They are (a) to train students to understand, to criticize meaningfully, and to carry out scientific investigations, (b) to provide instruction and laboratory experience for those who wish to make chemistry their livelihood and/or pursue advanced study in chemistry, (c) to provide instruction and laboratory experience for those who wish to use chemistry as a background in an allied profession, and (d) to provide students not majoring in chemistry with up-to-date instruction in the principles of chemistry and methods of scientific inquiry. In meeting these responsibilities, the department offers both B.A. degrees in standard concentrations in the discipline and administers and contributes to interdisciplinary concentrations in biochemistry, environmental chemistry, and chemical engineering. Students can also complete a chemistry or biochemistry concentration accredited by the American Chemical Society. Many students who continue their studies in chemistry toward advanced degrees choose one of these accredited concentrations.
