For general chemistry courses taught during the 2020-21 academic year, 19% of lectures were taught face-to-face, 35% were taught using a hybrid model, and 45% were taught remotely. For laboratory courses, 35% were taught face-to-face, 39% hybrid, and 25% were fully remote. N = 650 ACS approved institutions.

For organic chemistry courses taught during the 2020-21 academic year, 21% of lectures were taught face-to-face, 35% were taught using a hybrid model, and 44% were taught remotely. For laboratory courses, 43% were taught face-to-face, 36% hybrid, and 21% remotely. N = 650 ACS approved institutions

Conclusions - General Chemistry Lecture

The data show that the larger institutions tend to use remote methods for content delivery.

For institutions with fewer than 2000 students, 53% of the content was delivered face-to-face; 25% was delivered using a hybrid model, and 20% was delivered remotely.

For institutions with 2000-5000 students, 42% of the content was delivered face-to-face; 44% was delivered using a hybrid model, and 13% was delivered remotely.

For institutions with 5000-8000 students, 40% of the content was delivered face-to-face; 39% was delivered using a hybrid model, and 20% was delivered remotely.

For institutions with 8000 - 10,000 students, 17% of the content was delivered face-to-face; 53% was delivered using a hybrid model, and 17% was delivered remotely.

For institutions with 10,000 to 20,000 students, 28% of the content was delivered face-to-face; 45% was delivered using a hybrid model, and 27% was delivered remotely.

For institutions with 20,000 - 40,000 students, 30% of the content was delivered face-to-face; 33% was delivered using a hybrid model, and 37% was delivered remotely.

For institutions with more than 40,000 students, 25% of the content was delivered face-to-face; 29% was delivered using a hybrid model, and 46% was delivered remotely.

Conclusions - General Chemistry Labs

More institutions utilized content delivery that was face-to-face for general chemistry laboratory sections, which may indicate an emphasis on students developing hands-on lab skills. This trend is also observed for content that was delivered via a hybrid model, where students receive content in person and remotely.

The mode of content delivery for organic chemistry lectures for the 2020-21 academic year. Link to full text description of bar graph.

The mode of content delivery for organic chemistry labs for the 2020-21 academic year. Link to full text description of bar graph.