No academic catalog is going to define an undergraduate class as a “weed-out” or “gatekeeper” course. But these courses can come to define individual career paths, pushing some students out of STEM ...

The ISLL houses two types of courses. The “iBC: integrated Biology and Chemistry” course series delivers interdisciplinary instruction for a broad population of life science majors. Interdisciplinary ...

Taking chemistry before biology can actually better prepare students for their biology courses, according to a new research study. A team of researchers led by Sonia Underwood, an assistant professor ...

Biochemistry students will now have the option to take life science general chemistry courses instead of physical chemistry courses to fulfill prerequisites for the major. While the Chemistry 20 ...

Scientific convergence is a common theme of modern research, but undergraduate chemistry is commonly taught as an isolated discipline. Here we discuss curricular updates at three different ...

Chemistry of Renewable Energy invites nonscience majors to engage in a topic that profoundly impacts our society. In this course, renewable (and non-renewable) energy sources are investigated from a ...

Below are listed the chemistry department's undergraduate course syllabi for view on-line. PDF versions of the most recently available course syllabi may be viewed by clicking on the appropriate ...

When the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile sent students home during the COVID-19 pandemic, Fernán Federici needed to find a new way to teach his biochemistry lab course. Using open-source ...

A study of University of Washington undergraduate records shows that underrepresented students received lower grades in general chemistry -- an introductory-level course series for many STEM degrees - ...

Full details and recommendations are provided in the University Bulletin. Candidates for departmental honors may be admitted to a special four-year BA/MA program upon recommendation of the department.

Chemistry is a discipline that affects every aspect of our lives. Cars, smartphones, drugs, and art are only possible because their developers understand chemistry. Biology, metabolism, and evolution ...