About  

Advisement Liaison:

Dr. Maika Vuki
Professor of Chemistry
Tel: (671) 735-2781
Email: vukim@triton.uog.edu

The Chemistry Program offers a Bachelors of Science degree with a major or minor in Chemistry. The program also offers chemistry courses that for pre-Nursing and Agriculture majors.

The chemistry major program prepares students for professional careers in science such as scientific officers, laboratory analyst, teaching, and other chemistry related fields. A chemistry major will also prepare students for graduate study in chemistry.

 

Department Facilities

The Chemistry Department has the following equipment that is used for teaching chemistry courses and research.

• 60 MHz Fourier-Transform Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer with 1H and 13C probes.
• Varian 3900 capillary Gas Chromatograph with auto-sampler and flame ionization detection
• Thermo Nicolet Avatar 370 Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectrometer with SMART accessory
• Perkin Elmer 1310 Infrared Spectrometer
• Cary 50 UV-Visible Spectrometer
• Agilent 240 Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
• Nanosurf Atomic Force Microscopy
• CH Instruments 600D Electrochemical Analyzer

There are instruments that are available under mutual arrangement with relevant units within the University of Guam as listed.

• GC/ MS – ALS

• HPLC - ALS

• Auto-analyzer FIA  - WERI 

 

Program Requirements

The chemistry major and minor programs are designed to prepare students for: 

1. graduate work in chemistry; 
2. admission to medical, dental, pharmacy and veterinary schools; 
3. employment in laboratory oriented positions in government and industry; and 
4. teaching high school chemistry, provided teaching certification requirements of the School of Education are fulfilled. 

The chemistry program also provides course offerings in chemistry required by major programs in agriculture, biology, engineering, nursing and other health-related sciences. Chemistry Majors must have a “C” or better in all courses required of the major. Courses in applied mathematics and computer science and as many upper division courses in chemistry and physics as the student’s schedule will permit are also highly recommended. It is very important for new and transfer students who elect chemistry as a major to contact the chemistry major program advisor for advisement immediately after declaring this major.

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

Students who wish to enroll in the Chemistry Program should follow the general regulations and procedures regarding admission to the University of Guam. 

 

CHEMISTRY PROGRAM DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 

CHEMISTRY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Total: 68 Credit Hours

Required Courses (57 credit hours): CH102-102L,CH103-103L, CH310a-b, CH311, CH312, CH330-330L, CH410-410L, CH450a-b, CH451, CH491 and MA203, MA204, MA205 and PH210, PH211, PH251, and PH252.

Electives (5 credit hours): Upper division Chemistry (CH) courses or program approved science courses.

 

CHEMISTRY MINOR REQUIREMENTS

(Total: 34 Credit Hours) Required

Courses (30 credit hours): CH102-102L, CH103-103L, CH310a-b, CH311, CH312, CH330-330L and CH491, and MA161a-b.

Electives (4 credit hours): Any upper division course(s) in Chemistry (CH).

 

Faculty 

 

 

Laboratory and Administration Staff   

 

 

Degree Program Requirements

• Natural Science - Chemistry Program