Students who transfer AP or IB course credits to their CC transcript are eligible to place out of introductory courses following these guidelines:

Students who meet these eligibility requirements do NOT need to take any additional placement tests within the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department for placement out of CH107 and/or CH108. 

Additionally, the department offers an 110-minute standardized placement exam for students with strong high school chemistry preparation who do NOT have AP or IB credits and would like to try to test out of CH107 and/or CH108. 

If you are interested in trying the placement exam, we strongly encourage you do a bit of refreshing by dusting off your high school chemistry and reviewing some general chemistry prior to taking the exam. For reference, the following free online textbook can be useful for review:

OpenStax Chemistry 2e textbook

• CH107 material is found in Chapters 1-10, and Chapter 21 (lightly covered): This is also the material covered in General Chemistry 1 placement exam.
• CH108 material is found in Chapters 11-17.  Students with strong preparation who place out of CH107 are also eligible take an additional placement exam to test out of CH108.

Please reach out to Prof. Amy Dounay, Department Chair (adounay@coloradocollege.edu), if you have any questions about placing out of CH107 or any other questions about selecting the most appropriate starting chemistry course at CC.

Looking forward to meeting you in future chemistry courses in the department!