Rutgers–Camden offers a broad and comprehensive program of study in chemistry. Accredited by the American Chemical Society's Committee on Professional Training, the Department of Chemistry offers four options, which allow students to select an area of concentration that reflects their particular interests and career goals: 1) the traditional program; 2) the American Chemical Society certificate program; 3) the biochemistry program; and 4) the chemistry-business option program.
The traditional chemistry and the certificate programs prepare students for graduate study in chemistry or biochemistry and for employment as a professional chemist or biochemist. The biochemistry option readies students for graduate study in biochemistry or one of the allied health fields, or for employment in related fields. The chemistry-business option is directed to entry-level preparation for the non-laboratory aspects of the chemical profession and the academic prerequisites for pursuit of the MBA degree.
Learn more about the Department of Chemistry at Rutgers–Camden.
Dual Degree Program (BA/MS)
Chemistry majors interested in graduate school should consider applying to the BA/MS dual degree program during the spring term of their junior year. Qualified students can earn their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in five years by taking two graduate-level courses during their senior year. These two courses fulfill undergraduate and major requirements and are billed at the undergraduate tuition rate.
Highlights
- Professors encourage undergraduate students to take advantage of opportunities to engage in research. Last year, chemistry majors received over $20,000 of undergraduate research stipends and funding (generously provided by Sanofi Aventis, the John C. Collier Research Scholarship, the Stewart Fund, and the Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fund).
- The small size of the Department of Chemistry promotes interaction between professors and students. Every professor has students working in their research group.
- Dr. Alexander Samokhvalov received a two-year Cottrell College Science Award from the Research Corporation to support his research into the mechanistic details of the operation of the "benchmark" TiO2 photocatalyst for applications such as the reduction of carbon dioxide and the remediation of petroleum spills in marine environments.
- Dr. Peter Palenchar received funding ($212,000 over four years) from the National Institutes for Health for a project designed to create a database that describes how enzymes interact with small molecules.
- The Rutgers University Office for the Promotion of Women in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering (WiSEM) was awarded a five-year Institutional Transformation grant from the National Science Foundation titled Rutgers University for Faculty Advancement and Institutional Re-Imagination (RU-FAIR). As an RU-FAIR professor, Dr. Georgia Arbuckle-Keil manages multi-campus initiatives surrounding the improvement of gender equity for SEM women on the Rutgers University faculty, and increases the participation of women in academic science and engineering careers.
Programs
- Major (BA)
- Minor
- Graduate program (MS)
- ACS certification program
- Teacher preparation
- Dual degree program (BA/MS)
