Completion of this major program prepares one for a career as a quality control chemist, research chemist, process development chemist, forensic/toxicology scientist, or environmental scientist. Continued study may include a master’s degree and doctorate in such areas of study as chemistry/biochemistry, medicine and/or dentistry, pharmacy/pharmaceutical.

There are no requirements for admission to this degree track, but students are encouraged to begin taking science and math courses as early as possible in their academic careers.

Various discipline-specific concentrations that will prepare students for multiple fields of employment or areas of additional undergraduate/graduate study are noted below. Course requirements for each concentration are explained in detail. The requirements for graduation, in addition to completion of the major area, are listed on "Undergraduate Degree Requirements."

*To test out of CHEM 100, students must contact the Chemistry Department. Students who take CHEM 100 are recommended CHEM 106/CHEM 1106 in first summer session.  CHEM 100 will replace an elective within their major.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the Chemistry program, students will be able to:

1. Identify the fundamental concepts in: general, organic, inorganic, analytical, physical and biological chemistry.
2. Quantitatively and qualitatively describe molecular behavior.
3. Design and conduct laboratory experiments, perform calculations, and interpret results to draw reasonable conclusions.
4. Demonstrate discipline-specific writing skills.
5. Use modern library searching and retrieval methods to obtain information about a topic, chemical, chemical technique.