BA/BS in Chemistry

Chemistry at Wilkes can be pursued as a major or a minor and builds a thorough grounding in chemical theory and laboratory skills. Graduates are prepared for work in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, government labs and academic settings. The department holds a broad collection of modern instruments for spectroscopy, separation, thermal analysis, synthesis and analysis, and students get hands-on experience with these starting in their first year. They conduct research with professors and can remain on campus during the summer for paid research positions. The American Chemical Society has approved the program, and chemistry majors who finish the BS can be certified for society membership. Teaching and lab work take place in a large LEED-certified science building. Alumni have continued on to professional and graduate schools.