Chemistry
Majors
Chemistry, BS (Approved by the American Chemical Society)
Medicinal Chemistry, BS
Biochemistry, BS
Chemistry, BS
Chemistry: Secondary Teacher Certification, BS
Chemistry majors are employed in a large array of professional fields. Both the ACS Approved degree and the Medicinal Chemistry major provide a clear path into professorial and graduate schools with a 100% acceptance rate achieved by our students over the past two decades. Our majors often find immediate employment in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, agricultural, petrochemical, forensics, environmental laboratories and startups. Roles vary from technicians, quality control and assurance specialists, forensics scientists, and more. During the course of the degree, students study both the atomic and molecular structure of matter and investigate the fundamental reactions in life, the development and formulation of new materials, industrial production processes, and more.
Program Highlights
Chemistry Degree Options Include
- ACS Approved – for Graduate School, Medical School, and Research Positions
- Pre-Health – for Dental, Medical, Nursing, Pharmacy, or Law School
- Secondary Teacher Certification – for future High School or Middle School Teachers
- Medicinal Chemistry Degree - an ACS Approved Degree tailored for Pharmacy School, Medical School, and Research Positions
- Biochemistry Degree - for Biologically Focused Professional and Medical Schools
Potential Careers
- Consulting
- Environmental Protection
- Military & Law Enforcement
- K-12 Teachers and University Professor
- Quality Control
- Research & Development
- Sales & Marketing
Courses to Look For
- Organic Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Inorganic / Bioinorganic Chemistry
- Biomolecular Chemistry and Function
- Medicinal Organic Chemistry
- Modern Methods of Chemical Analysis
Research and Opportunities
- Paid Hands-on Laboratory Research Experiences
- Teaching Assistantship Opportunities
- OK-LSAMP Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
- Training on State-of-the-Art Chemical Instrumentation
- Training on Computational Chemistry with OSU’s High-Performance Computer
Student Internships
- Bayer Pharmaceutical - St. Louis, MO
- BioXFEL - Buffalo, NY
- Genentech – San Francisco, CA
- National Science Foundation - Alexandria, VA
- XploSafe – Stillwater, OK
- American Chemical Society – Washington DC
- Chevron Phillips – Bartlesville, OK
Get Involved
Stay active on campus while making lifelong friends. Get involved with groups, such as:
- ACS Student Affiliates
- Phi Lambda Upsilon
- American Medical Student Association
- Global Medical Brigades
- CAS Ambassadors
- CAS Student Council