BA/BS in Chemistry

Chemistry at Kenyon is learned through doing, and student and faculty research sits at the center of the curriculum. Working relationships with professors start in the first year and grow into independent projects that can continue across several years. A summer research program lets students stay on campus for intensive laboratory work, and results sometimes appear in presentations and journal papers. The department is also a route into medicine, and the college notes strong results for its medical school applicants. Featured courses include instrumental analysis, environmental chemistry, inorganic chemistry and an advanced seminar on current research in organic, biophysical, biochemical, materials and analytical chemistry. Prospective students can use the department page to see featured courses and recent news about alumni who built careers in chemistry. Time in the laboratory, rather than lectures alone, is the main way students learn the discipline here.