Overview

Chemistry explores how the molecular structure of matter interacts, combines or changes over time.

At UC College of Arts and Sciences, you can challenge yourself in a rigorous program certified by the American Chemical Society that will launch your career in this rewarding field. This program is designed for students who are strong in science and math with calculus and physics requirements that set it apart from UC’s Chemistry BS program. Chemistry-ACS gives you time to pursue your research interests in UC’s cutting-edge laboratories, where you’ll have access to the latest instrumentation to conduct experiments and publish your results.

Career

Graduates of this major are employed as:

Chemists in the manufacturing industry and state, local or federal governments, including production, quality control and research

Chemistry teachers and professors

Industrial research and development scientists

Forensic scientists

Physicians and health care professionals

Many of the students in the BS-ACS program go on to graduate schools, primarily into doctoral programs. Others go to professional schools, including medicine, pharmacy and dentistry.