Program Description
The Chemistry Department offers a full range of courses that allow students to prepare themselves for transfer to a four-year university or for entry into an allied health program. The Chemistry Department offers courses for the first two years of a chemistry curriculum including a full year of General Chemistry and a full year of Organic Chemistry. This allows students to transfer to a four-year university having completed the lower division requirements of their chemistry curriculum.
The Chemistry Department also offers a one-semester Introductory Chemistry and a one-semester Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry course designed for students planning to go into an allied health program or other programs.
Degrees/Certificates
Merced College offers the following degrees/certificates in Chemistry:
- Chemistry (AS)
Chemistry Faculty
Name | Position | |
Denisha Dawson | Science Faculty Lead Professor & Professor of Chemistry | denisha.dawson@mccd.edu |
Paul Fregene | Professor of Chemistry | paul.fregene@mccd.edu |
Saheba Khurana | Professor of Chemistry, Los Banos Campus | saheba.khurana@mccd.edu |
Brandon Tenn | Professor of Chemistry & Mathematics | brandon.tenn@mccd.edu |
April Weathers | Professor of Chemistry | april.weathers@mccd.edu |
Bret Wood | Professor of Chemistry | bret.wood@mccd.edu |