Chemistry Department

Chemistry Overview

The Hartwick College Department of Chemistry strives to contribute to the overall mission of the College as a Liberal Arts in Practice institution by:

• Training knowledgeable and skilled chemists and biochemists to practice their profession in an ethical way that contributes to a sustainable society,
• Educating all Hartwick students about chemistry as “the central science” and its profound importance to their everyday lives, and
• Actively contributing our scientific knowledge and expertise through collaboration and participation with campus and local communities.

Please note: Hartwick College focuses on offering fall, January, and spring term undergraduate courses in person, however circumstances may require us to offer a small number of courses in this department through distance education. In times of emergency, following regulatory guidelines, all classes may temporarily need to be delivered through distance education, including online. We also offer a slate of courses online in the summer to help our students make progress towards their degrees. With support from an academic advisor, students needing particular courses may have other online options as well. If you have questions about the way courses are delivered in your program, please contact your Department or Program Chair.

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Chemistry Degree Options

The department offers five degree options, a chemistry minor, and a pre-engineering program. 

Learn about our degree options.

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Chemistry Requirements

Ready to consider a chemistry major? See what it takes.

Chemistry Majors & Minors

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Chemistry Courses

Courses are offered in chemistry, biochemistry and environmental chemistry to allow students to complete degree requirements for the degree option of their choice. 

Check out our course offerings.

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Special Opportunities

Hartwick chemistry and biochemistry students partner directly with faculty to perform a wide variety of ongoing independent research projects. Students present their research at national conferences, and regional symposiums. Many are awarded Hartwick’s Freedman Prize for student-faculty collaborative work.

More about special opportunities

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Chemistry Faculty

At Hartwick, undergraduates get full professor attention. Each chemistry professor has an active research and publishing program and participates in national meetings of the American Chemical Society, the Geological Society of American, and the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Meet our Chemistry Faculty

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Still have questions?

Contact the Chemistry Department