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Chemistry Program

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Program Requirements
Course Descriptions
Faculty Advisors

Chemistry careers offer employment that truly affects our daily lives. The foods we eat, the air we breathe, all of the chemicals and fuels we use, and even the clothes we wear are the concern of chemists. Chemists influence public issues, such as genetic modification of plants and animals, and the handling of chemical and radioactive wastes.

Chemists work in the pharmaceutical, paper, oil, biotechnology and consumer product industries. Chemists can concentrate on specific areas of chemistry, such as forensic science, genetic engineering, environmental chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science or chemical education. Many of these careers require a bachelor's degree while others require a master's degree or a doctorate. For more information about careers in chemistry, see one of the chemistry advisors or go to the American Chemical Society web site at: www.acs.org.

Students interested in chemistry as a major should have good communication, mathematics and computer technology skills.

The Chemistry program at College of DuPage offers courses for liberal arts and health science students, engineers, and chemistry, biology and physics majors. The program has several entry-level courses plus classes in organic chemistry and introductory biochemistry.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Please consult a faculty advisor listed below before beginning your coursework.

Degree

Chemistry, Associate in Science

When planning your coursework, use the Student Planning Worksheet. Degree information and the worksheet can be found on the following files:
[ Chemistry, A.S. Degree, PDF file]
[ Student Planning Worksheet, PDF file]

Course Descriptions

FACULTY ADVISERS
If you are considering this program as an area of study, consult with a faculty advisor in this field. To send an email, click on the name of the advisor you wish to reach:

Lubna Haque
HS 3335, (630) 942-2110

Richard Jarman
HS 3333, (630) 942-2451

Mary Newberg
HS 3331, (630) 942-4066

William Peacy
HS 3341, (630) 942-2486

W. Gary Roby
HS 3329, (630) 942-2420

Jeffrey Trautmann
HS 3339, (630) 942-2488

If you are unable to contact an advisor, messages may be left with the Health and Sciences Division, HS 1220, (630) 942-8331.

Faculty Spotlight

Anjali BhattacharyyaChemistry
"I think she is a wonderful teacher. I am taking all honors classes except this class and she is by far the best. If you really want to understand chemistry, then I recommend this class for everyone," writes one student of Bhattacharyya. "She is very thorough with her teachings and explains things very well," writes another.
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Richard JarmanChemistry
"Chemistry is actually interesting, important and relevant – and not scary like most of them think," Richard Jarman said. "There's also more to education than A's and B's."
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