Department of Chemistry

School of Arts and Sciences

Chemistry Department

Our Chemistry Department is equipped with staff and resources that prepares students to lead successful careers as Chemists, Pharmacologists or Toxicologists. If your dream is to help others by providing answers to tough questions, a degree in Chemistry from Langston University can help make your dreams come true.

Mission

The mission of the chemistry program is to provide an excellent undergraduate education. Our curriculum embraces the breadth of the discipline and values both classical and modern approaches of biological inquiry.

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. This 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.

Objectives

To prepare successful, scientifically literate, participating citizens who have an understanding and appreciation for both nature and scientific investigation
To prepare research trainees for graduate studies in the chemistry sciences and related areas
To prepare students who are capable of competing successfully for admission to and who will succeed in professional schools of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, allied health, and other biomedical programs
To prepare highly qualified chemistry teachers for positions in public and private secondary schools
To prepare students for entry-level positions in conservation, natural resource management, industrial chemistry, agriculture, technology, and other fields

CONTACT

Dr. Lindsay Davis

Chair

Hamilton Hall, Room 309

4054663315

Degree Options & Study Plans

The Chemistry Department offers two programs leading to the Bachelor of Science degree. The programs are Chemistry and Chemistry Teacher Education. Chemistry majors receive instruction, including laboratory and research experience, in all core areas of chemistry, with special emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking skills. This provides necessary background for postgraduate studies or employment in the chemical industry or research laboratories. Experience in research provides students with direct exposure to scholarly investigation in their disciplines, and often culminates in presentation of their results at regional and national meetings or publication in scholarly journals. The Chemistry Education program meets and exceeds the minimum requirements of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) for the general expectations and of scope of preparation for teaching secondary education. It includes thematic and major concepts and applications of inorganic, organic, analytical, physical chemistry, and biochemistry. Additionally, our curriculum includes the NSTA recommended calculus for Chemistry Education programs, as well as, basic statistics courses. Our curriculum also seeks to integrate science instruction across fields, including linkages among related concepts in chemistry, physics, biology and the earth/space sciences.

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Chemistry Plan of Study

Secondary Education in Chemistry (BASc)

Langston Campus, Bachelor of Arts and Sciences

A degree in Secondary Education equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to teach at the middle and high school levels and shape the minds of future generations. The Chemistry Education program meets and exceeds the minimum requirements of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) for the general expectations and of the scope of preparation for teaching secondary education. It includes thematic and major concepts and applications of inorganic, organic, analytical, physical chemistry, and biochemistry. Additionally, our curriculum includes the NSTA recommended calculus for Chemistry Education programs, as well as basic statistics courses. Our curriculum also seeks to integrate science instruction across fields, including linkages among related concepts in chemistry, physics, biology and the earth/space sciences.

Chemistry Education Plan of Study

Chemistry Course Descriptions