Liberal Arts and Sciences with Advisement Area in Chemistry

The Degree

Associate in Science (A.S.)

The Outlook

A range of exciting careers is available to you upon completion of your baccalaureate degree. You could pursue a career in medicine, become a scientist solving some of the environmental issues facing the world today, or work on developing new medicines to tackle aids, cancer or other diseases, just as examples. Your options are almost limitless.

The Program

The chemistry program provides you a with a strong science and mathematics foundation and the laboratory experiences that enhance your understanding and knowledge. You will leave Finger Lakes ready to successfully compete at the four-year college or university of your choice. Students transfer to SUNY institutions, Cornell, University of Rochester, RIT and colleges across the county.

Our newly reconfigured Honors program and classes provide you with the option of taking enhanced classes, pursuing unique projects, and probing further into the field with special courses. Successfully completing Honors courses or an Honors Certificate may increase your transfer options to four-year institutions.

The Experience

Finger Lakes features small classes and personal attention. Your faculty are genuinely interested in you and your success! Along with 20 or so classmates you will engage in active problem solving and creative thinking. You will bring theory to application and continue to expand your knowledge along the way. The college has all the tools you need, scientific models, preserved specimen, modern labs and technical equipment!

The Graduates

Graduates successfully transfer to such four-year institutions as the University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, Cornell University, SUNY Colleges at Brockport, Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse, Buffalo, and Geneseo, in addition to Keuka and St. John Fisher Colleges.

The degree is recognized in transfer (articulation) agreements with a large number of public and private four-year institutions in New York State and across the nation.

The Scholarships

Scholarships are available to qualified student. All you need to know can be found at www.flcc.edu/scholarships.

The Faculty

Chemistry is to proud to have PhD and master level Chemistry professors, with extensive work in the field, teaching in the classroom. The department is the recipient of a number of National Science foundation grants.

Linda Hobart, Professor of Physical Science is a recipient of SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching and Director of the NYS High School Biology-Chemistry Professional Development Network. Professor Hobart is curriculum developer and workshop presenter for two National Science Foundation (NSF) Grants -- to design Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) and POGIL-IC (IC, stands for “in contest”) activities which are related to real life situations).

Dr. Robert O. Kalbach received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of South Florida in Tampa and has both a B.S. in Biology and an A.E. in Engineering Technology from The Pennsylvania State University. Professor Kalbach’s research interests include understanding the reaction path of an electron transferred from one molecule to another by light energy - Photo-induced Electron Transfer (PET). PET reactions in plants produce atmospheric oxygen. Photoreactions are important invision, and may have provided the energy source for the synthesis of the first organic molecules before the existence of life. Bob is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Inter-American Photochemical Society, the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science for the program have received grants and awards, including the National Science Foundation Grant and the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences

Curriculum Requirements

Students are required to complete a minimum of 64 semester hours, with a grade point average of not less than C (2.0).

All associate degree programs require English 101 Freshman English and English 102 Introduction to Literature. Students must pass skills assessment for entrance into these courses. Students who are well prepared may substitute ENG 104 English I Honors and ENG 105 English II Honors for ENG101 and ENG102. Students who are considering the English Honors sequence should consult the Director of Honors.

Students must successfully complete:

Humanities

  • ENG101 Freshman English and ENG 102 Introduction to Literature
    or
    ENG104 English I Honors and ENG105 English II Honors
  • COM 110 Public Speaking OR COM 115 Interpersonal Comm.

Social Science

  • 3 credit hours of HIS history electives
  • 6 credit hours of social science elect.

Science and Mathematics
24 credit hours (minimum)

  • Minimum of one of the following sequences:
    BIO 121 and 122 General Biology I & II
    OR
    CHM 121 and 122 Chemistry I & II
    OR
    PHY 151 and 152 Physics I & II
    OR
    BIO 171 and 172 Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II
  • MAT 145 College Algebra**
  • MAT 152 Pre-Calculus**

Information Management

  • 3 credit hours of computer science electives

Health/Physical Education Elective*

  • 4 credit hours

General Elective

  • The remainder of the required credit hours must be made up of approved electives. In many cases the student may wish to study to prepare for transfer into specific subject area degree programs at four-year colleges and universities. By appropriate course selection in consultation with a faculty advisor, students pursuing the A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences degree may prepare for transfer to upper-division study.

Students who are transferring to four-year institutions should follow the general education course requirements for transfer to SUNY and non-SUNY schools. View the general education requirements for more details.

**If this competency has been met before entering the program, the student must select at least 6 credit hours in other higher mathematics courses approved by their advisor.

To successfully complete the A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences degree and transfer to an upper-division institution at full junior status in mathematics or the sciences may require the student to start at Finger Lakes Community College at the Pre-Calculus or Calculus level of Mathematics. High School students are encouraged to contact their guidance office and make use of the Mathematics Alert Program to become more familiar with the requirements in mathematics to pursue specific college degrees. If the student lacks sufficient mathematics and science preparation, the student may receive instruction at FLCC, but it may take more than two years to complete the A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences degree.

A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences with Advisement Area in Chemistry

Sample Schedule

The schedule below shows how the requirements for the A.S. Liberal Arts and Science degree with an advisement area for transfer in Chemistry may be met in four semesters. Please check with your transfer institution with regard to specific courses and requirements. This schedule is an example of one of many possible schedules that might be followed by a full-time student. Many students attending Finger Lakes Community College who have work and/or family obligations choose a different sequence of courses and take more than four semesters to fulfill the requirements for the degree. Similarly, students who find they need to take some preparatory course work may plan a schedule that takes more than four semesters to complete. All students should consult their advisors when they plan their schedules.

First Semester (17 Credit Hours)

  • ENG 101 Freshman English (3)
  • MAT 271 Calculus I (4)
  • CHM 121 General Chemistry I (4)
  • Social Science Elective (3)
  • SCI 100 Freshman Orientation to Science Technology (2)
  • PE Elective (1)

Second Semester (19 Credit Hours)

  • ENG 102 Introduction to Literature (3)
  • MAT 272 Calculus II (4)
  • CHM 122 General Chemistry II (4)
  • PHY 151 General Physics I (4)
  • Social Science Elective (3)
  • PE Elective (1)

Third Semester (16/17 Credit Hours)

  • Humanities Elective (3)
  • CHM 211 Organic Chemistry (5)
  • PHY 152 Physics II (4)
  • Mathematics or Science Elective (3/4)
  • PE Elective (1)

Fourth Semester (17 Credit Hours)

  • CHM 212 Organic Chemistry II (5)
  • CHM 261 Spectrophotometric Techniques(1)
  • CHM 263 Electrophoresis (1)
  • Social Science Elective (3)
  • General Elective (3)
  • General Elective (3)
  • PE Elective (1)

Humanities: courses beginning with ART, ASL, CIN, COM, ENG, FRN, HUM, MUS, PHL, SPN, THE

Science: courses beginning with BIO, CHM, NS, PHY, SCI

Social Science: courses beginning with ANT, ECO, HIS, POL, PSY, SOC, SSC

Mathematics: In order to successfully complete this program in 2 years, the students must have sufficient mathematics and science preparation at the high school level. MAT 152, Pre-Calculus or a higher level of mathematics is expected in the first semester. Please consult your advisor.