The Chemistry Undergraduate Program Office will be operating remotely for the Fall 2020 semester.  Office hours will be Monday – Friday from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.  You may reach us via email at undergrad@chem.psu.edu or by phone at (814) 865-9391.
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Why choose chemistry?

The chemistry major is designed to take you where you want to go. Penn State offers an innovative curriculum to help students succeed in the chemical industry, academia, medicine, education, and so much more.  With great career and research opportunities, there’s never been a better time to choose chemistry at Penn State.

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Penn State chemistry majors have opportunities to work with some of the best research groups in the world on projects that have the potential to impact many of the most important issues facing our society today. Each year nearly seventy-five percent of our majors work in a research group during the academic year or the summer term. 

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