Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Forensic Chemistry] From California State University

Special Features

• The Department of Chemistry is accredited by the American Chemical Society, and students graduating with the BS Chemistry degree will receive a certificate from the Society.
• Extensive available instrumentation includes a three Hewlett- Packard 5890 Series II GC-Mass spectrometers; a Hitachi LC-Mass spectrometer; a Bruker Avance-500 NMR; a Bruker Avance-300 NMR; a Bruker MSL 300MHz wide bore NMR; a Nicolet IS-50 FTIR; a Perkin-Elmer 2000 FTIR; a Shimadzu UV-2401 PC spectrometer; a Shimadzu, RF-5301PC spectrofluorometer; numerous uv-vis diode array spectrophotometers; a Beckman L2-50 ultracentrifuge; numerous Agilent/HPLC systems; an EPR spectrometer; two Perkin-Elmer atomic absorption spectrometers; Powder XRD; thermoanalyzer; a QuantumCube computational system; several gas chromatographs.
• Several science computing labs are available to students.
• The Chemistry faculty strongly believe that students majoring in Chemistry should have an opportunity to participate in basic or applied research and to work closely with faculty in developing their chemical skills and knowledge. Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts majors are strongly encouraged to complete an independent research project. All graduate students must enroll in a graduate research course.
• All faculty serve as advisors to students and have a strong commitment to helping students find jobs or gain admission to graduate programs or professional schools.
• Our department environment is very similar to a small college liberal arts experience.

Career Possibilities

Students in our program learn both fundamental theory and practical application in all areas of chemistry (inorganic, analytical, organic, physical, biochemical) and they gain substantial experience operating highly sophisticated instrumentation. This prepares students for a wide variety of careers. Examples include: environmental chemistry, toxicology, materials science, government and industry laboratories, biotechnology, agricultural technology, high school science teaching, medicine, dentistry, optometry and other related health sciences, pharmacy and pharmacology, patent law, computational chemistry, forensic analysis, sales representative for instrument, chemical and pharmaceutical companies, art restoration and more.