Program at a Glance
- Program
- Bachelor
- College(s)
- College of Sciences
- Department(s)
- Chemistry

The Chemistry B.A. degree is designed to allow students the flexibility to prepare for multiple careers in chemistry through selection of track-specific and restricted elective courses. This program has three areas of emphasis from which students may choose their specialization: Education, Preprofessional, and Industry.
Degree Requirements
- The Chemistry B.A. is not open to students who have declared the Chemistry B.S. as their major.
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 30 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses taken from the UCF Department of Chemistry
- Prior to enrolling in Chemistry and Math, you must take the Chemistry Placement Test and Math Placement Test ~ https://www.sdes.ucf.edu/placement-tests/
- All prerequisites of courses taught within the College of Sciences will be enforced.
- Courses designated in Common Program Prerequisites (CPP) are usually completed in the first 60 hours.
Undergraduate Application Deadlines
- Fall
- May 1
- Spring
- November 1
- Summer
- March 1
- Fall
- July 1
- Spring
- November 1
- Summer
- March 1
- Fall
- March 1
- Spring
- September 1
- Summer
- January 1
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Career Opportunities
UCF prepares you for life beyond the classroom. Here, you’ll experience a wide range of opportunity, like learning diverse skills from world-renowned faculty to networking with top employers across Central Florida to gaining first-hand experience in internships nearby. Achieve your degree and more as a Knight.
- Analytical Chemist
- Chemical Laboratory Technician
- Chemistry Professor
- High School Biology Teacher
- Inorganic Chemistry Professor
- Laboratory Chemist
- Organic Chemistry Professor
- Physical Chemistry Professor
- Research and Development Chemist