Hopefully this material is more accessible. Besides explaining the basics of how and why to be a Chemistry major, we've collected some additional information we hope you'll find useful about department activities and contacts. An Appendix is included which has copies of several forms that you may need in the future for different Chemistry courses and programs. Chemistry concerns what stuff is, how it behaves, and how it is made. It is both practical and profoundly philosophical.
Chemistry is the foundation of all the molecular sciences and it provides great training in logic.
Students with degrees in chemistry find that they are prepared for an exceptionally wide variety of professional callings. In addition to graduate work in chemistry, biochemistry, geochemistry, chemical engineering or medicine, the department's graduates find their broad scientific training useful in other fields such as business management, law, environmental consulting and government. The key to preparing students for such a diverse set of future careers is the flexibility of the requirements for the Chemistry degree. Students interested in pursuing scientific research keep many options open by pursuing a chemistry degree. This is because other disciplines in molecule-based science recognize the value of a chemistry degree and are familiar with the training chemists receive.