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Our Chemistry Department combines dedicated faculty, supportive staff, and hands-on learning to prepare you for careers in chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and beyond. Whether you dream of developing medicines, protecting the environment, or solving tough scientific questions, discover how LU Chemistry can help you turn your passion into a possibility.

Mission

The Department of Chemistry & Physical Sciences prepares students to become scientifically skilled, professionally confident, and socially responsible problem-solvers through rigorous instruction, hands-on laboratory training, research, mentoring, and pathways to advanced education and STEM careers. The mission for the Chemistry and Chemistry Education programs is to provide excellent instruction and an environment that is conducive to teaching and learning.

Goal

Our goal is to increase students’ understanding about the natural world in which we live and help them address issues of personal well-being and worldwide concern. These issues include environmental depletion, threats to human health, and maintaining viable and abundant food supplies. Our curriculum emphasizes coursework that includes a balance of traditional and modern chemistry sciences and collaborative student-faculty research. Our program will be a primary resource for recruiting, developing, and supporting Chemistry and Chemistry Education students in becoming the premier source of well-qualified, dedicated graduate students in chemistry and future chemistry professionals who also have the capacity to lead and serve, and provide out-of-the-box solutions to emergent problems.Ìý

Objectives

1. To prepare successful, scientifically literate professionals who have an understanding and appreciation for scientific investigation, social responsibility, and service learning.ÌýÌý
2. To prepare students who can complete successfully for admission to and who will succeed in graduate school, professional schools for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, nursing, allied health, and other biomedical programs.ÌýÌý
3. To prepare students for entry level positions in conservation, natural resource management, industrial chemistry, agriculture, technology, and other fields.ÌýÌý
4. To provide a sound fundamental knowledge of chemistry, mathematics, and physics for all chemistry majors.ÌýÌý
5. To provide hands-on laboratory experiences with special emphasis on chemical and laboratory safety and hazardous waste management.
6. To provide opportunities for professional growth through participation in research and industry internships as well as attendance and participation in professional organizations and meetings.