Program Assessment and Program Review Documents
Department Chair: Dr. William Nguyen
MISSION STATEMENT for Chemistry
Department
The
mission of the Santa Ana College Chemistry Department is to provide opportunity
and means for all students to successfully achieve a high quality educational in
the chemical sciences. Our faculty uses various methods and technologies
designed to help our diverse student population gain and comprehend fundamental
content knowledge, become effective written and oral communicators, engage in
critical thinking and develop an awareness of the relationship of chemistry to
other fields. The department endeavors to prepare students for direct
employment, transfer to four year programs or professional schools, and to
become scientifically literate contributors on our campus and in our
community.
Degrees
& Certificates Offered
The department provides coursework in five
basic areas: general education (chemistry for non-majors), inorganic and organic
chemistry, chemistry for nursing/health sciences and physical sciences for
educators. Students receive support (individual tutoring and Supplemental
Instruction workshops) in their coursework from the department’s Physical
Science Study Center which is voluntarily staffed by the chemistry faculty and
students.
