Between five and eight students graduate from Pitt-Johnstown with a degree in Chemistry each year. Most of them participate in undergraduate research during while a chemistry major. Over half of our majors enter gradaute programs in chemistry or related fields. A few go on to professional programs in the health sciences. Some choose to enter the workforce upon graduation. Students who graduate with a certificate in secondary education Chemistry have been very successful in obtaining jobs teaching high school chemistry.
UPJ Chemistry graduates have been very successful in securing positions in industry. Some have pursued gradaute degrees (M.S. and Ph. D.) before assuming positions in industry. Others have gone directly into the work force after graduation from UPJ.
Here is a list of some of the employers who have hired UPJ Chemistry graduates:
AMPAC Flexibles-Director of Technical MarketingBattelle-Pacific Nortwest National LaboratoryDannon DairiesDRS Laurel Technologies-Software Engineer G&C Labs/George C. Brown Community PoolGeosciences Analytical Laboratories, Somerset, PAJohnson and Johnson PRDNational Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of HealthNeurogen CorporationPenzoilPfiser Phamaceuticals PPG IndustriesProctor & Gamble Rohn & HassUS EPAVertex PharmaceuticalsWindber Research Institute
Another route our graduates take is to follow in the foot steps of their professors. This route involves graduate study (Ph.D.) and sometimes a post-doctoral position as well. Some have become professors at major universities with graduate programs while others have chosen to teach a smaller schools -- similar to UPJ.
Here is a list of some of the colleges and universities where UPJ graduates teach:
Bridgewater State CollegeLake Land Community CollegeTennessee State UniversityUniversity of Mississippi Dept. of Medicinal ChemistryUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of Vermont Med School
