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Programs of Study 130
312-ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of “C” in Chemistry
311. A continuation of Chemistry 311.
Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week. Credit, four semester
hours. Offered spring semester.
415-INTRODUCTION TO BIOCHEMISTRY. Prerequisites: Biology 113-114;
Chemistry 101, 102; Chemistry 201, 202 (or taken concurrently with this course.)
This is a course for upper-division Biology majors. It will look closely at the
chemistry of all molecules associated with living systems, how such substances
are interconverted to meet the everyday needs of the organism. Molecular
biology of DNA (nature of the gene), RNA and protein synthesis will be included.
Cross-listed with Biology 415.
Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week. Credit, four semester
hours. Offered as needed.
422-SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY. Prerequisite: Minimum of 16 hours in
Chemistry and permission of instructor. Designed for Chemistry minors. Approved
research activities or studies under the direction of a faculty member of the
Department of Chemistry. A written report is due on completion of the project.
Credit, one to three semester hours. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of
nine semester hours. Offered as needed.
480-ADVANCED PRACTICUM I. Prerequisite: CHEM 311 and Permission of
instructor. Provide service to the labs of CHEM 311, including design and
preparation of solutions, maintaining balances, pH meters, and glassware.
Credit, one semester hour. Pass-Fail only. May be repeated for credit up to eight
semester hours. Offered fall semesters.
481-ADVANCED PRACTICUM II. Prerequisite: CHEM 311, CHEM 312 and
Permission of instructor. Provide service to the labs of CHEM 312, including design
and preparation of solutions, maintaining balances, pH meters, and glassware.
Credit, one semester hour. Pass-Fail only. May be repeated for credit up to eight
semester hours. Offered spring semesters.
CLASSICS
Classics is the study of Greek and Roman antiquity – its languages and literature,
culture and art, social and political history, science and philosophy, as well as its
artifacts and other material remains. As an extensively interdisciplinary field,
classics is a good complement to other studies, and valuable preparation for a wide
range of professions, including business law, medicine, education, religion, public
service, and the arts. Students learn the concepts, principles, social institutions
Virginia Intermont College 2012–2013 College Catalog