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	•	Approximately 90% of our chemistry majors participate in undergraduate research projects. Some begin as early as their freshman year to work on projects at the forefront of science.
	•	Carnegie Mellon chemistry majors go on to excellent positions in companies like Merck and Pfizer and to top Ph.D. programs such as at Cal Tech, MIT, UC Berkeley, Northwestern, Harvard and Stanford.
	•	Carnegie Mellon offers the Health Professions Program for those interested in going to medical school or pursuing another health-related career.
	•	A special honors program enables students to earn both a B.S. and an M.S. in 4 years.
	•	The Carnegie Mellon faculty is both internationally recognized for research accomplishments in many areas including studies of biomolecules, green and environmental chemistry, and polymer science, among many others.
	•	The Chemistry faculty is dedicated to teaching excellence. Several Chemistry faculty have received national, university and college awards, developed innovative courses, and used technology to enhance their teaching.
	•	The Department offers an outstanding Chemistry/Computational Chemistry Track program that capitalizes on the university's world class School of Computer Science.
	•	The curriculum is flexible enough that many students choose to complete double majors, minors and various degree options involving a concentration of 4 to 8 related courses.
	•	Chemistry majors receive considerable personal attention from faculty advisors throughout their Carnegie Mellon education to help in selecting courses, finding research or internship opportunities, and deciding on their next educational or career choices.
	•	The University is building an 8 story addition to house new undergraduate laboratories which will be ready for classes in Spring 2003.
	•	Our program is uniquely interdisciplinary. Students are able to take a variety of courses and pursue research projects in biology, biochemistry, materials chemistry, environmental science, and even business. The university supports students combining their varied interests through Science and Humanities Scholars program and a Bachelor of Science and Arts degree.

For further information or to arrange a visit to the department, please contact Karen Stump, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Director of Laboratories (ks01@andrew.cmu.edu, 412-268-2340).

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