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Department of Chemistry
Careers

Medicine: doctor, dentist, pharmacist, veterinarian, physicians assistant, etc.

Law: environmental law, patent law, general law, etc.

Graduate School: For students with a bachelors in chemistry, the opportunities for graduate school throughout the nation are excellent. Chemistry graduate students are typically awarded a full fellowship of $20,000 to $25,000 per year plus a tuition waiver.

Students with a strong undergraduate chemistry background are qualified for graduate study (masters and PhD) leading to careers in:

Archaeology preservation and restoration of artifacts, radiodating, etc.

Art conservation and preservation of paintings, sculptures, etc.

Biology biochemistry, chemical ecology, chemical evolution, molecular biology, neurochemistry, etc.

Chemistry analytical, biological, drug discovery, environmental, inorganic, instrumental, natural products chemistry, nuclear magnetic resonance, organic, pharmaceutical, physical, spectroscopic, theoretical, etc.

Computer Sciences molecular modeling, computational chemistry, 3D visualization, sofware development, structure/activity relationships, drug discovery, databasing, etc.

Earth Sciences atmospheric chemistry, climate change, gems and minerals, geochemistry, geochronology/radiodating, hydrology, limnology, ozone depletion, sedimentary chemistry, environmental pollution, etc.

Engineering chemical engineering, material engineering, etc.

Forensics law enforcement agencies, governmental agencies, drug enforcement, etc.

Industry patents, consulting, management, sales and marketing, research and development, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, petroleum industry, environmental testing, agricultural and food science, materials development, other manufacturing, etc.

Marine Sciences estuarine science, marine chemistry, oceanography, etc.

Space Sciences astrochemistry, chronology, interstellar medium, lunar science, new materials chemistry, planetary atmospheres and surfaces, solar science, spectroscopy, etc.

Physics chemical physics, fluid dynamics, particle physics, solid state materials, superconductors, etc.