Muhammad Miqdad ’19 is graduating with a degree in chemical engineering, but his four years at Rochester are leading him to a future focused on entrepreneurship, connecting the dots between technology, business, and social good as a business development executive for a start-up working to provide clean drinking water to families in developing countries.
In his four years at Rochester, Suman Kumar ’19 has attended a half dozen international development conferences; met several influential world leaders, diplomats, and Nobel laureates; rebuilt two schools destroyed by an earthquake in his native country of Nepal; and still managed to complete a rigorous curriculum in mechanical engineering.
A biomedical engineering major and first-generation student from Hartford, Connecticut, Kharimat Alatise ’19 is ready to pursue her doctorate and become a professor. “I’ve had many great professors, but none that look like me. I want to be a role model to first-generation and minority students.”
Nik Angyal ’19 had two passions in high school: chemistry and soccer. He graduates from Rochester at the top of his class in both. The New York native graduates with a 3.99 grade point average in chemical engineering and helped lead the men’s soccer team to the NCAA Final Four while being named Academic All-America Team Member of the Year.
Hannah Dick ’19, ’19E knew she wanted to pursue a college degree in music. But that wasn’t all. Graduating with dual degrees in percussion and brain and cognitive science, she plans to use music to help people, starting with a Fulbright grant to Sweden to study music and pedagogy.
From virtual reality projects that foster empathy for the deaf and hard of hearing to a video game that supports English language learners, five teams of digital media students tackle real-world problems.
Students who have completed the International Baccalaureate (IB) chemistry higher level (HL) exam with a score of 6 or better may be awarded credit for for CHEM 131 ( General Chemist ry I).
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)#N#Students with an exam score of at least an A grade (90% or better) on their Chemistry CBSE chemistry examination are eligible to receive credit for CHEM 131 (General Chemistry I).
To declare a major or minor in chemistry, a member of the Undergraduate Studies Committee, must approve your proposed program by approving your online " Major/Minor Declaration Form " . The form needs to include a listing of all the courses you plan to successfully complete (including those already completed) in order to meet all degree requirements.
Students are required to take at least 39 credit-hours in chemistry, and at least 59 credit-hours overall. We require students to maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) in the major, excluding allied field courses.
The BA program encourages a wide range of elective courses and is particularly suitable for students with interdisciplinary scientific interests in the health professions, biology, physics, geological sciences, engineering, or education.