Many University of Minnesota students encounter difficulties with the introductory chemistry courses required to go on to more advanced coursework in many science majors. Instructors, for courses like ...

When Mariah Ollive ’18 signed up for an introductory course in organic chemistry this semester, she expected to spend most of her time reproducing the results of previous lab experiments. Instead, ...

“Mom, can you help me tonight with my chemistry homework?” My teenage daughter quickly learned to rely on me as a resource during her introductory chemistry course at a local college. As chair of the ...

Designing a board game doesn’t sound like a project you’d expect to see at the end of an introductory chemistry course, but for 2023 Excellence in Teaching honoree Professor Lauren Genova’s CHEM103 ...

Students often call them “weeder” courses. The label suggests these classes simply filter out who belongs in science, ...

The purpose of the Chemistry Preparation & Placement Program (CHEM P 3) is to guide you to the correct beginning chemistry course at CU Boulder. Several assessments are available in order to determine ...

Scientific convergence is a common theme of modern research, but undergraduate chemistry is commonly taught as an isolated discipline. Here we discuss curricular updates at three different ...

Introductory science classes typically require students to memorize facts, rather than teaching them the basis of scientific thinking. Maskot via Getty Images To graduate with a science major, college ...

The CARA survey is officially OPEN! Please be advised that the timeline for CARA is different for the Spring/Summer 2026 session! If the student meets the minimum requirements (math AND chemistry), ...

The ISLL houses two types of courses. The “iBC: integrated Biology and Chemistry” course series delivers interdisciplinary instruction for a broad population of life science majors. Interdisciplinary ...