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Chemistry is an exciting, vital field and the Bachelor of Science in chemistry at D’Youville College prepares students for a wide variety of career choices. As a chemistry major you will learn how the material world around you works and, as you discover your vocation, you will learn how to put this knowledge to work to enrich your own life and the lives of others.
The chemistry degree program prepares students in the traditional areas of chemistry: inorganic, analytical, physical, organic and biochemistry, and it also leaves considerable freedom for students to explore other areas or career interests. The variety of careers available to chemists is staggering. Medicine and pharmaceuticals, research in ecology and oceanography, the discovery and manufacture of new materials, flavors and colors, teaching and research just to satisfy your own curiosity are all possible outcomes for a chemistry major.
Our degree program gives you 21 credits of free electives to explore these options. If you wanted to be a patent lawyer you could minor in pre-law. If you were thinking of becoming a doctor or a medical researcher, you could minor in biology and take the courses needed to enter medical school. Or you could simply explore some area of chemistry that interests you through directed scholarship and research with a faculty member.
Our supportive and caring faculty will help you to find your life’s work and, once you discover it, they will help you figure out the steps you need to take to realize it practically.