Chemistry/Biochemistry

Chemistry and Biochemistry strives to engage students in teaching and research activities from the moment students arrive on campus. Recent graduates have experienced success in moving onto Ph.D. programs in the biomedical sciences and chemistry related programs, teaching positions, professional school, and a range of industrial positions. We take pride in our small class sizes and strong faculty-student interaction in the classroom and in research projects. The department’s faculty are well-published scholars with extensive teaching experience and focus on individual mentoring and faculty-supervised research.

What makes Misericordia’s Chemistry program stand out from all the rest:

The Chemistry program integrates mathematics, physics, and chemistry courses, allowing students to explore upper-level courses in the fundamental fields of chemistry. The Biochemistry program reflects the fusions of the fields of chemistry and biochemistry, and integrates both the biological and chemical sciences into its curriculum. These programs have prepared students for entry into professional school, graduate school, and employment in the pharmaceutical sciences. Students will have the opportunity to conduct research projects, publish with faculty, and present at conferences nationally. Minor in Chemistry is most often selected by biology majors, but is appropriate for any student with an interest in the physical sciences. Majors in Business, English or Pre-Law, for example, may find a background in chemistry useful in such specialties as patent law or scientific journalism.

Program degree options:

• Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry
• Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Pre-Professional Specialization)
• Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry (Secondary Education Teaching Certification)
• Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (Pre-Professional Specialization)
• Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry (Pre-DPT)

Students have gone to graduate school at:

• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Louisville
• Princeton University
• Syracuse University
• Stony Brook University
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Clemson University
• University of Delaware

Students have gone to professional school at:

• Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
• VCOM (Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine)
• Penn State Hershey PA program
• LECOM (Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine)

Students have attended national and regional meetings at:

• Boston
• Hershey
• Philadelphia
• New Orleans
• Binghamton
• Anaheim
• San Diego
• Washington D.C.

Alumni have been employed at:

• Glaxo Smithkline
• Agilent
• Zotos International
• Johnson and Johnson
• Sanofi Pasteur
• Eurofins Scientific

Research/Internship opportunities available:

• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program at Misericordia University
• Student Internships obtained at:
  • University of Connecticut
  • Polysciences, Inc.
  • Clemson University
  • James Madison University
  • University of Tennessee
  • University of Oregon
  • TechBIO REU in Pittsburgh