Chemistry Major: Intended Student Outcomes

The chemistry major is designed primarily to prepare students for graduate studies in chemistry. It is also an appropriate major for premedical students or for students seeking to obtain positions as bachelor’s-level chemists in industry. As a chemistry student at Ozarks you will be expected to:

1. Demonstrate proficiency in the mathematical and logical strategies employed in addressing problems of a chemical nature
2. Demonstrate the ability to report your scientific work in clearly written, well-organized prose consistent with the style of a professional chemistry journal
3. Develop your observational skills and attentiveness to the outward details of natural (especially chemical) processes
4. Become adept at using basic scientific equipment, as well as more sophisticated instruments used to study chemical phenomena
5. Develop ethical and safe work habits in the performance and design of scientific experiments, the collection of data, and the reporting of your findings
6. Become prooficient in the techniques and procedures used to execute common chemical reactions
7. Demonstrate understanding of chemical phenomena and the principles that govern their behavior