Chemistry Program

The Chemistry program has a primary goal of supporting other disciplines whose subject matter depend, in part, on the knowledge of the principles of chemistry. It presents non-science student with an overview of the ideas, methods, and achievements in the science of chemistry.

The Chemistry program is aggressively engaged in supporting non-chemistry disciplines such as Biology, Geology, Range Animal Science, and Criminal Justice.

Successful completion of the Chemistry program, as outlined, enables graduates to pursue careers in industry, government, teaching, or to continue education at the graduate level. The Chemistry discipline offers undergraduate students a complete, comprehensive program leading to the Bachelor of Science degrees in (1) Professional Chemistry, (2) Environmental Sciences with specialization in Chemistry, and (3) Teacher Certification. Additionally, students wishing to enter Medical, Dental or Pharmacy schools can complete their Pre-Professional course work under the close supervision of a Pre-Professional Advisor.

Careers in Chemistry

• Chemistry Applied researche: to find solutions to a specific industrial/chemical need
• Basic research technician: to broaden knowledge that leads to new products
• Analyst: to make qualitative/quantitative determination of pollutants, forensic materials and product quality
• Teache: to train those involved in secondary, college, and university education
• Sales and marketing spokesperson: to promote product applications and development
• Technical representative: to provide testing and product performance evaluations
• Science write: to prepare technical manuals, articles and brochures
• Environmental chemists work to solve problems associated with pollution, waste management, and human activities.

Laboratory Facilities

Students in the Chemistry program have available to them some of the most current teaching tools - such as DR-3000 Hach Spectrophotometer, Beckman Ultraviolet & Visible Spectrophotometer, Perkin-Elmer Atomic Absorption (AA) Spectrometer, Perkin-Elmer Infra Red (IR) Spectrophotometer, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer, Carle Gas Chromatograph, Hewlett-Packard Gas Chromatograph with Isothermal, and Programmed Temperatures features, Vacuum Oven, Micromaster microscope model CK, and several optical microscopes, Abbe-3L Refractometer, Accumet pH meter to measure pH values, Sentron pH meters to measure pH of semi-liquids in trace quantities, digital thermometers, Analytical Balances to weigh trace quantities of samples, Parr Bomb Calorimeter.