Our Chemistry Bachelor of Science program is designed for students interested in a rigorous curriculum where science is most broadly studied with chemistry at the core, preparing you to enter the workforce directly into a chemistry-based occupation or research. Students in the Bachelor's program are also well-equipped to enter graduate school to pursue Master's or Doctoral levels of education in the sciences.
The Alfred University Department of Chemistry has an active Chemistry Club that is now officially a student chapter of the American Chemical Society.
The American Chemical Society has given its approval to Alfred University's program. Only one in four undergraduate Chemistry programs is able to achieve that distinction.
As a Chemistry major, you'll be offered an opportunity to enter a four-year plus one track, earning your BA in Chemistry as well as your MBA.
Our Chemistry majors have been very successful in gaining entrance to graduate and professional programs (PhD, Master's, Veterinary School, Pharm D, etc.) and in obtaining jobs in the chemical industry or in secondary education. The vast majority are in positions for which their experiences at Alfred are an essential prerequisite. For a broader range of career opportunities, student may alternately consider our Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry.
Learn more about the chemistry BA degree programSince 1962, the Department of Chemistry has awarded an outstanding student award to 47 of our students. All have maintained impressive overall GPAs and provided loyal services to the department by serving as tutors, lab assistants, and volunteering to perform demonstrations for the local schools during their career at AU.
Courses for Chemistry (BS) Major are listed in our digital Undergraduate Catalog.
Chemistry as a double major is available to any AU student. Courses for the Chemistry Double Major are listed in our digital Undergraduate Catalog.
Courses for the Chemistry Minor are listed in our digital Undergraduate Catalog.
The core major provides a firm background for entry into the chemistry job market, for advanced study in the discipline, for advanced study in a related discipline, or a foundation for various professional schools such as medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, law or library science.
In addition to fulfilling the requirements of the major in Chemistry, as well as the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences general education requirements, you'll be required to complete the College's First Year Experience Program or Transfer Student Program.
Most chemists are employed in industry, academia, and the government. Chemists are needed for consulting businesses, research, health care and hospital settings, laboratories, biotechnology, and in all kinds of high-tech areas. Nationally, about half of all bachelor’s degree chemistry majors go on to some type of graduate school in the sciences, medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, law, or education. Others enter the workplace as:
There are four faculty in the Chemistry division, all of whom hold PhD degrees. Their expertise spans the four major subdivisions of chemistry, and they share that expertise with their students through active undergraduate research programs. All are professionals who are truly dedicated to undergraduate education.
All Alfred Faculty/StaffOur instrument room, which is an essential part of our program, is well-equipped with computer-controlled, research-grade instruments. More importantly, our students get hands-on experience with them by their second year.
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Students interested in a major in Chemistry may also be interested in pursuing these other areas of study:
