Degree Programs
Clemson's Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in chemistry emphasizes the technical and communication skills needed for a professional career in chemistry. It also requires research. The program is approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS)
Clemson also offers the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in chemistry. The B. A. degree program provides a broad education needed for careers dependent on a basic knowledge of chemistry and is an excellent preprofessional curriculum for medicine, pharmacy, and law.
Detailed information can be found in the Undergraduate Handbook.
Both B.A. and B.S. programs provide:
Course work in fundamentals and cutting-edge fields such as medicinal and materials chemistry.
An adaptable curriculum that allows you to concentrate in an area such as materials or environmental chemistry.
Research opportunities that include synthesis of new compounds with materials potential, bioorganic and medicinal chemistry, polymers, thin films and surfaces, electrochemistry, plasma flames, and high resolution laser spectroscopy.
Experience with modern instruments in the laboratory courses and research.
Faculty advisers that serve from your entry into the program all the way through to graduation.
Tutorials that provide early interaction with faculty members on an informal basis.
Advanced students who mentor entering students to assist them with academic success in chemistry courses.
An excellent cooperative (co-op) education program that will give you "real world" experience in industry.