This booklet represents a developmental draft syllabus for Regents chemistry course in New York State. The introduction to the syllabus includes information about the prerequisites to the course, the teaching sequence, the laboratory procedure, the time requirement, and how to use the course for credit towards a State diploma. The syllabus is divided into two parts, and the material is organized under three headings: Topics, Understanding, and Fundamental Concepts and Supplementary Information. Part I has nine units: (1) Matter and Energy; (2) Atomic Structure; (3) Bonding; (4) Periodic Table; (5) Mathematics of Chemistry; (6) Kinetic and Equilibrium; (7) Acids and Bases; (8) Redox and Electrochemistry; and (9) Organic Chemistry. Part II has, in addition to the same nine units of Part I, another three units: Industrial Applications, Nuclear Chemistry and Laboratory Activities, making a total of 12 units for Part II. (GA)