化学是在分子水平上研究物质的方法：分子如何结构，如何相互反应以及在什么条件下，如何对其进行修饰以及每种修饰如何影响物理性质。从食物到药物，从污染控制到油漆配方，从永久压榨衣服到厨房台面，化学都不会影响¢。化学的大部分工作是在研究，应用或质量控制实验室中完成的。许多学习化学的人都是为了从事医学或药理学的职业做准备。
Chemistry is the study of material on the molecular level: how molecules are structured, how they react with each other and under what conditions, how can they be modified and how each modification affects physical properties. There is nothing that chemistry does not affect from food to medicine, from pollution control to paint formulation, from permanent-press clothes to kitchen countertops. Most of the work of chemistry is done in research, applications or quality-control laboratories.<br><br>Many who study chemistry do so as preparation for a career in medicine or pharmacology.<br><br>UC Clermont's Chemistry associate degree (AS) program is designed so that students may earn an associate degree in science and transfer into the third year of the bachelor of science (BS) program at the University of Cincinnati's College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), provided all other admission requirements of that college are met.<br><br>The AS chemistry program is a rigorous program of study intended for students seeking careers as professional chemists, often with an advanced degree in chemistry.