Chemistry
Available as a major or minor
As a chemistry student at Roanoke, you'll have incredible freedom to study the essence of the world in a supportive, open-door environment. You'll experience chemistry firsthand through research, internships, independent studies and department trips to medical schools and chemical firms. If you're interested in chemistry or health-related careers, we offer individual mentoring as well as help with the graduate and medical school admissions process.
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If you're interested in a career that contributes to people's health and well-being, join us for the 2024 Health Careers World Expo and meet representatives from graduate programs and employers across the region.
- Date:
- April 2, 2024
- Time:
- 6 - 7:30 p.m.
- Location:
Wortmann Ballroom
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Are you a student involved in research? Are you interested sharing your research in 90 seconds with a public audience to win up to $100?
- Date:
- April 18, 2024
- Time:
- 6 - 8 p.m.
- Location:
Antrim Chapel
As a Chemistry student at Roanoke, you'll have incredible freedom to study the essence of the world in a supportive, open-door environment.
You'll experience chemistry firsthand through research, internships, independent studies and department trips to medical schools and chemical firms. If you're interested in chemistry or health-related careers, we offer individual mentoring as well as help with the graduate and medical school admissions process.
Our students have gone on to grad programs at schools such as Boston University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. Recent graduates now work in a wide range of jobs from heading up research and development at PepsiCo, to acting as a forensic document examiner for the U.S. Secret Service.
We offer a B.A. major, a B.S. major and a minor in chemistry, as well as a major in Biochemistry and a concentration in Medicinal Chemistry.