The Associate of Science Degree in Chemistry covers the first two years of a four-year curriculum leading to a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry. Students learn to apply math and chemistry concepts in the laboratory and develop critical thinking skills to solve different problems, including unit conversion and dimensional analysis.

The Associate of Science Chemistry Transfer Pathway offers students the opportunity to focus on gaining course credits that directly transfer to a Chemistry bachelor’s degree program at any one of the 7 universities within the Minnesota State system that offers the major.

What gives fireworks their color? How does a drug test work? Chemistry is the central science behind these questions and many more. The chemistry major focuses on the study and creation of materials, pharmaceuticals, biological systems, environmental systems, and industrial processes.

The Chemistry Program permits the student to fulfil the lower-division chemistry for transfer programs to four-year institutions and acquire the necessary skills for employment in Chemistry.

Chemistry is a physical science that studies the composition, structure and properties of the building blocks of all physical objects—matter. Because it investigates the most basic aspects of matter, the study of chemistry is central to other scientific disciplines including biology, geology and physics.

Chemistry classes at TMCC support degree programs in the physical sciences and biology, but also in nursing, dental hygiene, radiological technology, and those looking for careers in medicine, biotechnology, engineering and fire sciences.

Everything in the world involves chemistry. The air you breathe, the food you eat, and the blood coursing through your veins all involve chemistry. It involves the snow on the mountains, the gasoline you put in your car, and the batteries used to run your iPad.

The Biotechnology curriculum, which has emerged from molecular biology and chemical engineering, is designed to meet the increasing demands for skilled laboratory technicians in various fields of biological and chemical technology.