What You’ll Learn

The Chemistry, B.S. – Pharmaceutical Sciences Concentration offers unmatched learning opportunities with our faculty scientists, providing you with a pathway to high-demand jobs such as research scientists, medicinal chemists, and laboratory technicians in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and government settings.

The degree includes a core curriculum in humanities and research principles and practices, general chemistry, organic chemistry, quantitative and instrumental analysis, physical chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and mathematics. This concentration dives into specialized coursework in pharmaceutical chemistry, drug discovery, anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology.

You'll work in our modern research labs, contributing to research under the mentorship of our highly-skilled faculty in areas such as synthetic and medicinal chemistry, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics.

Interested in becoming a teacher? Our Accelerated (4+1) program offers you the opportunity to get your teaching certificate at an accelerated rate. Earn your Chemistry, B.S. with a Pharmaceutical Sciences concentration and your Adolescent Education, M.A.T. in just five years.