Opportunities in biochemistry and molecular biology are available in a comprehensive major provided by the biology and chemistry departments. The UW-Eau Claire department of chemistry and the comprehensive A.C.S. chemistry major are approved by the American Chemical Society. UW-Eau Claire ranks in the top 10 percent of chemistry programs nationwide in the number of graduates going on to obtain chemistry Ph.D.'s. The department has a long tradition of productive collaborative research between undergraduate students and faculty, culminating in published papers in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at regional, national and international meetings. Professors, all of whom have doctoral degrees, teach all chemistry classes.
Classes are small and faculty members are readily accessible outside class hours.
Upper-division students are provided the opportunity to interact with leading figures in the chemical sciences through our senior seminar program. The club provides students with information about the MCAT and the application process to medical schools, provides informative speakers to discuss career opportunities, organizes mentoring programs and more. The normal entry in the chemistry major track is Chemistry 115. To be enrolled in Chemistry 115, the student is expected to have completed high school chemistry and mathematics with a reasonable proficiency. Students entering without high school chemistry or mathematics will find that they are not well prepared.