Bachelor in Chemistry (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $60,000 per year..

This programme prepares students for careers in chemical research, industrial science, and advanced study in chemistry. Students develop investigative skills through laboratory work and research focused on energy, medicine, and environmental challenges. The curriculum emphasizes foundational principles and practical application in real-world contexts. Faculty mentorship supports independent research projects throughout the degree.

Focus areas include energy, medicine, environment, chemical research, laboratory investigation, independent research.

The programme requires 120 credits, distributed across core chemistry courses, laboratory work, and research experiences. Students complete a senior thesis based on original research conducted under faculty supervision.

Graduates pursue roles in scientific research, pharmaceutical development, environmental analysis, and graduate study in chemistry or related fields.

Applicants must have completed high school with strong performance in mathematics and science courses. Submission of transcripts, standardized test scores, and a personal statement is required. International students must also provide English proficiency test results.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. on-campus, full-time, four years. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 8% of applicants.

Bowdoin’s history includes the story of the land that became the Schiller Coastal Studies Center. William Hastings Thalheimer, a member of the Bowdoin Class of 1927, and his wife, Irma, purchased the Orr’s Island farm in 1957 and later expanded the property. They deeded the land to Bowdoin in 1981, and it transferred to the College in the 1990s. The former family farmhouse remains one of the center’s administrative buildings.

Today, the 118-acre center in Harpswell supports advanced marine research and interdisciplinary work focused on Maine’s coastal environments, economies, and communities. Its two and a half miles of coastline, forest, and field provide a setting for study and teaching. Bowdoin students have used the facility’s seawater-filled wet laboratories and contributed to eelgrass restoration in Casco Bay.

On the Brunswick campus, students study subjects including biology, chemistry, computer and data studies, economics, English, environmental studies, government and legal studies, mathematics, languages, and the arts. Research and practical opportunities include summer projects, community and public service internships, coastal studies, GIS mapping, and work involving artificial intelligence. Bowdoin’s liberal arts education connects classroom learning with questions in society, science, culture, and public life. International students should expect a small-college setting in Brunswick, Maine, with access to both campus resources and coastal fieldwork.