Chemistry, BA

Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Major: Chemistry

Program Overview

The BA program in chemistry is intended for pre-professional students who plan careers in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, or other fields for which a baccalaureate degree in chemistry provides appropriate training. BA majors may supplement their required courses with additional chemistry courses or may utilize the curriculum’s flexibility to develop an interdisciplinary program of their choice. Many chemistry BA majors participate in undergraduate research in the Department of Chemistry (CHEM 397 / CHEM 398) or in other science departments, including those in the medical school.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to demonstrate proficiency in the content knowledge of the main sub disciplines of chemistry including general, organic, analytical and physical.
  • Students will be able to solve chemistry problems, and carry out, record and analyze the results of chemical experiments.
  • Students will be able to utilize peer-reviewed scientific literature effectively, and evaluate technical articles critically.
  • Students will be able to design and carry out experiments in a safety-focused manner.
  • Students will be able to utilize ethically sound judgements when working with scientific results.

Teacher Licensure

Case Western Reserve University offers licensure programs in music education and art education as degree programs in each of those departments.  Additionally, CWRU’s Teacher Education Program offers a licensure track for students who wish to pursue a teaching career in their content area in grades 7-12 Adolescent to Young Adult.  Licensure areas are: English Language Arts (English major), Integrated Social Studies (history major), Integrated Mathematics (math major), Life Science (biology major), Physical Science (chemistry major), or Physical Science (physics major).  A Multi-Age license in grades PreK-12 is available in French, Spanish or Latin. Students must fulfill the degree requirements for their primary major and declare Teacher Education as a second major. The Teacher Education major consists of 36 hours in education, including a student teaching semester.  The program places students in mentored teaching situations at every stage of their training, capitalizing on the relationships the university has built with area schools.

For the subject area requirements for teacher licensure, please visit the program page for Teacher Education, BA.

Undergraduate Policies

For undergraduate policies and procedures, please review the Undergraduate Academics section of the General Bulletin.

Accelerated Master's Programs

Undergraduate students may participate in accelerated programs toward graduate or professional degrees. For more information and details of the policies and procedures related to accelerated studies, please visit the Undergraduate Academics section of the General Bulletin.