Department of Chemistry
Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem), meaning "earth") is the science concerned with the reactions, transformations and aggregations of matter, as well as accompanying energy and entropy changes during such transformations.
The Chemistry Program has three principal objectives:
- to prepare Chemistry majors for careers in chemistry or related areas such as medicine, dentistry or the health professions;
- to provide students in other disciplines with the required chemistry courses for their programs; and
- to provide non-science majors with an opportunity to acquire knowledge of our natural and technological environment as explained through chemical principles.
The Chemistry major provides the student with a sound, foundation in the theoretical and experimental principles of chemistry. The course of study includes the areas of analytical, biochemistry, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. The major prepares students for advanced study in graduate school, professional programs in medicine and dentistry, and careers in teaching, industry, and government that require a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry.
