Chemistry Major
September 19, 2014 2025-06-04 13:53Chemistry Major
Advancing Discovery in Chemical Sciences
Chemistry Major
Exploration chemical sciences with hands-on experiments preparing you for a career or advanced education.
Bachelor of Science/Arts in Chemistry
Our undergraduate program prepares you for a future as a chemist or for further graduate studies, with courses taught by experienced faculty who provide personalized attention and mentoring. You’ll delve into organic, analytical, and physical chemistry to gain a fundamental understanding of matter and the forces that govern its behavior, enhancing your laboratory skills and learning to operate advanced scientific equipment.
Explore specialized fields like forensic chemistry, environmental chemistry, or biochemistry, and consider enhancing your education with a study abroad or domestic laboratory experience. Our supportive environment ensures that you graduate confident and ready for your professional future.
Curriculum and Resources
2024-25 Academic Year Information
Program requirements for the following can be found in the undergraduate catalog.
- Chemistry (BA)
- Chemistry (BS)
What Jobs Can I Get With a Chemistry Degree?
Actuaries work to predict future events by analyzing data. They’re responsible for assessing risk and uncertainty using mathematical models that quantify potential outcomes. They might predict things like how many people will die from a certain disease next year, or estimate the cost of natural disasters. In other words, there’s a lot more to actuarial science than you might think!
Actuarial Science Careers and Salaries
Actuarial science is a career that is ever-growing and with potential for high salaries. If you would like to know more about the field, read on! Actuarial science has been described as “the art of predicting the future.”
- Actuarial consultant: $85,651
- Business analyst: $75,894
- Insurance actuarial analyst: $76,229
- Investment analyst: $86,253
- Risk analyst: $62,545
- Underwriter: $72,525
Salary and job projections come from national averages in the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other sources, including Glassdoor, Indeed, and industry-specific posts and publications. The data is meant to provide you with an idea of career options and salary ranges, not as a guarantee of obtaining these positions after graduation. These represent national averages and may vary by source and time frame collected. Actual salaries vary by region. Some jobs may require additional training or graduate education.
David Hobart, PhD
Jason Crumpton, PhD
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As a Lynchburg chemistry student, you'll:
The chemistry major offers two degree options:
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