The Department of Chemistry offers programs at the M.S. and Ph.D. levels leading to degrees in the areas of analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. The research problems being pursued by the department's 13 faculty members and more than 30 graduate students are at the forefront of these traditional disciplines; as well as a variety of interfacial areas, including bioinorganic, bio-organic, organoanalytical, organometallic and applied theoretical chemistry.

The department has traditionally accepted promising students who prefer a small school and the individual attention it provides. Students who possess the potential for graduate work but have an inadequate background will also be considered for graduate study.

The friendly spirit and camaraderie within the department are outstanding. Students are respected as individuals by the faculty and every effort is made to guide them in their development into creative and effective scientists. Our graduates are placed well. In the years 1972-1992, 61 students were graduated with the Ph.D. degree and 41 with the M.S. degree. While the majority of these graduates accepted positions as chemists in major industrial concerns, a number went on for additional graduate or postgraduate studies and several were employed as chemists by governmental or academic institutions.