Conceptual Chemistry - a full credit?

[nobeatenpath]

We are looking at doing Chemistry as our first 'highschool' science subject, and my son is very interested in Conceptual Chemistry. I have read in various places that it is considered quite 'light' for a chemistry course, so I was wondering if it considered to be a 'full credit' worth of highschool science?  My son is more interested in physics so we are happy for him to have a decent grounding/knowledge of chemistry but at this stage not necessarily have the ability to go in to a University level chemistry course.

[Pegasus]

Yes, we counted it as a full high school credit. Be sure to add in a lab component, if you are claiming a lab-science credit.  We used a Thames & Kosmos C3000 kit for labs.  Also check out the accompanying online components (like lecture videos, quizzes, etc.).  We found it well worth it to pay the small subscription price for this.

[regentrude]

I would give a full credit, but label it "Conceptual chemistry" because it lacks the math component that a real chemistry course has.

On another note: if you say your son is more interested in physics, why not do physics first?

Edited May 13, 2016 by regentrude

[nobeatenpath]

Labs - we plan on doing them but will have to put together our own kit as no way we can get them in the post where we are (Turkey). We are actually not strictly bound to US system so we could get away without them but I think they are important (and fun). How would I record on a transcript that we did labs?

We are using all the online supplemental material

Why not physics first- he is currently finishing Algebra I and we feel he needs more maths before we can do physics 'properly' at the level he is interested in.

[regentrude]

How would I record on a transcript that we did labs?

 

"Conceptual Chemistry with lab"

[Lilaclady]

But he can also do conceptual physics with algebra1. Hewitt has a good one

[Lori D.]

Labs - we plan on doing them but will have to put together our own kit as no way we can get them in the post where we are (Turkey). We are actually not strictly bound to US system so we could get away without them but I think they are important (and fun). How would I record on a transcript that we did labs?

 

Even if you don't have to follow US high school requirements, you would want to do labs to meet *college admission requirements*. If your student plans on attending a US university, most colleges require 2-3 credits of science, with labs, to have been completed in high school. :)

 

On the transcript you would just list "with labs" next to the Course Title. Examples:

Chemistry (with labs)

Conceptual Chemistry, with labs

Introduction to Chemistry, with labs

 

For the separate Course Description document, you go into more detail and in a sentence or two of the paragraph describing the course, you can outline the types of labs and materials used.

[Ivey]

I assigned a full credit for "Conceptual Chemistry with lab". 

[foxbridgeacademy]

 WTM Academy uses it in their Chemistry class.

[AngieW in Texas]

I assigned a full credit for "Conceptual Chemistry with Lab". There were no issues with getting it accepted.

 

While the math level is much lower than is typical for chemistry, it is still a full course. Colleges offer it for 4 college credits with lab. High Schools offer it for 1 high school credit with lab.