• Collaborate with faculty on research focused on creation care and chemistry for the common good
• Compete for financial backing of student-driven research projects from the Kauffman & Miller Research Awards
• Challenge yourself in state-of-the-art facilities
• Be mentored by faculty active in scholarly work and serious about teaching and learning
• Live out your faith and values in your science
• Expand your world and understanding throughintercultural study

• Compete for Kauffman & Miller Research Awards, up to for $2500 for summer research supervised by EMU faculty
• In addition to research at EMU, EMU students have participated in summer research programs at James Madison University, Penn State University, University of Minnesota, University of North Dakota, Budapest, North Carolinas Research Triangle Park, National Institutes of Health in Beltsville, Maryland, and in Ghana, Africa.
• Present research at the annual STEM Student Research Symposium or the Academic & Creative Excellence Festival.
• Undergraduate students have completed longer-term projects with published findings in scientific journals, something typically done during graduate studies.
• Join your classmates in clubs such as Earthkeepers, Sustainable Food Initiative, Coalition for Climate Justice, Pre-Professional Health Sciences.
• Serve other students and build your own skills and scientific understanding by working as peer tutors in the Academic Success Center.

EMU provides a broad background for the wide variety of career options open to the chemistry or biochemistry major and a solid preparation for study at the graduate level.

EMU chemistry graduates are now involved in a variety of activities:

• Neurochemistry research
• Teaching college science
• Opening a medical practice
• Community Health worker in Central America
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Environmental quality control
• Malaria research in Tanzania
• Biotechnology

Graduate programs our students have attended:

• Carnegie Mellon University
• George Washington University
• Ohio State University
• Penn State University
• University of Illinois in Chicago
• University of Minnesota
• University of Oregon
• University of Virginia

A major in chemistry can launch your career in many directions. While some of these career possibilities also require graduate study, many are immediately available after graduating from EMU.

Students interested in chemistry and a career in healthcare can major in chemistry and enroll in the pre-professional health sciences program. Our pre-med students have been accepted at top-level medical schools.

• 99% of undergrads receive financial aid
• The average assistance package is over $37,000
• Over $17 million in aid is awarded each year

Financial aid packages often include:

• Grants and scholarships
• Work-study positions
• Loan opportunities

Learn more by contacting  EMU's Financial Assistance Office or checking out our net price calculator.