The Chemistry Department at the University of Scranton offers five majors under the chemistry disciplines. These majors, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry-Business, Chemistry-Computers, and B. S. in Medical Technologies, are geared towards different aspects in the chemistry workplace. Chemistry and Biochemistry are accredited programs certified by the American Chemical Society and gives the students, if they complete the current requirements, the approval of the respected institution before leaving the university. Also available for the Chemistry and Biochemistry students is consideration for the combined Baccalaureate/Master's degree program which gives the students the opportunity to complete their bachelor's and master's requirements within five years of undergraduate school instead of as separate programs.
According to the University of Scranton's undergraduate catalog for
1999-2000, "[t]he strength of the department is indicated by the
fact that the University of Scranton has been one of the leading
schools in the country in the number of master's degrees awarded in
chemistry. The prestige of the department is also demonstrated by a
study of the Office of Institutional Research at Franklin and
Marshall College which ranked the University of Scranton 34th out of
917 private, four-year, primary undergraduate colleges as the
baccalaureate source of those earning Ph.D.'s in Chemistry between
1981 and 1990. Recent graduates of the department have been admitted
to doctoral programs at a number of major universities including
Harvard, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and the University of Pennsylvania.
In addition, some graduates have attended medical and dental schools,
and some have gone to law school."