- Acquire excellent education and training in order to become candidates for a variety of roles, including chemical industry employees, teachers, applicants to graduate, medical, and other professional schools, or professionals in many other fields.
- Become independent learners in chemistry who are confident in their abilities
- Develop the skills of clear and effective written and oral communication.
- Develop competence to:
- Keep legible and complete experimental records;
- Synthesize and characterize inorganic and organic compounds;
- Perform accurate and precise quantitative measurements;
- Use and understand modern instruments;
- Interpret experimental results and draw reasonable conclusions;
- Analyze data statistically and assess reliability of results;
- Anticipate, recognize, and respond properly to hazards of chemical manipulations;
- Design experiments;
- Plan and execute experiments based on searching and using the literature;
- Communicate effectively through oral and written reports; and
- Work effectively in small groups and teams.