Students may pursue the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts through the Department of Chemistry.

The Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, certified by the American Chemical Society (ACS), emphasizes laboratory skills and independent research beyond that required of the Bachelor of Arts and is designed to prepare graduates for graduate school, medical school, and chemistry-related positions in business, government and industry.

All degrees in Chemistry are designed to stimulate analytical reasoning and encourage a discriminating approach to problem-solving. All degrees provide a working knowledge in chemistry and the skills to pursue careers in chemistry and related fields.

CHEM 450 may not be counted as an elective/ credit hours toward the Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry major.

Students may pursue the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts through the Department of Chemistry.

The Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, certified by the American Chemical Society (ACS), emphasizes laboratory skills and independent research beyond that required of the Bachelor of Arts and is designed to prepare graduates for graduate school, medical school, and chemistry-related positions in business, government and industry.

All degrees in Chemistry are designed to stimulate analytical reasoning and encourage a discriminating approach to problem-solving. All degrees provide a working knowledge in chemistry and the skills to pursue careers in chemistry and related fields.

This course of study expands the student's knowledge of the environment and how best to live in it, particularly from a chemical point of view. Studies dealing with actual environmental problems in modern society provide students with the logical scientific framework and develop the intellectual power necessary for finding possible solutions and deciding upon the more desirable ones. Emphasis is on laboratory and field studies designed to develop the skills and techniques necessary for analyzing environmental problems. Students may pursue either the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science.

The Bachelor of Science in chemistry with an environmental concentration prepares students for positions in industry and governmental agencies. Employment opportunities include: state health departments, municipal sewage treatment plants, environmental protection agencies, Army Corps of Engineers, industrial consulting firms, and chemical industries.

CHEM 450 may not be counted as an elective/ credit hours toward the Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry with an Environmental Concentration major.

This course of study expands the student's knowledge of the environment and how best to live in it, particularly from a chemical point of view. Studies dealing with actual environmental problems in modern society provide students with the logical scientific framework and develop the intellectual power necessary for finding possible solutions and deciding upon the more desirable ones. Emphasis is on laboratory and field studies designed to develop the skills and techniques necessary for analyzing environmental problems. Students may pursue either the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science.

The Bachelor of Science in chemistry with an environmental concentration prepares students for positions in industry and governmental agencies. Employment opportunities include: state health departments, municipal sewage treatment plants, environmental protection agencies, Army Corps of Engineers, industrial consulting firms, and chemical industries.

Required courses:

• CHEM 191 - Principles of Chemistry I and Lab
• CHEM 192 - Principles of Chemistry II and Lab
• CHEM 301 - Organic Chemistry I and Lab
• CHEM 302 - Organic Chemistry II and Lab

Select eight credit hours from the following 300 or 400 level Chemistry courses. CHEM 450 may not be counted as an elective toward the Minor in Chemistry .

CHEM 311 - Analytical Chemistry and Lab

CHEM 312 - Instrumental Methods of Analysis and Lab

CHEM 320 - Inorganic Chemistry and Lab

CHEM 390 - Biochemistry and Lab

CHEM 391 - Chemical Thermodynamics and Lab

CHEM 392 - Quantum Chemistry and Lab

CHEM 431 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

CHEM 432 - Advanced Organic Chemistry

CHEM 433 - Advanced Physical Chemistry

CHEM 434 - Advanced Environmental Chemistry

CHEM 435 - Advanced Biochemistry

CHEM 421 - Advanced Chemistry Lab I

CHEM 423- Advanced Biochemistry Lab

Three-Plus-Four Chemistry-PharmD Dual Degree Program

Roger Williams University has partnered with Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS Vermont Campus) to provide a dual Chemistry-PharmD degree program. Outstanding students who qualify for this special program may be able to complete all requirements for a baccalaureate degree in Chemistry (B.S. or B.A.) or Biochemistry (B.S.) and the Doctor of Pharmacy degree in seven years, as opposed to the traditional eight-year period of study. The program requires students to declare Chemistry or Biochemistry as their primary undergraduate major, and to take the pre-pharmacy courses at Roger Williams University, Feinstein College of Arts and Sciences. Chemistry or Biochemistry majors must satisfy the University Core Curriculum requirements, the College speech requirement, and complete a total of at least 120 credits including transfer credits from ACPHS. Students successfully completing the dual degree program will be eligible to participate in the commencement exercises of each institution.

Students are required to indicate their intent to pursue the Chemistry-PharmD dual degree program on their college application form. The student's application must be evaluated by the office of admissions at ACPHS for acceptance into the program as well. Full-time students who matriculate into the program in their freshman year and who maintain superior academic records with outstanding academic averages must formally declare at the beginning of their junior year to the Chair of the Chemistry and Physics Department their intent to apply to ACPHS. Students would complete the PCAT examination and the PharmCAS application to ACPHS by March 1 of their junior year. ACPHS Doctor of Pharmacy program is a full-time, four year program. Courses taken during the first year at ACPHS Vermont campus will transfer for credits for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry or an American Chemical Society approved Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry.

Students who matriculate at ACPHS must meet the following conditions:

• A student must have earned at least 90 credits in three years of study at Roger Williams University before beginning at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Vermont campus).
• A student must successfully complete the required Pre-pharmacy courses at Roger Williams University, as specified in this catalog.
• All Core Curriculum requirements and pre-pharmacy course requirements must be met within those 90 credits.
• The student's cumulative grade-point average must be at least 3.0. No grade lower than a C (2.0) will count toward the 90 credits.
• The student must meet or exceed Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Vermont campus) PCAT entry requirements.
• The student must successfully interview and complete a writing assessment as determined by the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Vermont campus).

Three-Plus-Four Chemistry-PharmD Dual Degree Program

Roger Williams University has partnered with Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS Vermont Campus) to provide a dual Chemistry-PharmD degree program. Outstanding students who qualify for this special program may be able to complete all requirements for a baccalaureate degree in Chemistry (B.S. or B.A.) or Biochemistry (B.S.) and the Doctor of Pharmacy degree in seven years, as opposed to the traditional eight-year period of study. The program requires students to declare Chemistry or Biochemistry as their primary undergraduate major, and to take the pre-pharmacy courses at Roger Williams University, Feinstein College of Arts and Sciences. Chemistry or Biochemistry majors must satisfy the University Core Curriculum requirements, the College speech requirement, and complete a total of at least 120 credits including transfer credits from ACPHS. Students successfully completing the dual degree program will be eligible to participate in the commencement exercises of each institution.

Students are required to indicate their intent to pursue the Chemistry-PharmD dual degree program on their college application form. The student's application must be evaluated by the office of admissions at ACPHS for acceptance into the program as well. Full-time students who matriculate into the program in their freshman year and who maintain superior academic records with outstanding academic averages must formally declare at the beginning of their junior year to the Chair of the Chemistry and Physics Department their intent to apply to ACPHS. Students would complete the PCAT examination and the PharmCAS application to ACPHS by March 1 of their junior year. ACPHS Doctor of Pharmacy program is a full-time, four year program. Courses taken during the first year at ACPHS Vermont campus will transfer for credits for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry or an American Chemical Society approved Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry.

Students who matriculate at ACPHS must meet the following conditions:

• A student must have earned at least 90 credits in three years of study at Roger Williams University before beginning at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Vermont campus).
• A student must successfully complete the required Pre-pharmacy courses at Roger Williams University, as specified in this catalog.
• All Core Curriculum requirements and pre-pharmacy course requirements must be met within those 90 credits.
• The student's cumulative grade-point average must be at least 3.0. No grade lower than a C (2.0) will count toward the 90 credits.
• The student must meet or exceed Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Vermont campus) PCAT entry requirements.
• The student must successfully interview and complete a writing assessment as determined by the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Vermont campus).