Why Study Chemistry?
Dive deeper into the universe's building blocks through the study of matter. Conduct research with faculty in labs with state-of-the-art equipment.
Chemistry is a fundamental key to understanding the world around us. Pacific students with a chemistry major or minor participate in directed projects dealing with the study of matter — its properties, transformations and, ultimately, its applications to materials, biology and manufacturing.
As a chemistry major, you’ll get hands-on experience using state-of-the-art equipment, starting in your first year. Students gain experience operating instruments, designing experiments, and analyzing instrumental data in analytical chemistry classes. You'll get to work closely with caring faculty, who are active researchers in the field. Every student completes a senior capstone that can include a research thesis, internship or independent study.
Pacific University’s chemistry major and minor offer a full range of courses, including advanced studies in organic, bioinorganic, solid state, environmental and surface chemistry, instrumentation, biochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics and quantum mechanics.