courses do transfer to OSU as chemistry (CH) credits without being identified with a specific OSU course number. The title of the transferred course is the original title of the course at the CC and the number of credits transferred is the same as the original course.  These courses do fulfill the OSU baccalaureate core requirement for physical science courses.

Consequences 

In general, 100-level chemistry courses from community colleges or Oregon Universities that do not transfer to OSU as CH 121-123 do not fulfill the requirements for majors in those OSU departments that specify a year of general chemistry.  Usually CH 121-123, or a higher level general chemistry sequence such as CH 221-223, is specified in the curriculum for a specific OSU major.  

A student should contact an academic adviser in the specific department of interest for clarification of the department's general chemistry requirements.  CH 104-106 will not be accepted in place of CH 221-223 for certain majors including chemistry. 

 A 100-level, 1-year, chemistry course sequence from a community college or university that does not articulate to OSU as CH 121-123.

 1) does not serve as a prerequisite for organic chemistry at OSU (CH 331 or CH 334).

2) does not fulfill the OSU chemistry minor requirement for one year of general chemistry. Also see general chemistry requirements for the chemistry minor.

3) usually will not fulfill the requirements for a major that requires a one-year general chemistry sequence (contact the academic adviser in the major of interest).

 
Information about articulation of chemistry courses from specific Oregon community colleges.   

Information about articulation of chemistry courses from specific Oregon universities.

 

revised 03/28/2016 by J Ingle