(Fall, Spring, Summer) This course is designed to serve the needs for nursing and allied-health related majors and is a preparatory course for students who will need to take additional chemistry courses. Topics covered include scientific method; matter and energy; measurement units and conversions; structure of elements, atoms, compounds and the periodic table; mole concept; chemical reactions and equations; functional classes and reactions in organic chemistry; biological compounds structures, properties, biogenesis, metabolism and their roles in life. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of “C” in MAT 1033, STA 2023, high school chemistry or appropriate mathematics placement test score; successful completion of an NFC developmental reading course option or appropriate reading placement score on a postsecondary readiness test. Exemptions may exist; consult an academic advisor. *All science courses with laboratories require an additional lab fee.