BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY

The Essential Element for Your Future

Whether our !ream is to sa"e the en"ironment# in"ent the $orl!%s ne$est &est'sellin( (a!(et# or &e)ome a lea!in( to*'not)h *h si)ian# )hemistr is for ou+ The Chemistr *ro(ram offerin(s are !esi(ne! for stu!ents $ho $ant to &e)ome )hemists# for those $ho $oul! li,e to use )hemistr to un!erstan! the &eha"ior of li"in( s stems# an! for those $ho $ish to a**l )hemistr to *ro&lems in *h si)s# (eolo( # an! en"ironmental stu!iesIt is also an a**ro*riate !e(ree *ro(ram for stu!ents *ursuin( )areers in en(ineerin(# me!i)ine# !entistr # "eterinar me!i)ine# or s)ien)e tea)hin( on the se)on!ar le"elThe *ro(ram see,s to *ro"i!e stu!ents $ith an o**ortunit to a).uire a soun! foun!ation in )hemistr # an! to see its &roa!er a**li)ationsStu!ents are en)oura(e! an! e/*e)te! to !e"elo* a )om*rehensi"e "ie$ of their su&0e)t as more than a sim*le se.uen)e of )ourses- Course offerin(s# la&orator e/*eriments# an! in!e*en!ent stu! in the *ro(ram are tailore! to the &a),(roun! an! (oals of the in!i"i!ual stu!ent as mu)h as *ossi&le- As the stu!ent *ro(resses# em*hasis shifts from relati"el stru)ture! )lassroom an! la&orator e/*erien)es to a)ti"ities that re.uire in)reasin( in!e*en!en)e an! initiati"e on the stu!ent1s *art- To this en!# un!er(ra!uate resear)h is an inte(ral *art of the e/*erien)e in the la&orator for 0uniors an! seniors an! is stron(l en)oura(e! at all other le"elsDepartment Highlights: Bellarmine stu!ents en0o ears of )lose intera)tion $ith fa)ult that !oes not sto* u*on (ra!uation- 2ur *ast stu!ents $ho entere! the $or, for)e !ire)tl after o&tainin( their !e(ree ha"e .ui),l &een hire! in a lar(e "ariet of in!ustrial firms ea(er for *ersons $ith the t *e of s,ills an! ,no$le!(e &ase ou $ill (ain at Bellarmine# at "er )om*etiti"e startin( rates- If ou instea! o*t for a more a!"an)e! !e(ree# as a (ra!uate of our !e*artment ou )an rest assure! that $e $ill $or, $ith ou to o&tain our su))essful a!mission to (ra!uate s)hool to *ursue a Masters or 3o)torate in our fiel! of stu! - A full 4556 of our *ast (ra!uates $ho a**lie! ha"e ma!e it in# *lus the (ra!uate s)hools (i"e free tuition an! )urrentl *a salaries in the ran(e of 748 to 794 thousan! !ollars a ear $hen ou a))e*t their resear)h or tea)hin( assistantshi* offer+ 2ur *re'*rofessional stu!ents also are &enefitin( from the ears of *re*aration the !e*artment offers $ith our last t$o (ra!uatin( )lasses en0o in( nothin( short of *henomenal a))e*tan)e rates into me!i)al s)hools+ Feel free to set u* an a**ointment to s*ea, $ith an a!"isor or 0ust )all for info at :59';:9'<94=2n the follo$in( *a(es $e e/*lore the )hemistr o*tions in more !etail>>>-

Six Major Fields of Chemistry

OR?ANIC
The Chemistr 2f Car&on @etroleum In!ustr AFuelsB @ol mer In!ustr 4- Varnish an! Coatin(s 9- Clothin( C- @lasti)s of All T *es S ntheses of Car&on Base! Com*oun!s AFor Use in 2ther Chemi)al Fiel!s Es*e)iall Bio)hemistr B

BI2CHEMISTRY
The Chemistr of Life @harma)euti)al 3ru(s Almost all !ru(s $or, & either in)reasin( or !e)reasin( enD me a)ti"it Animal an! @lant S)ien)e at the Mole)ular Le"el

PHYSICAL
The @h si)al @rin)i*les Behin! Chemi)al Beha"ior Macroscopic Thermodynamics The stu! of heat $or, an! ener( Classi)al @h si)s is "er Im*ortantB Microscopic !ant!m Mechanics

"N2R?ANIC #NALYTICAL $NVIR2NMENTAL

The Chemistr of All the 2ther Elements E/)e*t Car&onMinin( In!ustr Many other ind!stries s!ch as: Catal st Steels an! Allo s Semi)on!u)tor an! Sili)on Base! Chi*s ?lass Cement FertiliDers The S)ien)e Behin! 3eterminin( the Amounts of Materials in Sam*les Moles an! Molarit Ho$ mu)h Lea! is in a @ersons Ba), ar!E A Ne$ A**lie! Fiel! of Traine! Anal ti)al Chemists WhoF 4- Un!erstan! 2r(ani) )hemistr to a**l to *etroleum &ase! *ollutants9- Un!erstan! Inor(ani) Chemistr to a**l to *ollutants of minin( G metal in!ustries-

3ru( S nthesis Usuall 3esi(ne! to The stu! of Mimi) A Natural ele)trons an! nu)lei Mole)ule that !o not o&e )lassi)al *h si)s3isease an! Health Einstein1s t *e of Relate! Issues $or,- Lots of math an! *h si)sMe!i)al Resear)h

Traine! Instrumentalist Who Can @ut C- Un!erstan! To(ether Bio)hemistr to Ma)hines to Test a**l to to/i)ant Sam*les u*ta,e in &iolo(i)al s stems- Ae/?o"ernment @esti)i!esB Re(ulations ;- Be a&le to tie all of the a&o"e to(ether for en"ironmental im*a)t

The Chemistr E!u)ational S stem

BS or BA A; ear !e(reeB
There are t$o !ifferent !e(rees offere! in )hemistr a)ross the )ountr - In a state institution that offers &oth# the Ba)helor of S)ien)e is the har!er of the t$o# usuall re.uirin( more )lasses- The Ba)helor of Arts is often the )hoi)e of those $ishin( to *ursue )areers in tea)hin( at the hi(h s)hool le"el# !ue to the a!!e! re.uire! )ourses from the !e*artment of e!u)ationBe)ause Bellarmine Uni"ersit is a Li&eral Arts institution# $e offer a BA in Chemistr that is e.ui"alent to most other )olle(e1s BS !e(ree for ri(or an! )ourse re.uirements- We also offer a se*arate BA in Tea)hin( Chemistr $ith the e!u)ation !e*artment- This se)on! o*tion is e.ui"alent to the BA re.uirement at most other institutionsA BA in Chemistr often lea!s to a )areer $or,in( in an in!ustrial or testin( la&orator # or tea)hin( at the hi(h s)hool le"el-

Masters

A9 a!!itional ears# H ears totalB

3ue to the siDe of most (ra!uate s)hools# (ra!uate stu!ents in )hemistr are &a!l nee!e! to run la&orator an! re)itations se)tions for lar(e (rou*s of stu!ents# as $ell as *erform the &ul, of the resear)h- This translates to sti*en!s in the ran(e of 748#555 to 794#555 an! free tuition for stu!ents $ho atten!A master in )hemistr often lea!s to a )areer runnin( la&oratories in in!ustr # or tea)hin( at the )ommunit )olle(e le"el-

@h-3-

A; a!!itional ears# < ears totalB

Li,e the Master of Chemistr # (ra!uate s)hool for the @h-3- o*tion offers the same sti*en!s an! free tuition- A !o)torate (i"es one the )han)e to $or, on their o$n i!eas more freel - In in!ustr a *erson $ith a !o)torate usuall !e)i!es the (eneral !ire)tion that the $ant the resear)h to (o# an! others are res*onsi&le for the runnin( of the la&- AWith the free!om to *ursue our o$n i!eas ho$e"er# )omes the a!!e! *ressure to *ro!u)e *lans that lea! to su))ess-B A @h-3- is usuall re.uire! to tea)h at an ran, a&o"e the )ommunit )olle(e le"el-

A Chemistr 3e(ree as a @re'@rofessional 2*tion

A@ossi&le @re'@rofessional Fiel!s Usin( a Chemistr 3e(reeB

%eterinary

Medical

Dentistry

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2ften a *erson $ho is attem*tin( to (o on to one of the a&o"e (ra!uate *ro(rams )an &e )onfuse! &et$een $hi)h un!er(ra!uate !e(ree to *ursue- The first three a&o"e re.uire &oth Chemistr an! Biolo( # so the easier )hoi)e is one of these t$o to limit the e/tra )lasses re.uire! $ith other ma0orsA (eneral rule for )hoosin( &et$een either a Chemi)al or Biolo(i)al !e(ree is .uite sim*le- "f yo! li(e life) the st!dy of ho' plants and animals are p!t together and reprod!ce) ta(e the Biology option* +o! 'ill ,e m!ch happier* If ho$e"er ou li,e to mi/ )hemi)als# $at)h "iolent rea)tions# an! e/*lore the "er fun!amental .uestions of our uni"erse at a .uantum me)hani)al le"el# ou nee! to &e $ith us-

AA Note to @re'Me!- Stu!ents A&out Me!i)al S)hool A!missionB

When a stu!ent a**lies to me!i)al s)hool# the are usuall s)reene! & their MCAT s)ores first- This e/am )onsists of four ma0or *ortions- The Ver&al Reasonin( an! Writin( Sam*le se)tions $ill ho*efull &e a!!resse! & our three ears of stu! in Bellarmine1s o"erall li&eral arts )urri)ulum- AThe e/am is ta,en in the s*rin( of our 0unior ear-B The other t$o se)tions are $here $e )an &e "er hel*ful- The @h si)al S)ien)es *ortion )onsists onl of ?eneral Chemistr an! @h si)s- Ha"in( ha! )hemistr for si/ semesters u* to that *oint $ill hel* ou ha"e a !ee*er un!erstan!in( of the *rin)i*les &ehin! (eneral theoriesThe last se)tion is the Biolo(i)al S)ien)es se)tion- This )onsists of ?eneral Biolo( # 2r(ani) Chemistr # an! Bio)hemistr - B the s*rin( of our 0unior ear ou $ill &e throu(h &oth our or(ani) an! &io)hemistr Finall I *ersonall re)ommen! a**l in( to a (ra!uate *ro(ram in Chemistr $hen ou are also a**l in( to me!i)al s)hools- If ou fin! that ou !o not (et into me!i)al s)hool on the first tr # a))e*t the )hemistr (ra!uate s)hools masters offer- It1s free# ou $ill &e *ai! for t$o ears# an! $ith a Master of Chemistr in our *o),et# our )han)es a a))e*tan)e to me!i)al s)hool $ill (o u* !ramati)all - #l'ays (eep in mind that there is more than one path into medical school that yo! can follo' -