Our goal has always been to provide our best students with the highest quality educational experience that is possible, and that can only be accomplished in the context of small groups of motivated students with dedicated instructors. Honors sections of General Chemistry, Quantitative Analysis and Organic Chemistry are available. These sections permit greater student-teacher interaction, more sophisticated coverage of lecture topics, use of more advanced instrumentation, and the option for earlier participation in advanced courses and research projects, which often results in the students names appearing as co-authors of publications in scientific journals and presentations at professional meetings.

Admission to the honors section of CHEM 121 General Chemistry I is through acceptance into the University Honors College or by department permission. Students who show special abilities and interest in any of our lower-level couses are routinely invited to apply for admission to the appropriate follow-on honors courses. It is not necessary to be a Chemistry Major; in fact, most of the students in our honors courses are not.