Chemistry

Minors and Certificates

Minor in Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry offers a minor in chemistry. The program requires 16 credits of chemistry at the 300 level or above.

Certificate in Environmental Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry offers an undergraduate certificate program in environmental chemistry. The program consists of 35 credits of course work that deals directly with environmental studies. To receive the certificate a student must hold a baccalaureate degree in any major or be receiving one from George Mason at the time they receive the certificate. Substitutions from the following list of required courses are allowed but require permission from the environmental chemistry certificate director: BIOL 377; CHEM 313, 314, 315, 318, 321, 331 or 333, 505, 554; EVPP 301, 454; STAT 344. To optimize employment and graduate school opportunities, students are encouraged to take additional courses in natural science, computer science, and environmental law.