Program Overview
As a student in Asbury University’s Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Chemistry degree program, you’ll be prepared for an exciting and explorative career in industry, government, academic fields and beyond.
You’ll gain applied experience and demonstrate technical skills in scientific reasoning and mathematical and physical concepts underlying chemical processes, furthering your understanding with research projects alongside your faculty and peers.
If your calling is to pursue advanced career paths such as academic professor or researcher, medical doctor, veterinarian, doctor of pharmacy or policymaker, Asbury’s chemistry major program ensures you gain the prerequisite knowledge and experience to apply to graduate school.
Chemistry majors at Asbury gain unrivaled research experience alongside their peers, faculty and internships. Professors guide classroom projects, and school alumni and partners regularly select students to participate in local and national initiatives at highly respected institutions.
Graduates of the chemistry program are prepared to find their niche in the job market, seek advanced chemistry education and deeply engage society with integrative thinking.
The following are examples of research projects completed by graduates of the B.A. in Chemistry program:
Like many of Asbury’s science and health majors, the chemistry major features small class sizes that reinforce one-on-one learning starting in your introductory courses and continuing to your advanced-level coursework.
Asbury’s school-wide average student-to-faculty ratio is 12:1, and chemistry majors often take courses with fewer than 20 students. Science and Health Department faculty are always close by to answer your queries and address your needs.
Chemistry major requirements integrate each sub-discipline of the field. You’ll gain direct experience in courses such as:
From your professors to your peers, student support is meaningfully integrated across Asbury’s physical and virtual campuses to help guide you in each facet of your college experience.
Career and professional development are important, but we believe that personal development and community connections are just as essential.
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As a chemistry major at Asbury, you’ll gain applied experience and demonstrate technical skills in scientific reasoning and mathematical and physical concepts underlying chemical processes, furthering your understanding with research projects.
Asbury Science and Health Department facilities include chemistry laboratories where students use and become familiar with the same equipment they will use in their professional enterprises.
Industry-leading faculty in the chemistry program are committed to the highest quality instruction and are always close by to answer your queries and address your needs, helping to make challenging material more accessible and mentorships readily available!
Students in Asbury’s chemistry program often go on to pursue careers in:
For the 2024 SEARCH Symposium, Noah M. Clark ’24 presented: “In Light of This: A Call for Reconciliation Between Faith and Science” with faculty sponsor Dr. Wilson Shafer (assistant professor of chemistry). Her paper aimed to establish the phenomenon of light as fundamental common ground between both scientific inquiry and Christian faith, proposing it as a bridge for reconciling faith and science due to its enigmatic characteristics and importance to human existence. Through an analysis of the scientific perspective on light, its biblical significance, and its importance in understanding the nature of God, the integration of science and faith may once again be achieved through a discourse surrounding the phenomenon of light, emphasizing the importance of humility and faith in the pursuit of knowledge. The research included a special light presentation in Chapel.
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