This course serves as an introductory course for pre-health professions students and non-science majors, covering basic chemical principles of general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. This foundational course is a systematic survey of measurements, atomic structure, periodic table trends, chemical bonding and equations, nomenclature, structures of organic compounds, and biochemicals. Altogether, this course will develop the critical thinking skills and self-confidence within the introductory sciences that come with foundational understandings.
In lecture courses, students should be able to:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
These will entail multiple-choice, matching, or true/false questions. These quizzes are untimed and are closed book and closed notes. These quizzes will be taken online through the Brightspace course site. Doing well on the quizzes will help prepare you for the weekly summative exams.
These will entail multiple-choice, matching, or true/false questions. You will have 120 minutes and two attempts to complete each exam, which is closed book and closed notes. These quizzes will be taken online through the Brightspace course site.
Each week, you will participate in discussions in which you will utilize key concepts and skills, as well as respond to your peers. These discussions emphasize the real-world application of life sciences.
Your grade in this course will be determined by the following criteria:
Category | Percentage |
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Introductory Discussion | 2% |
Weekly Discussions (5 @ 4 points each) | 20% |
Homework Practice Quizzes (6 @ 3 points each) | 18% |
Weekly Summative Exams (6 @ 10 points each) | 60% |
TOTAL | 100% |
Grade | Points Grade | Point Average (GPA) |
A | 94 – 100% | 4.00 |
A- | 90 – 93% | 3.75 |
B+ | 87 – 89% | 3.50 |
B | 84 – 86% | 3.00 |
B- | 80 – 83% | 2.75 |
C+ | 77 – 79% | 2.50 |
C | 74 – 76% | 2.00 |
C- | 70 – 73% | 1.75 |
D | 64 – 69% | 1.00 |
F | 00 – 63% | 0.00 |
Week 1: May 20 – May 26
Week 2: May 27 – Jun 2
Week 3: Jun 3 – Jun 9
Week 4: Jun 10 – Jun 16
Week 5: Jun 17 – Jun 23
Week 6: Short Week Jun 24 – Jun 28
All assignments are due weekly by 11:59 PM ET at the designated times and days recorded below.
Week | Key Concepts | Learning Activities | Due Dates |
1 |
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Week 1 Discussion: Video Introductions and Chemistry in Everyday Life Homework Practice Quiz Weekly Summative Exam |
Discussion (Initial Post) – Friday, 11:59 PM EST Discussion (Response Posts) – Sunday, 11:59 PM EST Homework Practice Quiz – Sunday, 11:59 PM EST Weekly Summative Exam – Sunday, 11:59 PM EST |
2 |
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Week 2 Discussion: Ionic Compounds in Everyday Life Homework Practice Quiz Weekly Summative Exam |
Discussion (Initial Post) – Friday, 11:59 PM EST Discussion (Response Posts) – Sunday, 11:59 PM EST Homework Practice Quiz – Sunday, 11:59 PM EST Weekly Summative Exam – Sunday, 11:59 PM EST |
3 |
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Week 3 Discussion: Dosage Homework Practice Quiz Weekly Summative Exam |
Discussion (Initial Post) – Friday, 11:59 PM EST Discussion (Response Posts) – Sunday, 11:59 PM EST Homework Practice Quiz – Sunday, 11:59 PM EST Weekly Summative Exam – Sunday, 11:59 PM EST |
4 |
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Week 4 Discussion: Organic Molecules Homework Practice Quiz Weekly Summative Exam |
Discussion (Initial Post) – Friday, 11:59 PM EST Discussion (Response Posts) – Sunday, 11:59 PM EST Homework Practice Quiz – Sunday, 11:59 PM EST Weekly Summative Exam – Sunday, 11:59 PM EST |
5 |
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Week 5 Discussion: Carbohydrates Provide Energy Homework Practice Quiz Weekly Summative Exam |
Discussion (Initial Post) – Friday, 11:59 PM EST Discussion (Response Posts) – Sunday, 11:59 PM EST Homework Practice Quiz – Sunday, 11:59 PM EST Weekly Summative Exam – Sunday, 11:59 PM EST |
6 |
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Week 6 Discussion: Epigenetics Homework Practice Quiz Weekly Summative Exam |
Discussion (Initial Post) – WEDNESDAY, 11:59 PM EST Discussion (Response Posts) – FRIDAY, 11:59 PM EST Homework Practice Quiz – FRIDAY, 11:59 PM EST Weekly Summative Exam – FRIDAY, 11:59 PM EST |
Your Student Support Specialist is a resource for you. Please don't hesitate to contact them for assistance, including, but not limited to course planning, current problems or issues in a course, technology concerns, or personal emergencies.
Questions? Email: summersessiononline@une.edu.
Check Brightspace for specific instructor and support specialist contact information.
Your student support specialist monitors course progression and provides assistance or guidance when needed. They can assist questions regarding ordering course materials, University policies, billing, navigating the course in Brightspace, and more.
To request an accommodation a student needs to go through the process with our UNE office. If the student has a current/already established accommodation in place with UNE it is the responsibility of the student to notify the program at summersessiononline@une.edu to ensure it is applied properly.
If you need to inquire about a possible accommodation, please reach out to the Student Access Center by calling 207-221-4418 or send an email to pcstudentaccess@une.edu.
Online students are required to submit a graded assignment/discussion prior to Sunday evening at 11:59 pm EDT of the first week of the term. If a student does not submit a posting to the graded assignment/discussion by 11:59 pm EDT on Sunday of the first week, the student will be automatically dropped from the course for non-participation. Review the Student Summer Session Manual for full details.
The University of New England has contracted with ProctorU to provide students with the most convenient online exam proctoring system. This system provides a simple, no cost to the student, secure, online proctor for exams and allows the student to take all the exams at home and on their own schedule.
Upon enrollment into the course, if the course has proctored exams, each student will register with ProctorU and establish a login name and password. This will give the student access to all of ProctorU's services. When ready, students will schedule each of their proctored exams with ProctorU. Exams must be scheduled at least 72 hours in advance to avoid fees. Prior to taking their exams, students must be sure that they have downloaded the ProctorU Chrome or Firefox extension and are using the most current version of Chrome or Firefox. They must also be sure their testing site's connection meets the minimum requirements by using ProctorU's "Test It Out" utility.
Upon the exam day and hour, students will log in to ProctorU and click on "exams". After following the procedures outlined at ProctorU's website, the student will log in to Brightspace and locate their correct exam. The proctor will then allow student access to that exam.
Students must use ProctorU and must follow all proctoring requirements for their exams to be credited.
Information about exam attempts can be found in your course.
Please review the technical requirements for UNE Online Programs: Technical Requirements.
A schedule of lectures and assignments is included in this syllabus.
Courses in the program are equivalent to one-semester courses designed to be completed in 6 or 12 weeks.
Please review the policies in your confirmation email. Contact summersessiononline@une.edu with any questions.
Students are expected to attempt and complete all graded assignments and proctored exams by the end date of the course.
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Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to the following:
Charges of academic dishonesty will be reviewed by the College. Penalties for students found responsible for violations may depend upon the seriousness and circumstances of the violation, the degree of premeditation involved, and/or the student’s previous record of violations. Appeal of a decision may be made to the Dean whose decision will be final. Student appeals will take place through the grievance process outlined in the student handbook.