LaGrange College is called through The United Methodist Church to challenge the minds and inspire the souls of students by improving their creative, critical and communicative abilities in a caring and ethical community.
Chemistry is the study of matter, the material of which the universe is made.
Chemists are interested in describing the physical properties of matter and the changes which it undergoes. As part of a liberal arts education, it is important to understand different modes of though and understanding. Chemistry allows us to explore concepts using both qualitative and quantitative though processes. In pursuing the understanding of chemical concepts, we will be interested not only in what happens and why, but how much. Concepts will be expressed both in words and using mathematics.