CH 499 - Senior Seminar

2 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: CH 332 and CH 346 and senior status with permission from the student success coach. This course, which is required for all chemistry majors prior to graduation, will be used for the successful completion of a senior thesis and to reinforce the use of the computer and the Internet resources as a means of scientific information retrieval. The thesis requirement may be fulfilled through literature research of a topic of interest or data gathered through previous or current laboratory research. The student will be required to present and defend the senior thesis and pass a senior exit exam. Written and oral reports are required. All students will choose a mentor from the faculty whom will serve as a direct mentor in conjunction with the course instructor. (ACS 7.8) (FA)