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Chemistry
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The Chemistry Program has career perspectives for students:
to prepare Chemistry majors for careers in chemistry or related areas such as medicine, dentistry or the health professions;
to provide students in other disciplines with the required chemistry courses for their programs; and
to provide non-science majors with an opportunity to acquire knowledge of our natural and technological environment as explained through chemical principles.
Chemistry Program Mission Statement
The Chemistry major provides students with a sound foundation in the theoretical and experimental principles of chemistry. The course of study includes the areas of analytical, inorganic, organic, physical chemistry and biochemistry. The major prepares students to analyze chemical problems, apply modern theories of chemistry and conduct experiments to solve real-world problems through critical thinking. The graduates can apply for advanced studies in graduate school, professional programs in medicine and dentistry, and careers in teaching, industry, and government that require a bachelor's degree in chemistry.
Chemistry Major Program Goals
Students will learn modern concepts of chemical structures, properties, physical changes, chemical transformation, kinetics, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics.
Students will solve chemical problems through critical reasoning and the scientific method.
Students will safely conduct scientific experiments using modern research techniques and computational tools.