Chemistry B.A., B.S.

Program Goals

After completing this program, students should know how to write a scientific report, analyze data, and place these results in a broader scientific context.


Learning Objectives

With these goals in mind, we follow the American Chemical Society's (ACS) guidelines as given in the Undergraduate Professional Education in Chemistry (UPEC) pamphlet (Spring 2008). A list of those goals are given below:

  • know material from foundational and in-depth course work in 4 out of 5 subdivisions of chemical research:
    • Analytical Chemistry
    • Biochemistry
    • Inorganic Chemistry
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Physical Chemistry
  • have laboratory skills in a broad range of subdivisions through laboratory experience in 4 of 5 chemistry subdivisions
  • have problem-solving skills such as the ability to
    • develop testable hypotheses
    • design and execute experiments
    • data analysis
  • be able to research chemical literature
  • have laboratory safety skills
  • be able to communicate their knowledge of chemistry as developed in the capstone courses
  • be able to work effectively as part of a team as developed through their laboratory courses.