化学系的目的是促进，解释，传播和保存化学概念和知识。化学本身是一门科学，涉及物质的性质，组成和性质，以及它们的转化和相互作用。因此，它是自然现象和现代技术的基础。传统上，化学分为五个主要部分：有机化学，无机化学，分析化学，生物化学和物理化学。化学系的主要目标是（l）指导学生化学各学科的基本原理和技术，（2）教育学生和普通民众化学对环境质量和环境的重要性。 （3）从事新科学信息的研究和出版。
The purpose of the Department of Chemistry is the advancement, interpretation, dissemination, and preservation of chemical concepts and knowledge. Chemistry itself is the science of the nature, composition, and property of material substances, as well as their transformations and interactions. It is thus basic to natural phenomena and modern technology alike. Chemistry is traditionally divided into five major parts: organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, and physical chemistry. The principal objectives of the Department of Chemistry are (l) to instruct students in the basic principles and techniques of the various branches of chemistry, (2) to educate students and the general public in the importance of chemistry to the quality of the environment and everyday living, and (3) to engage in research and publication of new scientific information.