Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Chemistry] From Southwest Minnesota State University

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Completion of the B.S. degree in chemistry prepares a student for employment as a practicing laboratory chemist in a wide variety of industrial, educational, and governmental enterprises. It provides excellent preparation for admission into graduate programs in chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, food science, environmental science, and other related areas and for admission into the professional schools of medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine.

Completion of the B.A. degree in chemistry prepares a student to seek a career in areas in which a knowledge of matter, energy, and theirtransformation is important including the chemical, food, health, environmental, and energy industries. Students frequently combine the B.A. degree with a second major such as biology, mathematics, and management.