SAACS engages in various activities, including service projects, throughout the year in order to help others become more knowledgeable about the field of chemistry.
Summer Undergraduate Research in Florence, Italy, allows participants to spend the first two weeks on Harding’s campus in classes before traveling to Florence for four weeks. Students work with department faculty and internationally known lecturer and researcher Dr. Chiara Azzari in an Italian research lab.
The preprofessional health clubs in various fields help students prepare for entrance into graduate programs within the health sciences.
As a chemist, you'll put your skills to use testing and improving various products such as plastics and pharmaceutical drugs. Determining composition and concentration of elements and detailing technical reports can help improve manufacturing processes and ultimately change lives.
A degree in chemistry will lay a solid foundation for those who are interested in a career in specialized medicine You'll be equipped with everything you need to be successful in professional schools such as medicine, pharmacy, occupational therapy, physical therapy and more.
Those who choose to continue their studies in graduate and professional schools may choose the path of pharmacy. This degree is highly versatile, preparing you to dispense prescriptions to individual patients and educate them on their health plans while also setting you up for success in areas such as food safety, poison control, marketing and medical strategy, and forensic science.
Chemistry Professor
