Learning Goals

Students graduating in chemistry should be able to:

• Think critically and independently.
• Use empirical evidence to arrive at scientifically defensible conclusions.
• Understand fundamental chemistry and biochemistry concepts and apply them in novel situations.
• Understand some of the important questions in the field.
• Appreciate the molecular perspective in explaining and understanding natural phenomena.
• Perform fundamental laboratory techniques safely and skillfully.
• Pose and test scientific hypotheses.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Collaborate safely, respectfully, and productively with others.
• Recognize how new knowledge is added to the field.
• Launch successfully into post-Middlebury endeavors, including post-graduate study related to the fields of chemistry or biochemistry.