Chemistry is often called the "central science" and nowhere is that more prevalent than at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.  All majors at Rose include chemistry. The chemistry and biochemistry curricula provide excellent understanding and appreciation of chemistry in nature and technology.  Courses and undergraduate research focus on how chemistry and biochemistry can be used to find solutions to contemporary problems such as energy, the environment, materials, and renewability of resources.  To meet its mission, the department is well-equipped with state of the art instrumentation that undergraduate students use as early as their freshman year.  At Rose you will find chemistry and biochemistry students working shoulder to shoulder with some of the brightest students from many different technical disciplines.

The department offers an American Chemical Society (ACS) approved majors in chemistry and biochemistry and a minor in chemistry.  A biochemistry-molecular biology as a second degree is also available for chemistry majors.  The biochemistry and chemistry curricula have the following outstanding features:

• A solid foundation in the fundamentals,
• All laboratories are instructed by faculty from general chemistry to the senior level,
• Laboratories focus on developing independence and problem-solving skills,
• Emphasis on a strong undergraduate research program that often results in publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific meetings, and
• Mastering state of the art chemical instrumentation and other tools used by professional chemists.