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On the eastern coast of the island of Hawai’i sits the Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, where two students from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) spent part of their summer tracking insects that prey on papaya fields.

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Build a solid foundation at EMU in the major areas of chemistry: organic, inorganic, analytical, physical and biological chemistry.

Research with and be mentored by faculty who invest time in you, and compete for Kauffman-Miller Research Awards of up to for $2500 for summer research that is also supervised by EMU faculty.

Learn by doing as you expand your world with a broad chemical background suitable for entry into a wide variety options for careers – from industrial plastics chemist to pharmaceutical technician – and graduate level studies in chemistry, biochemistry or related areas.

See the curriculum below.

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Career Options

Additional careers in pre-professional health are also an option with this degree.

The above data was drawn from ONet and is intended for informational purposes only.

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Curriculum

Chemistry courses (31 SH)

  • CHEM 223 General Chemistry I - 4 
  • CHEM 224 General Chemistry II - 4 
  • CHEM 315 Organic Chemistry I - 4 
  • CHEM 316 Organic Chemistry II - 4 
  • *CHEM 320 Analytical Chemistry I - 3  
  • *CHEM 340 Analytical Chemistry II - 3 
  • *CHEM 405 Thermodynamics - 3 
  • *CHEM 406 Quantum Mechanics - 3 
  • BIOCH 376 Foundational Biochemistry - 3 

Research course (2 SH)

Choose from this list:

  • BIOCH/CHEM 479 Biochemistry/Chemistry Research - 1-2  
  • BIOL 255 Biology Research Seminar - 1  
  • BIOL 479 Independent Biology Research - 1-2 
  • completing an NSF REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) or similar program (no credit hours received)
  • internship or practicum style experience

Biology, Mathematics and Physics courses (20 SH)

  • BIOL 485 Science and Ethics - 2  
  • MATH 185 Calculus I - 4 
  • MATH 195 Calculus II - 4 
  • STAT 220 Inferential Statistics - 2 
  • (PHYS 151 College Physics I OR PHYS 252 University Physics I) and PHYS 253 University Physics I laboratory - 4 
    (PHYS 162 College Physics II OR PHYS 262 University Physics II) and PHYS 263 University Physics II laboratory - 4

Additional mathematics courses recommended for students who intend to pursue graduate studies:

  • *MATH 284 Multivariate Calculus II - 2 
  • STAT 230 Regression and ANOVA - 2 

* indicates the course is offered in alternate years

Enrollment in upper-level biology, biochemistry, chemistry and environmental science courses (BIOL, BIOCH, CHEM, ENVS 300s and 400s) requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all science and math courses (BIOL, BIOCH, CHEM, ENVS, MATH, PHYS).

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