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Chemistry is an excellent foundation for medical, dental, pharmacy, physician assistant or physical therapy schools. As a Chemistry student, you will study from a varied and intensive curriculum. Our small classes and laboratory sections provide an optimal learning environment in which you will benefit from the knowledge and experience of faculty. Our undergraduate research program is a vital asset for acceptance into graduate and medical schools. We emphasize problem-solving, quantitative skills, technology, imagination, and proficiency in written and oral communication.
The baccalaureate Chemistry program is accredited by the American Chemical Society for the professional training of chemists.
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“Since I was granted a SURF (Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship) through the American Chemical Society in summer 2025, I was able to continue working closely with one of my professors in order to hopefully create some very biologically important molecules known as benzyl aryl ethers, or BAEs. Throughout the summer we continued to follow a 3-scheme plan including methodology that was highly focused on decarboxylative coupling, which is when two molecules can join together once a CO2 molecule is removed, and we were able to create several different BAEs this way. While continuing our research this academic year, we hope to successfully create even more BAEs, and we would like to further purify the BAEs we have created thus far.” -Devan Fox ‘26
Dylan Levesque ‘26, a Biology and Chemistry double major, was a recipient of the summer 2024 American Chemical Society Connecticut Valley Section (ACS CVS) SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship) award. Dylan was selected for this award because he demonstrated academic excellence in chemistry classes and the laboratory. Such distinctions and accomplishments were recognized by the ACS CVS organization.
Dylan’s research focused on developing methods of synthesizing allyl esters by using palladium catalysis and ionic liquid.
I have been at USJ for 32 years, and there is only one reason a professor stays at an institution for that amount of time: for the students! Over 32 years, I have worked with an amazing diversity of chemistry and biochemistry students that have gone on to PhD programs at Yale and Brown, professional programs including MD/PhD, medical, dental, and veterinary schools and employment at leading companies including Pfizer and Loctite/Henkel.
Gerald Darling Ph.D., professor of Physics and Chemistry
Internships are available in Connecticut in a variety of clinical and business settings including Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford Hospital, the State of Connecticut Crime Lab, Ensign-Bickford Industries, Pfizer, and Loctite Corporation. Potential careers: chemist, physician, dentist, physical therapist, environmental scientist, and more.
Earn a Chemistry B.S. and M.S. in five years with flexible online courses available. The baccalaureate Chemistry program is accredited by the American Chemical Society for the Professional Training of Chemists.
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Join a club“The science department is absolutely the best at USJ. The faculty and staff truly care about the success of their students and are all very kind! The classes are not easy, but the professors are great at teaching and helping students when they need it.
The research opportunities at USJ really make the university special. Many different majors at USJ offer research opportunities and each are unique in their own way, but they all relate to aiding the community.
I would definitely recommend USJ and its science departments to potential students interested in a pharmacy career or any science related career. The faculty and staff at USJ really care for their students, and there are many research opportunities that help students apply what they learned in classes to real life situations.”
— Katelynn Nguyen 3+3 Chemistry B.S. and Pharm.D. ’27
Contact:
Nicola Edwards, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Chemistry
Phone: 860.231.5240
Email: [email protected]