Summer Enrollment is Open! Courses begin June 23, 2025.

General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

CHEM XL 14BL

This chemistry laboratory course accompanies Chemistry 14B and provides the general chemistry lab component necessary for pre-medical and pre-health students. This is the first lab course for the chemistry series.

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Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
In Person
Live Online
Starting at $2,212.00
As few as 10 weeks
3.0

What you can learn.

  • Understand how to make solutions
  • Determine the pH of different solutions and perform pH titrations
  • Understand the kinetics of a reaction
  • Understand how measurements can result in errors
  • Complete the synthesis of a drug
  • Understand how to operate a spectrophotometer

About this course:

This laboratory class provides an introduction to volumetric, spectrophotometric and potentiometric analysis. Instruction also covers the use and preparation of buffers and pH meters and synthesis and kinetics techniques using compounds of interest to students in life sciences. Transferable for UC credit.
Prerequisites
CHEM 14A  General Chemistry for Life Scientists I with grade of "C-" or better, or co-prerequisite CHEM 14B General Chemistry for Life Scientists II.

Summer 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Saturday 2:00PM - 6:00PM PT
Canceled
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Instructor: Kevin Barnese
400123
Fee:
$2,212.00
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Location: Santa Monica
Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: July 05, 2024 11:59PM. $280 nonrefundable. Internet access required.

Enrollment is typically reserved for adult students 18 years of age and older. Students under 18 years of age may receive consent to enroll based on special academic competence and approval by the instructor. If you are a student under 18 years of age, you must submit a request to enroll in the course 8 weeks before the course start date to hss@uclaextension.edu for your request to be considered.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after June 21, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Book: Laboratory Techniques Organic Chemistry by Mohrig, Hammond, and Schatz
(Optional) Book: Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight by Peter Atkins, Loretta L. Jones, Leroy E. Laverman
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lab
Sat Jun 28, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Jul 5, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Jul 12, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Jul 19, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Jul 26, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Aug 2, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Aug 9, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Aug 16, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Aug 23, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Aug 30, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
-
Saturday 2:00PM - 6:00PM PT
Available
See Details
Instructor: Kevin Barnese
404033
Fee:
$2,212.00
In Personformat icon
Location: Santa Monica
Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: June 29, 2025 11:59PM. $280 nonrefundable. Internet access required.

Enrollment is typically reserved for adult students 18 years of age and older. Students under 18 years of age may receive consent to enroll based on special academic competence and approval by the instructor. If you are a student under 18 years of age, you must submit a request to enroll in the course 8 weeks before the course start date to hss@uclaextension.edu for your request to be considered.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after July 06, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Book: Laboratory Techniques Organic Chemistry by Mohrig, Hammond, and Schatz
(Optional) Book: Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight by Peter Atkins, Loretta L. Jones, Leroy E. Laverman
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lab
Sat Jun 28, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Jul 5, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Jul 12, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Jul 19, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Jul 26, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Aug 2, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Aug 9, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Aug 16, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Aug 23, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
Lab
Sat Aug 30, 2025
2:00PM PT - 6:00PM PT
Santa Monica
-
Monday 6:00PM - 10:00PM PT
Available
See Details
Instructor: Pierre Goueth
404032
Fee:
$2,212.00
Live Onlineformat icon
Location: Remote Classroom
Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: June 29, 2025 11:59PM. $280 nonrefundable. Internet access required.

Enrollment is typically reserved for adult students 18 years of age and older. Students under 18 years of age may receive consent to enroll based on special academic competence and approval by the instructor. If you are a student under 18 years of age, you must submit a request to enroll in the course 8 weeks before the course start date to hss@uclaextension.edu for your request to be considered.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after July 06, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Book: Laboratory Techniques Organic Chemistry by Mohrig, Hammond, and Schatz
(Optional) Book: Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight by Peter Atkins, Loretta L. Jones, Leroy E. Laverman
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lab
Mon Jun 23, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Mon Jun 30, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Mon Jul 7, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Mon Jul 14, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Mon Jul 21, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Mon Jul 28, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Mon Aug 4, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Mon Aug 11, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Mon Aug 18, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Mon Aug 25, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom

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