Chemistry
Bachelor of Science
Chemistry develops new medicines, solves forensic riddles, creates green technologies, and more.
A chemistry degree from Nazareth prepares you for career opportunities as a research scientist, science teacher, and as a problem solver in a variety of fields. Learn science as well as how to be an independent scientist, starting with research opportunities your first year. Innovation is at the heart of our teaching. Nazareth undergraduate students have made biodiesel fuel from French fry oil, studied the chemical properties of wine making, and examined molecular design from the perspectives of biology, chemistry, and medicine.
Highlights
Enjoy individualized attention from faculty and conduct independent, inquiry-based research on your topic of interest
Gain extensive training in modern lab techniques using top-notch equipment in Nazareth's Peckham Hall
Close working relationships with dynamic faculty makes work both challenging and fun
Add in-demand analysis skills with a minor in analytics
Career Paths
- Chemist
- Environmental scientist
- Quality control manager
- Research analyst
- Pharmacist
- Forensic scientist
- Materials scientist
- Chemistry patent agent
- Polymer chemist
- Chemical salesperson
Employers and Graduate Schools
- University of Georgia
- Notre Dame University
- Cornell University
- University of Southern California
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Bausch & Lomb
- IBM
- Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Scholarship to teach
Nazareth University's Noyce STEM Teacher Scholarship provides tuition support, paid research experience, mentorship, seminars, STEM teaching field experience, and more for students who want to teach science or math in a high-need school district.
900
square-foot general biology lab
Top 20
ranked science labs in the nation by The Princeton Review
ACS
Approved by the American Chemical Society.
Changemaking
Community service opportunities include mentoring young students at the Rochester Museum and Science Center and Lab Day.
Undergraduate Research Topics
- HIV drug therapy
- Biodiesel fuel
- Computational chemistry
- Catalysis
- Pedagogical research
- Ion mobility mass spectroscopy
Program Director
Alumni Spotlight
Alan Connor ‘13, Ph.D., advanced engineer/scientist, Honeywell analytical laboratories
“The strongest thing about Naz was a lot of lab exposure. I worked under several professors for undergraduate research involving computational, inorganic catalysis, and organic synthesis. This lab work helped me tremendously when it came time to start in a research lab at the University of Buffalo (doctoral program). I would emphasize for anyone starting in chemistry to talk to professors about getting in the lab and look for who is offering REUs (research education for undergrads) because this makes you highly marketable later. Also, if you don't have a strong feeling of your future goals or interests, be vocal about it, because the faculty and staff are helpful in getting those goals and interests established, to put you on the path to success.”