DePauw University has a strong history in undergraduate research going back to the work of Percy L. Julian ‘20, while a research faculty member, began the undergraduate research program. A little over ten years ago the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry instituted a new flexible curriculum.  Some key goals were to get students thinking like chemists earlier in their career, becoming more independent in the laboratory work, creating multiple entry points and paths through the curriculum and adding a major in biochemistry.  I will overview the way we build research skills and interest as students worth their way through our curriculum.  Additionally I will share data that summarizes the increased student faculty collaborative research activity during this period and broad post-graduate trajectories of students who have pursued research projects of at least a semester in length.<br/>

Overview of a flexible curriculum and the impact on undergraduate research

251st National Meeting (2016)

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