This curriculum provides the necessary background for those planning to become professional chemists. The professional chemistry curriculum meets the requirements established for certification by the American Chemical Society.

Students successfully completing the curriculum are prepared to undertake graduate study in chemistry or enter technical positions in industrial and governmental research. The program includes a group minor composed of the required courses in mathematics and physics. No other minor is needed to meet graduation requirements.For students planning graduate study in chemistry (especially organic chemistry), 10 hours or an equivalent reading knowledge of a foreign language, preferably German, is recommended