Chemistry & Biochemistry

Address: 435 Sullivan Science Building
Phone: 336.334.5714
Web site: www.uncg.edu/che

Majors & Concentrations

• Biochemistry (BS) U860
• Chemistry (BA) U121
• Chemistry (BA) (High Sch Lic) U125
• Chemistry (BS) U123
• Chemistry (BS) (Biochemistry) U124
• Chemistry (BS) (High Sch Lic) U126
• Chemistry Research (BS) U168

What's unique about Chemistry and Biochemistry at UNCG?

UNCG's program is one of only three Biochemistry B.S. programs in North Carolina.

Students who earn a B.S. degree are certified by the American Chemical Society as having completed the requirements for undergraduate professional training.

The accelerated master's program allows the student to receive a B.A. in Chemistry and an MBA or a B.S. in Chemistry and an M.S. in Chemistry in approximately five years.

Students are encouraged to be involved in faculty research projects and students are frequently included as co-authors or presenters at national conferences for chemical research findings.

Faculty includes two UNCG Alumni Teaching Excellence Award winners, two College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Excellence award winners, and one UNC Board of Governors Teaching Excellence Award winner; strong emphasis on teaching.

Industry employees, teachers, and others participate in professional and pre-professional activities.

Academic Clubs and Organizations

• Skeptical Chemists (American Chemical Society Student Affiliates): organizes lectures and seminars for students and also arranges social outings
• Environmental Awareness Foundation: a student club that promotes responsible scientific practices in order to maintain a healthy ecosystem

Student Opportunities

• Student research internships (contact department for more information)
• Undergraduate jobs as lab assistants
• Undergraduate research assistant positions
• Chemistry/Biochemistry 490 internship course

Graduates/Careers

• Environmental scientist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Maryland
• President, Harmony Labs, Concord, NC
• Principal chemist, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN
• Special agent, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Hollywood, FL
• VP Environment, Ellis & Everard, Inc., Marietta, GA
• Research scientist, Syngenta, Greensboro NC
• VP Retail Operations, Amerada Hess Corporation, Madison, NJ
• Typical Graduate Schools: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania State University, UNC Chapel Hill, the University of Tennessee, Ohio State University, Howard Dental School, UNC Chapel Hill Medical School, ECU Medical School

Professional Organizations and Accreditation

• The American Chemical Society

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