BA/BS in Chemistry

Chemistry at Carleton teaches science through an apprenticeship model used throughout the curriculum. Students take part in multi-week inquiry projects in lower-division labs, more advanced projects in upper-level courses, and research with faculty. Team-based tasks, including the senior integrative exercise, encourage students to work creatively together. Students often work in teams on complex tasks throughout the program. Courses connect molecular ideas to complex natural systems and emphasize chemical principles along with the hands-on experimental foundation of the discipline. Majors are assessed on learning outcomes such as applying atomic and molecular ideas to explain large-scale phenomena and working effectively as teammates in the laboratory. Graduates go on to doctoral study, health professions, teaching, and careers in engineering, business, and law.