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CHEMISTRY
          The curriculum in chemistry is designed to provide instruction in each of the major areas of chemistry. It provides excellent training for those who intend to go to graduate school or professional schools of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, law, and pharmacy, and for those seeking employment in the vast chemical research industry. The degrees offered by the chemistry department are accredited by the American Chemical Society.

Teaching Certification: Students seeking teacher certification in comprehensive science must complete the requirements for a major chemistry as well as satisfy other requirements for certification.

Department website: http://chemistry.rutgers.edu/

SAMPLE OCCUPATIONS
Quality Control Manager
FDA Inspector
Hydrologist
Entomologist
Specification Writer
EPA Inspector
Patent Agent
Medical Technologist
Environmental Health Specialist
Teacher, Science/Math
Extension Agent
Psychiatrist
Radiologist
Water/Wastewater Plant
Occupational Safety Specialist
Science Laboratory
Chemist
Veterinarian
Systems Analyst
Oceanographer
Science Laboratory Technician
Metallurgist
Food Scientist/Technologist
Dentist
Biochemist/Molecular
Biologist Physician
Industrial Hygienist
Computer Software Engineer
Agricultural Scientist
Toxicologist
Perfumer
Quality Assurance Manager
Operator
Product Tester
Color Development Chemist
Forensic Chemist
Technician
Purchasing Agent/Buyer
Assayer
Editor
Water Purification Chemist
Anesthesiologist
Crime Lab Analyst
Chemical Engineer
Plastics Engineer
Cooperative
Fire Protection Engineer
Environmental Engineer
Brewery Laboratory Assistant
Hydro-geologist
Pharmacy Technician
Geologist
Materials Scientist/Engineer
Optometrist
Technical Writer/Communicator
Microbiologist
Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
Public Relations Specialist
Organizations who have hired Rutgers-Newark Graduates:
United States Department of Energy
Center for Pediatric Research
National Starch & Chemical Co.
Lucent Technologies
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Newark Museum
U.S. Department of Agriculture 		NASA
Central Intelligence Agency
University of Medicine and Dentistry
Staten Island Zoological Society
Pfizer
Nature Conservancy, New Jersey Chapter

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Career Development Center 360 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Hill Hall room #313 Newark, NJ 07102-1801
(973) 353-5311 fax: (973)353-5355 questions or comments?