Message from the Chair
Welcome to the Chemistry Department at West Virginia State University. The Department offers three B.S. Chemistry degree options; ACS Certified, Applied Chemistry, and Pre-Medical/Pre-Pharmacy Science. The B.S. Chemistry ACS Certified option is approved by the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Depending on the option chosen, students are prepared for graduate studies in chemistry, or immediate employment in industry, or entry into professional schools such as those of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy.
Our faculty are dedicated to excellence in teaching, mentoring, research, and service. Because of our relatively small class sizes, students get to know their professors and their peers fostering a student-centered learning environment. Our students gain hands-on experience with modern instrumentation, and conduct research under the guidance of faculty mentors. Research students often present the results of their work at local, regional, and national meetings. We have a nationally award-winning ACS Student Affiliate Chapter which is very active in promoting science in local schools, and in community service.
