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UMSL Cyber Start Grant for Fall 2020 - Under this scheme, F1 international students who are unable to report to campus this fall due to COVID19 are able to pay a reduced rate of tuition. ? This will only be for the Fall 2020 semester as the students should be on campus in Spring 2021 paying regular rates. ? Any UMSL Global scholarship awarded for Fall 2020 would be deferred until Spring 2021. ? Students must be enrolled in a degree program conducive to online learning.

The St. Louis metropolitan area has long been a major center for industrial chemistry, and in the past decade it has also become vibrant in life sciences research and development. A bachelor’s degree in chemistry provides a student with the professional training needed to contribute to this dynamic industry. The B.A. degree provides a well-rounded academic background and includes a language requirement. Students who earn this degree are well prepared for a career in the chemical industry, graduate work in the chemical sciences, health sciences, medicine, business or law.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
Demonstrate proficiency at an in-depth level in organic chemistry and physical chemistry.
Apply appropriate concepts and investigative and quantitative methods as used in all sub-disciplines of chemistry research.
Critically evaluate existing scientific studies to integrate and apply that body of knowledge to the design of studies to test specific hypotheses addressing unsolved problems in the chemical and life sciences.
Use computers and the required scientific software in data acquisition, processing, presentation or analysis, including statistical and regression analysis.
Demonstrate basic skills associated with safely performing and properly documenting laboratory experiments in chemistry following a broad introduction of commonly used equipment and procedures.
Demonstrate the ability to work either independently or as a part of a small team.
Identify the need for information, procure the information from relevant scientific literature publications and databases, properly cite the information, and critically evaluate reliability, validity, accuracy, authority, timeliness, and point of view or bias.
Effectively communicate orally, visually and in writing about the processes of the chemical sciences and the results of scientific inquiry.
Follow ethical practices in research, experimental interpretation, presentation, citation and application of research.