Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Total Units Required for Graduation: 120)

(Certified by the American Chemical Society)

The B.S. degree provides thorough preparation for students who wish to pursue advanced degrees in the chemical sciences, go to professional school, or work as chemists in industry. All courses in the major core, major electives, and supporting courses must be taken in the traditional grading mode (A-F). Transcripts will be noted as approved by the American Chemical Society.

Program Learning Outcomes

Read and interpret chemical literature and communicate science effectively in both oral and written formats

Understand properties and reactivity of atoms and molecules. 

Proficient at experimental design with documentation and generation of useful data.  Including the proficiency of data manipulation, interpretation and the forming of conclusions based on data.  

Use chemicals, standard glassware, and instrumentation safely and effectively.

Work towards ethical behavior and developing awareness of bias in experimental expectations and social interactions.   

Additional Learning Outcomes for BS Chemistry 

Apply a deep mathematical foundation for application to chemical problems.

Implement experiments for a novel research problem and demonstrate scientific independence.

https://chemistry.sonoma.edu/programs/bs-chemistry