1) For all Harvey Mudd students to understand the fundamental principles of chemistry and to have the background necessary to understand the impact of chemistry on our society.

2) For all Harvey Mudd students to understand how fundamental chemical principles can be applied to the solution of real problems in a variety of technical fields.

3) For all Harvey Mudd students to understand how chemists successfully study and interpret chemical and physical phenomena through experimental investigations using high-quality modern instrumentation.

The next three outcomes apply to students majoring in chemistry at the College:

4) For all Harvey Mudd chemistry graduates to have a broad and intense education in chemistry, approved by the American Chemical Society, so that they may succeed in any professional career track they choose.

5) For all Harvey Mudd chemistry graduates to have a quality research experience so that they may understand the ways in which new  
scientific knowledge is created.

Objectives:

    a) students will demonstrate that they can independently find and use information pertinent to their research efforts.
    b) students will demonstrate an understanding of the relationship of their project to the current literature.
    c) students will demonstrate an understanding of the broader impacts of their work on society.
    d) students will demonstrate that they can design and execute an experiment to test a hypothesis or answer a specific question.
    e) students will demonstrate that they can analyze experimental results, draw appropriate conclusions, and suggest next steps.
    f) students will demonstrate that they can effectively communicate the findings of  their work in oral, visual, and written form.
    g) students will master and apply an experimental or theoretical technique at a level beyond that presented in the core chemistry curriculum.

6) For all Harvey Mudd chemistry graduates to develop the ability to communicate scientific ideas clearly and effectively.