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WOU Chemistry Program<\/b><\/h1>\n

WOU offers a comprehensive undergraduate program in Chemistry that will prepare you to enter a competitive job market or advanced training through professional and graduate programs. Within the Chemistry Department at Western Oregon University, students are not just a number in a crowded classroom. Students in our programs have ready access to highly supportive faculty and staff. We have a welcoming atmosphere that encourages student-to-student interactions, and we offer many unique and engaging courses in specialized fields such as forensic science, materials chemistry, and medicinal chemistry & pharmacology. Students can expect to receive hands-on instrumentation training & mentored research opportunities.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Choose a concentration:<\/h1>\n

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We also offer minors in many of the concentrations:<\/h1>\n

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Healthcare Science Minor<\/h3>\n

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Forensic Science Minor<\/h3>\n

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Chemistry Minor<\/h3>\n

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Physical Science Minor<\/h3>\n

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Forensic Chemistry Minor<\/h3>\n

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Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Minor<\/h3>\n

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WOU <\/span>Chemistry Program<\/strong><\/h1>\r\nWOU offers a comprehensive undergraduate program in Chemistry that will prepare you to enter a competitive job market or advanced training through professional and graduate programs. Within the Chemistry Department at Western Oregon University, students are not just a number in a crowded classroom. Students in our programs have ready access to highly supportive faculty and staff. We have a welcoming atmosphere that encourages student-to-student interactions, we offer many unique and engaging courses in specialized fields such as forensic science, materials chemistry, and medicinal chemistry & pharmacology. Students can expect to receive hands-on instrumentation training, mentored research opportunities within our state of the art laboratory facilities housed in the DeVolder Family Science Center that has been built to LEED silver standards.\u00a0 To help students excel in chemistry, we offer<\/span> three major chemistry concentrations that lead to a:<\/span>\r\n

B.S. Degree in Chemistry<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\r\nThey all start with a standard set of <\/span>\r\n