化学课程为希望从事化学，生物技术，医学，牙科，相关健康领域，科学教学，环境科学，材料科学和工程学的职业的学生提供教育和培训。化学被视为中心科学，因为它是充分理解许多其他科学以及医学所必需的。化学系提供通识教育课程以及化学，生物学，生物技术和护理专业的课程。除化学专业和辅修专业外，该系还集中于生物化学，绿色化学和环境化学，材料科学和无机化学以及生物信息学。该系为有机化学，生物分析化学，纳米科学和分子建模的本科研究提供了机会。化学系在课程和研究中推广绿色化学。化学专业的学生可能有资格获得马萨诸塞州药物与健康科
This concentration is intended for chemistry majors who aspire to attend medical school, dental school, or veterinary school after completing their undergraduate degree. The concentration is a means to ensure that you have the best possible academic preparation and advising as you prepare for a post-graduate program. The Pre-Medical Concentration requirements include courses that are not part of the Chemistry Major but are designated as core prerequisites for these professional schools as well as some additional courses that are not part of the core prerequisites but are strongly recommended.<br><br>The concentration curriculum also includes a one-credit seminar taken during the sophomore or junior year that is designed to familiarize you with the requirements for admission to medical, dental, and veterinary schools. The seminar will help you develop a personal plan for fulfilling these requirements so that you have the best possible chance of admission to postgraduate study. <br>This concentration is intended for Chemistry majors who aspire to attend medical school, dental school, or veterinary school after completing their undergraduate degree. The concentration is a means to ensure that students have the best possible academic preparation and advising as they prepare for these post-graduate programs. The Pre-Medical Concentration requirements include courses that are not part of the Chemistry major but are designated as core prerequisites for these professional schools as well as some additional courses that are not part of the core prerequisites but are strongly recommended. The concentration curriculum also includes a one-credit seminar taken during the sophomore or junior year that is designed to familiarize students with the requirements for admission to medical, dental, and veterinary schools. The seminar helps students develop personal plans for fulfilling these requirements so that they have the best possible chance of admission to post-graduate study. A first-year seminar targeted at pre-medical students is offered, but not required, for completion of the concentration.