What is Florida A&M University

This chapter will provide insight into this author's experience during the Summer 2021 Writing Across the Curriculum Faculty Learning Community. This work is a qualitative conceptual presentation of ideas planned for use in various laboratory courses within the Chemistry Department at Florida A&M University. The courses encompass General Chemistry I and II labs for STEM majors, and various Chemistry majors' special topics and short courses laboratories. The General Chemistry labs are traditional labs with 2 hours and 50 minutes of contact time mostly aimed at exposing students to practical techniques, instrumentation, and concepts in Chemistry. As a requirement for all STEM majors and the majority of College of Allied Health students, the General Chemistry laboratories are taught as departmental courses with common syllabi provided for each individual section and the same laboratory assessments for several sections. Additional constructs will be suggested for Chemical Seminar and Short Courses, a research course.