Chemistry · Fall 2026

SDSU CHEM 103 — Intro Gen Chem w/ Lab

Survey of the fundamental chemical principles of matter, presenting students with the elementary chemical concepts used to illustrate nature and the development of modern scientific thought. This course is offered as a GE course to students in non-STEM majors and fulfills the General Education Natural Sciences and Quantitative Reasoning requirement. The course is also offered as a General Chemistry course to students in STEM majors that do not require taking Chemistry 200 (e.g. Food and Nutrition major). This course is also recommended as a preparatory course for students with limited mathematics and/or science background who plan to take higher level chemistry courses such as Chemistry 100, or students who plan to take the Chemistry Placement Exam for placement in Chemistry 200. Not open to students with credit in Chemistry 100 or 200.