The Chemistry major at Hesston is offered through the Chemistry department. Hesston offers a four-year transfer program in chemistry which can be the first step toward a degree in medicine as well as dentistry, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine.
Chemistry is the central science—that is to say that almost all science related majors, from the biological science to the physical science—require an early and basic sequence of chemistry courses as fundamental to their curriculum. Whether you are majoring in pre-med, engineering, biology, nursing or physics, for example, chemistry courses will be essential to your success in those fields. And if you are looking to be a soil scientist, an industrial hygienist, a perfumer, a hydrologist, or a practitioner in any one of scores of related occupations, including a high school or college chemistry teacher, you will want to consider becoming a chemistry major. Many chemists work in chemical manufacturing firms, which produce plastics and synthetic materials, drugs, soaps and cleaners, paints, industrial organic chemicals, and other miscellaneous chemical products. Chemists also research in health and agriculture fields and work for testing services and educational institutions.
Taking your fist college chemistry courses at Hesston College will enable you to fulfill the basic chemistry requirements for any and all of these fields. For science and related majors, Hesston College offers a full year of General Chemistry and a full year of Organic Chemistry. These four semesters of chemistry form a solid foundation of chemical knowledge that will serve students well as they transfer and continue—fully prepared—in their science and science-related studies at four-year colleges and universities.Rigorous courses and hands-on learning in the lab prepare Hesston chemistry students for transfer and completion of a bachelor's degree, building a firm foundation for graduate study and careers ranging from research and medicine to analysis and testing, environment, industrial health and safety, and quality control . Students take a variety of chemistry courses in addition to general education classes for a well-rounded education.
Chemistry Program of Study (meets the A.S. degree requirements)
The following program of study is designed to meet the transfer requirements for chemistry majors. Specific course decisions are made by consideration of the kind of chemistry emphasis (e.g. Math/Physics; Biological; Pre-Med; Computer Science) that is desired and by checking the catalog of the college or university to which transfer is planned.
First year, fall
General Chemistry I (4 hours)
Botany or Zoology (offered in alternating years) or Calculus I (4 hours)
College Writing I (3 hours)
College Orientation (1 hour)
humanities course (3 hours)
First year, spring
General Chemistry II (4 hours)
Cellular Biology or Microbiology (offered in alternating years) or Calculus II (4 hours)
Biblical Literature (3 hours)
Speech (3 hours)
Fitness Concepts (1 hour)
Second year, fall
Organic Chemistry I (4 hours)
College Physics I (5 hours)
Botany or Zoology (offered in alternating years) or Calculus I (4 hours) or computer course
economics, sociology or psychology course (3 hours)
elective course (3 hours)
Second year, spring
Organic Chemistry II (4 hours)
College Physics II (5 hours)
Cellular Biology or Microbiology (offered in alternating years) or Calculus II or computer course (4 hours)
Programming I (3-4 hours)
second Hesston College distictive course (list options) (3 hours)
