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Undergraduate Chemistry
Chemistry is a rapidly changing science. The strong commitment to research excellence at Purdue results in a faculty who are at the leading edge of this change and who can constantly revise their courses to keep up with the latest advances in our understanding of chemistry.
Our undergraduates have pursued successful careers in:
- Higher education
- Medicine
- Drug discovery
- Teaching
- Forensics
- Consumer products
- Management
- Marketing
- Patent law
- Sales
- Venture capital
We believe that research is an integral portion of the training of chemists, and many of our undergraduate chemistry majors join research groups.
Our undergraduate research program can be found on our CHM 499 web page. Working closely with faculty, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, our undergraduate chemistry majors are not only exposed to what chemistry is, they begin to appreciate how new chemical knowledge is obtained.
The College of Science offers additional information on research opportunities on its website, http://www.science.purdue.edu/index.php/research .
Plans of Study
Chemistry
Specializations:
- Biochemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Forensic Sciences
ACS Chemistry
American Chemical Society accreditedACS Biochemistry
American Chemical Society accreditedChemistry Education
Includes state license
Electives
The strong emphasis on technical careers at Purdue University has advantages for our chemistry majors. They can select from a large number of electives in chemical engineering, materials science, physics, computer science and many more fields.
Pre-medicine
Chemistry provides a solid foundation for students continuing their studies in medical school as well as many of the other health profession careers. Read more about the importance of chemistry in medicine.
Key Benefits
- Outstanding faculty committed to undergraduate education
- Some of the finest undergraduate laboratories in the country
- Commitment to excellence in teaching
- Quality of the undergraduate research program