Chemistry - Metropolitan State College of Denver

Chemistry from Metropolitan State College of Denver is a Campus Bachelor Chemistry degree that prepares you for a Science career. The Chemistry Department is approved by the American Chemical Society and offers several degree programs: the bachelor of science in chemistry, bachelor of science in chemistry criminalistics concentration, and the bachelor of arts in chemistry. Minors in chemistry and criminalistics are also available. Students who plan to pursue a career in chemistry after graduation or plan to attend graduate school in chemistry should choose the bachelor of science in chemistry program. The bachelor of arts in chemistry program is designed for students who plan a career in a field related to chemistry, but who do not intend to attend graduate school in chemistry . The bachelor of arts option, which requires fewer hours may be especially attractive to those wishing a second major or to those students desiring secondary education licensure. MISSION STATEMENT The Chemistry Department of Metropolitan State College of Denver shall offer chemistry courses of the highest quality to science and non-science majors via formal classroom instruction, laboratory exercises, directed independent study, and online instruction to provide trained chemists capable of entering local and state industries as well as teaching chemistry at the high school level in the Denver metropolitan area or in the state of Colorado. To provide an environment conducive to learning, chemistry department faculty engage in a variety of professional development activities designed to keep themselves current in their field and/or expand their areas of expertise. Chemistry department faculty and staff contribute to the community via a variety of service activities and by participating in partnerships and collaborations with public schools and government organizations. DEPARTMENT GOALS To enable students to develop an understanding of the fundamental principles of chemistry To prepare students for graduate work in chemistry, for chemical careers in industry/government, and for post-graduate studies in the health sciences To offer a high quality concentration in Criminalistics for Chemistry majors who wish to pursue a career in Forensic Science To facilitate distance learning by providing a number of courses over the internet To maintain the department's approval by the American Chemical Society View more details on Metropolitan State College of Denver . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Chemistry courses.