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About the Chemistry Department
The Chemistry department at University of Idaho offers
B.S. and research M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry. For the student
who wants to pursue a graduate degree or will work in a field related to chemistry, we offer the
Professional B.S. in Chemistry, which is the degree accredited by
the American Chemical Society. For students interested in pursuing
careers in medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy we offer a
B.S.-Pre Med. For teaching secondary
school or for those adding chemistry as a second degree (such as Chemical Engineering, Physics or a biology related field) we
offer the General B.S. degree. For
those students who want to enter the field of
forensic chemistry at a state or federal crime
laboratory we now offer the B.S. Forensics
degree. A non-thesis Masters in Chemistry is also offered for those who want to focus on course work only.
The department is located in Renfrew Hall, named after Malcolm Renfrew, a former faculty member and chair of the department who
continues as a generous benefactor of the program. The building
houses nearly 20 faculty with assistance from
ten permanent staff
members. The number of graduate students pursuing advanced degrees is between 35-45, and we have
approximately 10 postdoctoral
scientists and visiting faculty and over 100 undergraduate majors at any time.
Research in the department is loosely organized around the traditional divisions of
analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry, but opportunities to cross disciplines within
the department and with other academic departments are plentiful. Please look around and don't hesitate to contact
us.
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