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Applied Chemistry Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 131 Credit Hours ) as Follows:

University Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

000011110 COMMUNITY SERVICE 1 - 0 -
010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH 3 - 0 -
010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610014
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610014
010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610025, 010610026
010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610025, 010610026
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 2 - 2 -
040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 2 - 2 010610035
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS 2 - 2 -
  • Beginning English, Intermediate English, and Advanced English can be waived with a (TOEFL) score of 500 or above or depends on the score of the placement test.
  • Student must fulfill community service equivalent to at least 100 hours during their years of study at Arab American University.
Students must pass ( 8 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

040511052 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 2 - 2 -
040511053 JERUSALEM: CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 2 - 2 -
040511061 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 2 - 2 040511052
040511071 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 2 - 2 -
040511081 HOME GARDENING 2 - 2 -
040511091 FINE ARTS 2 - 2 -
040511101 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 2 - 2 -
040511121 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2 - 2 -
040511132 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 2 - 2 -
040511133 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 2 - 2 -
040511140 LAW IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
040511150 ISLAMIC CULTURE 2 - 2 -
040511160 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 2 - 2 -
040511170 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
040511180 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
040511190 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 2 - 2 -
040511200 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2 - 2 -
040511211 ANTHROPOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511220 ANTI-CORRUPTION CHALLENGES AND SOLUTION 2 - 2 -
040511230 FRENCH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511240 GERMAN LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511250 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 2 - 2 -
040511260 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511270 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511280 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 2 - 2 -
040511290 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
040511311 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511321 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 2 - 2 -
040511400 TURKISH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511411 POLITICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
040511421 CRITICAL THINKING 2 - 2 -
040511470 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN HEBREW 2 - 2 -
040511511 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 2 - 2 -
040511521 ARCHEOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511621 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511990 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 2 - 2 -
060411001 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 2 - 2 -

Faculty Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

100111010 GENERAL PHYSICS I 3 - 3 -
100111051 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I - 2 1 100111010
100211010 GENERAL BIOLOGY I 3 - 3 -
100211051 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB I - 2 1 100211010
100311010 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 3 - 3 -
100311051 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I - 2 1 100311010
100411010 CALCULUS I 3 - 3 -
100411020 CALCULUS II 3 - 3 100411010

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

040513010 METHODS OF TEACHING SCIENCE I 3 - 3 -
100211020 GENERAL BIOLOGY II 3 - 3 100211010
100211061 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB II - 2 1 100211020, 100211051
100213111 BIOCHEMISTRY I 3 - 3 100211020, 100312331
100213120 BIOCHEMISTRY I LAB - 2 1 100211061, 100312351
100311020 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 3 - 3 100311010
100311061 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II - 2 1 100311020, 100311051
100312000 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR CHEMISTRY 2 - 1 110411000
100312210 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 3 - 3 100311020
100312331 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 3 - 3 100311020
100312340 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 3 - 3 100312331
100312351 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB - 3 1 100311061, 100312331
100312360 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB - 3 1 100312340, 100312351
100312410 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I 3 - 3 100311020, 100412050
100312621 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 3 - 3 100311020
100312650 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LAB - 3 1 100311061, 100312621
100313220 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 3 - 3 100312210
100313251 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB - 3 1 100311061, 100313220
100313420 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II 3 - 3 100312410
100313450 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LAB - 6 2 100311061, 100313420
100323370 IDENTIFICATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - 6 2 100312360, 100323380
100323380 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III 2 - 2 100312340
100323390 SPECTROSCOPY 3 - 3 100312340
100323630 INSTRUMENTAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS 3 - 3 100312621
100323660 INSTRUMENTAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS LAB - 3 1 100312650, 100323630
100412050 MATHEMATICS FOR CHEMISTRY 3 - 3 100411020
Students must pass ( 6 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

100324510 INTERNSHIP 3 - 3 100323710
100324520 GREEN CHEMISTRY AND SUSTAINABILITY 3 - 3 -
100324760 SURFACE CHEMISTRY & APPLIED CATALYSIS 3 - 3 100313220, 100313420
100324770 APPLIED ELECTROCHEMISTRY 3 - 3 100323630
100324780 CHEMISTRY OF SOLID STATE MATERIALS 3 - 3 100313220
100324790 PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY AND BIOFUELS 3 - 3 100323710

Support Courses

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

100323710 INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL AND PROCESSES TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3 100312410, 100312340
100323820 POLYMERIZATION AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS 3 - 3 100312340
100323830 SOAPS, DETERGENTS, AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS 3 - 3 100312340
100324710 CHEMISTRY AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE 3 - 3 100312621
100324720 FOOD CHEMISTRY AND HUMAN NUTRITION 3 - 3 100213111, 100312621
100324730 PHARMACEUTICAL AND NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY 3 - 3 100312340, 100323630
100324740 APPLIED CHEMISTRY LAB I - 3 1 100323820, 100324710
100324750 APPLIED CHEMISTRY LAB II - 3 1 100323820, 100324730
100324910 INTERNSHIP 2 - 2 100323710

Free Elective


Each student must pass ( 6 ) credit hours from any courses offered by the university NOT INCLUDING any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Theoretical

Practical

010411000 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 3 - 3
010411050 JERUSALEM:CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 3 - 3
010512310 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR NON CHEMISTRY STUDENTS 3 - 3
010610022 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 2 2
020311000 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 3 - 3
020731000 COMPUTER CONCEPTS& BUSINESS APPLICATIONS 1 3 4
020731001 COMPUTER CONCEPTS & BUSINESS APPLICATIONS I 3 - 3
020731002 COMPUTER CONCEPTS & BUSINESS APPLICATIONS 3 - 3
030111100 ISLAMIC CULTURE 3 - 3
030111121 LAW IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
030111230 INTEGRITY,TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION 3 - 3
030121220 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 3 - 3
040111000 ARABIC LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211510 FRENCH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211711 GERMAN LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040213430 TURKISH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040312110 FUNDAMENTALS OF MATHEMATICS 3 - 3
040511010 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 3 - 3
040511051 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 3 - 3
040511060 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 3 - 3
040511080 HOME GARDENING 3 - 3
040511090 FINE ARTS 3 - 3
040511100 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 3 - 3
040511120 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 - 3
040511130 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 3 - 3
040511131 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 3 - 3
040511210 ANTHROPOLOGY 3 - 3
040511310 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 3 - 3
040511320 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 3 - 3
040511410 POLITICAL SCIENCES 3 - 3
040511420 CRITICAL THINKING 3 - 3
040511510 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 3 - 3
040511520 ARCHEOLOGY 3 - 3
040511610 HEBREW LANGUAGE ( for Bagrut Students ) 3 - 3
040511610 HEBREW LANGUAGE ( for Bagrut Students ) 3 - 3
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511620 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 3 - 3
040521300 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 3 - 3
050411000 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 3 - 3
060411100 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3 - 3
060411200 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 - 3
100111000 ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 3 - 3
100111610 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100111620 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2
100111710 PHYSICS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3
100112020 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 3 - 3
100211610 BIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100211620 BIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2
100311000 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 3 - 3
100311610 CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100311620 CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2
100312311 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR NON CHEMISTRY STUDENTS 2 3 - 3
100312312 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR NON CHEMISTRY STUDENTS 3 - 3
100411000 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 3 - 3
100411050 BUSINESS MATHEMATICS 3 - 3
100411090 MATHEMATICS FOR GIS STUDENTS 3 - 3
100412020 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS 3 - 3
100412040 MATHEMATICS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3
110111001 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
110111010 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 2 4
110411001 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3

Advisory Plan


First Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH0
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE2
100211010 GENERAL BIOLOGY I3
100211051 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB I1
100311010 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I3
100311051 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I1
100411010 CALCULUS I3
TOTAL 13

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH2
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB1
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
100411020 CALCULUS II3
100211020 GENERAL BIOLOGY II3
100211061 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB II1
100311020 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II3
100311061 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II1
TOTAL 18

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

100111010 GENERAL PHYSICS I3
100111051 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I1
100312210 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I3
100312331 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I3
100312351 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB1
100312621 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY3
100312650 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LAB1
100412050 MATHEMATICS FOR CHEMISTRY3
TOTAL 18

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
040513010 METHODS OF TEACHING SCIENCE I3
100312000 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR CHEMISTRY1
100312340 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II3
100312360 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB1
100312410 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I3
100313220 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II3
TOTAL 18

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
100313251 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB1
100313420 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II3
100323380 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III2
100323630 INSTRUMENTAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS3
100323710 INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL AND PROCESSES TECHNOLOGY3
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

100213111 BIOCHEMISTRY I3
100213120 BIOCHEMISTRY I LAB1
100313450 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LAB2
100323390 SPECTROSCOPY3
100323660 INSTRUMENTAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS LAB1
100323820 POLYMERIZATION AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS3
100323830 SOAPS, DETERGENTS, AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS3
TOTAL 16

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Free Elective3
100324710 CHEMISTRY AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE3
100324720 FOOD CHEMISTRY AND HUMAN NUTRITION3
100324740 APPLIED CHEMISTRY LAB I1
100324910 INTERNSHIP2
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Elec.2
100323370 IDENTIFICATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS2
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Free Elective3
100324730 PHARMACEUTICAL AND NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY3
100324750 APPLIED CHEMISTRY LAB II1
TOTAL 14