Welcome to the chemistry department at Goshen College

The chemistry department at GC offers a major in chemistry. Aspects that make our chemistry program hard to beat include:

• top-notch faculty
• small class sizes
• hands-on access to sophisticated
• instrumentation in state-of-the-art labs and
• an innovative approach to undergraduate research and practical experience

The life of a chemistry major at Goshen College is filled with new encounters. Chemistry majors learn not only in the lecture hall and lab, but in on-the-job experiences in industrial laboratories and school classrooms. Goshen students work with professionals who are using chemistry to solve problems, create new products and illuminate young minds.

Accomplished faculty members teach and direct students in hands-on laboratory experiences. Students are introduced to ultraviolet, infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance and atomic absorption spectrophotometers. Students use gas and high-pressure liquid chromatographs and computer-controlled data stations. This experience, reserved for graduate students at many universities, puts students a step ahead toward future work with the same instruments in grad school or on the job.

The quality of the chemistry program is reflected in the excellent performance of Goshen students on American Chemical Society standardized exams, as well as their acceptance into graduate and medical schools. Chemistry graduates are currently working at many levels like

• business and industry
• medical doctors
• college professors
• high school teachers
• laboratory chemists
• librarians and
• administrators

• Major in chemistry
• Secondary teacher-education program