The University of Alaska Fairbanks Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offers undergraduate programs leading to an American Chemical Society-approved B.S. degree in Chemistry. The curriculum of the chemistry degree offers four program options — chemistry, biochemistry/molecular biology, environmental chemistry and forensic chemistry. The Department has strong graduate programs of study leading to M.A. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Chemistry and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology as well as a Neuroscience Option. Faculty members within the department are associated with the Institute of Arctic Biology, the Geophysical Institute, the International Arctic Research Center and the College of Rural and Community Development. The department is centrally housed in a modern building that opened in 1995 and contains laboratories, classrooms, and offices. 

Times and locations for the Chemistry Learning Center are now posted! The Chemistry Learning Center is a resource for you to excel in general chemistry and utilizes various classrooms for both scheduled supplemental instruction (SI) sessions and drop-in one-on-one coaching. Please check out the CLC Page for more information.

Learn more about our graduate programs and paid research opportunities by checking out our graduate program pages and filling out a graduate program inquiry form.  Feel free to contact Libby Miles, our graduate student coordinator, at libby.miles@alaska.edu with any questions.