Undergraduate Study in Chemistry

The department of Chemistry offers 5 undergraduate degrees as well as a minor in chemistry.  The B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Chemistry with Polymer option  offer greater concentration in chemistry and are accredited by the American Chemical Society.  The 3+2 B.S. in Polymer Chemistry is designed to provide a B.S. in 3 years leading to admission into the M.S. program in the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering.  The B.S. in Biochemistry bridges the chemistry and biology disciplines and adheres to the standards established by the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.  The B.A. degree allows students sufficient time to minor in another subject.  Useful minors include biology, business, or a foreign language.

There are 2 ways to gets hands-on experience in chemistry. Take Chem 499 (or 497 for Honors students) to do research with a faculty member.  Take Chem 399 to do an internship in an industrial, hospital or other off-campus laboratory.  Your advisor can tell you about Chem 497 or 499, and Professor Tessier is in charge of Chem 399.

• Chemistry Internship (3150:399) Syllabus
• Guide to writing internship reports
• Undergraduate research and honors projects (3150:499, 3150:497, and 9871:499)
• Guide to writing research reports and honors projects
• Major sheet for the B.S. in Biochemistry
• Major sheet for the B.S. in Chemistry