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Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026
Chemistry (BA)
Description
The Chemistry and Biochemistry programs prepare students for advanced study in graduate, medical, dental, optometry or law schools and/or for employment in chemical and related industries, government or private research laboratories.
The Chemistry and Biochemistry programs educate students as professional chemists who can plan and reason through problem situations and develop responses that are scientifically correct and ethically and socially acceptable.
The Chemistry and Biochemistry curricula provide exceptional opportunities to combine a traditional education with advanced laboratory experiences including undergraduate research.
The undergraduate Chemistry and Biochemistry programs also provide core curriculum courses for students pursuing other Science, Engineering, and Liberal Arts curricula.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to
• work safely and effectively in a laboratory.
• design experiments.
• use and/or interpret (qualitatively, quantitatively, and statistically) data collected by the following instruments: pH meter, analytical balance, UV/vis spectrometer, FTIR, GC/MS, and NMR.
• communicate effectively through oral and written reports.
• search the chemical literature including online sources.
• critically read the chemical literature.
• use computers to assist data collection and processing.
• demonstrate a mastery of factual knowledge across the five content areas of chemistry: organic, inorganic, physical, analytical, and biochemical.
• work effectively in small groups and teams.
• demonstrate an awareness of the ethical issues in chemistry.