Chemistry (B.S.Chem.)

Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

B.S.Chem.

Related Programs

Applied Biotechnology

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Biochemical Engineering

College of Engineering

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Biological Engineering

College of Engineering

Biological Science

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Overview

The B.S. Chem major is designed for students who intend to become professional chemists.  It meets the standards set for certification by the American Chemical Society (A.C.S.).

Majors take a rigorous set of courses with emphasis on laboratory experience and hands-on independent research.  The curriculum emphasizes broad chemical training with a selection of chemistry courses and supporting courses in other related disciplines including physical and biological sciences and mathematics, along with written and verbal communication skills.  An active American Chemical Society Student Affiliates chapter (the Chem Club) provides a cultural and professional environment that enriches the academic experience.

Students may enter commercial or government laboratories or the teaching profession, associate with chemical industries in a technical position, or pursue graduate work in chemistry in order to enter some field of research or college teaching.

Study Abroad Options: UGA at Oxford Study Abroad Program

Spotlight

Chemists and Materials Scientists
Kaitlin Luedecke
Class of 2020

Conducting research in the Robinson Inorganic Chemistry Research Laboratory has been rewarding for me. Besides the most recent national American Chemical Society meeting I attended, I have given oral presentations at three other regional and UGA conferences. I am third-author on a publication in the chemistry journal Dalton Transactions, “1,3,2-Diazaborole-derived carbene complexes of boron,” and I hope to have a first-author publication out soon. I have received the CURO Research Assistantship three times, and received conference funding from CURO as well. Additionally, the Robinson lab has provided me with a fellowship and conference funding.

I spent the summer of 2018 continuing my research project in the Robinson lab with funding from UGA Chemistry’s Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities program (SURO). I further investigated the electronic properties and bonding interactions of products isolated in my paper, and I was able to present my findings at SURO’s symposium at the end of the summer.

This year, I began teaching, grading and supervising Honors General Chemistry II students in the laboratory setting as a peer-learning assistant. This position has enriched my undergraduate experience, and has provided me with valuable insight as to what my responsibilities as a graduate teaching assistant will look like. My students are so intelligent and eager to learn, and I like my position as I’m able to encourage an interest in chemistry among them. This experience has definitely been a highlight as well!