Chemistry Lab FAQs

All the labs must be performed in order to pass chemistry. That means you will get a failing grade if the labs are not made up. Try to attend lab unless you find yourself in a dire emergency.  If you have a true emergency, first contact your professor to let him or her know that you will not be in attendance. Then contact the lab assistant to schedule a time to make up the lab. Do this as soon as possible. It only gets worse the longer you wait. Further information on make-up policies and the lab schedule can be found on this website.

Labs must be made up within two weeks of the regularly scheduled lab period. They must be made up when another lab is going on, and they must be scheduled two days ahead of time with the lab assistant. For more information, see the lab make-up policies.

Don't drop your class without talking to your professor. Sometimes extra help is all that is needed. Sometimes it's possible to switch to a more appropriate class if you were misplaced. If you are really sure that dropping your class is the best thing to do, you must turn in the chemistry key to the lab assistants and go to the registrar's office to drop the class.

You must check out of your lab drawer and turn in your chemistry key by bringing it to the staff at the lab. Please do this as soon as possible, before you forget or lose your key. There is a $10 fine if you don't check out your drawer and a $25 fine if you lose your key. Please do not give your key to Security or the Registrar’s Office.

You need to bring the key to Washington 236A to check out of your lab drawer. If you have any problems with this, contact the lab staff. Please do not give your key to Security or the Registrar's Office.

Tutoring is free for DCC students. Learn more here. Tutoring is also available at the Math and Science Center. In addition, some students may be eligible for tutoring from CSTEP. Lab staff are also able to answer questions when they have time.

This will not be an acceptable excuse for missing lab or pre-lab assignments. See the lab assistants. We have a few extra copies of the manual.