Chemistry
Bachelor of Science
Chemistry develops new medicines, solves forensic riddles, creates green technologies, and more.
A chemistry degree from Nazareth prepares you for career opportunities as a research scientist, science teacher, and as a problem solver in a variety of fields. Learn science as well as how to be an independent scientist, starting with research opportunities your first year. Innovation is at the heart of our teaching. Nazareth undergraduate students have made biodiesel fuel from French fry oil, studied the chemical properties of wine making, and examined molecular design from the perspectives of biology, chemistry, and medicine.
Highlights
Enjoy individualized attention from faculty and conduct independent, inquiry-based research on your topic of interest
Gain extensive training in modern lab techniques using top-notch equipment in Nazareth's Peckham Hall
Close working relationships with dynamic faculty makes work both challenging and fun
Add in-demand analysis skills with a minor in analytics
Career Paths
- Chemist
- Environmental scientist
- Quality control manager
- Research analyst
- Pharmacist
- Forensic scientist
- Materials scientist
- Chemistry patent agent
- Polymer chemist
- Chemical salesperson
Employers and Graduate Schools
- University of Georgia
- Notre Dame University
- Cornell University
- University of Southern California
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Bausch & Lomb
- IBM
- Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Scholarship to teach
网爆门's聽Noyce STEM Teacher Scholarship聽provides tuition support, paid research experience, mentorship, seminars, STEM teaching field experience, and more for students who want to teach science or math in a high-need school district.
900
square-foot general biology lab
Top 20
ranked science labs in the nation by The Princeton Review
ACS
Approved by the American Chemical Society.
Want to teach chemistry?
- For elementary school (birth to grade 6): You can double major in chemistry and in inclusive early childhood/childhood education, for a curriculum that includes , preparing you to get teaching certification.
- For middle/high school (grades 7-12): You major in chemistry and add the inclusive adolescence education program, for a curriculum that includes , preparing you to get teaching certification in your content area.
Undergraduate Research Topics
- Biocatalytic synthesis of breast milk sugars
- Drug development
- Organic heterocyclic synthesis
- Computational chemistry
- Catalysis
- Pedagogical research
- Ion mobility mass spectroscopy
- More: Chemistry research projects and internships
Changemaking
Community service opportunities include mentoring young students at the Rochester Museum and Science Center and Lab Day.
Program Director
Alumni Spotlight
鈥淪ince classes were small and interactive, I was always expected to participate and think critically. That environment strengthened my problem-solving skills and confidence, both of which directly translate to the work I do now.鈥�
鈥� Jeremy Swartz 鈥�25, lab technician at聽Phlotonics start-up company in Rochester, New York