| Chemistry 
St. John Fisher College
Why Study Chemistry at Fisher?
Class sizes in the Chemistry Department are small. Each of the
freshman courses and the sophomore courses typically has only twenty to
thirty-five students, so students get a lot of individual attention. Junior-
and senior-level courses average less than ten students each. Most
chemistry courses also have associated laboratory components. The
labs are limited to sixteen students and are generally taught by the same
faculty member who teaches the lecture part of the course.
The faculty members of the Chemistry Department believe that the study
of chemistry is more than just the memorization of chemical facts. They
are committed to making students self-sufficient through independent investigation,
computer and library literacy, and extensive hands-on laboratory experiences.
Oral and written communication skills are stressed in both the lecture
and laboratory courses. The Department also requires two one-credit courses,
Sophomore Seminar and Senior Seminar, which are specifically designed
to help round out students' experience in chemistry. Sophomore Seminar
introduces the students to career, graduate school, and research opportunities.
In Senior Seminar, the "capstone" chemistry course, each student
gives a formal departmental seminar on a current research topic in chemistry
or biochemistry. ...READ THE FULL BROCHURE
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