The project culminates in the writing of a thesis, and the results are typically reported at a state or national meeting. The department also tries to maximize the contact between our students and professional chemists in the field so that students will better understand what a chemist does. This is accomplished by taking students to local and regional meetings, attending short courses, touring local industrial laboratories, etc. The Chemistry Club features monthly speakers from all facets of the chemical profession. As the United States trains fewer and fewer people in the technical areas, career opportunities are numerous and diverse.
Chemistry is a major that combines well with other fields such as biology, business, and law.
Students pursuing the double major route have been extremely successful after leaving Carroll.