Program Mission
Our mission is to prepare graduates who will excel in industry, graduate programs, professional schools or high school teaching through rigorous chemistry classroom, laboratory and research experiences.
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- To provide students the scientific skills and chemical knowledge essential for success.
- To train students in proper laboratory and safety techniques.
- To equip students with effective scientific communication skills.
- To encourage the pursuit of lifelong learning.
- To foster a commitment to ethical and social responsibilities.
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Students who complete the chemistry and biochemistry degree programs:
- Have firm foundations in the fundamentals and application of current chemical and scientific theories.
- Have the critical thinking, problem solving and analytical reasoning abilities needed to identify and solve chemical problems and explore new areas of research.
- Are able to design, carry out, record and analyze the results of chemical experiments and are familiar with standard safety practices, equipment, procedures, and techniques common to most working laboratories.
- Are able to use modern library searching and retrieval methods to obtain information about a topic, chemical, chemical technique, or an issue relating to chemistry.
- Are able to effectively communicate the results of their work to both chemists and non-chemists in oral or written form.
- Find gainful employment in industry or government, be accepted at graduate or professional schools or find employment in school systems as instructors or administrators.
- Have the personal attributes and ethical sensibilities that will enable them to function as effective scientists.
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Understand the ethical considerations, safety issues, and waste disposal requirements important to their field.
Program Performance CriteriaÌý(²Ñ±ð³Ù°ù¾±³¦²õ)
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Subject specific ACS standard exams, Major Field Test, Lab Exams
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ACS standard exams, lab exams, lab notebooks and lab reports, and proposals
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Rubrics for lab notebooks, written reports, poster presentations, and oral presentations
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Literature search assignments, written reports, and oral presentations on recent chemistry literature
Objective 5:
Poster presentations on material with social implications and papers/research reports.
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