General Information for Chemistry Majors

Welcome to the Undergraduate Chemistry Program at Texas A&M University. Chemistry is an exciting and dynamic field with unlimited opportunities. This document will provide you with an overview of our program and answer many of the questions you may have as you begin your studies at Texas A&M.

You should definitely look at www.chem.tamu.edu/ugrad for very specific information about the undergraduate chemistry program at Texas A&M University. Included here is information about:

• employers
• careers
• degree plans
• Orbitals (monthly undergraduate newsletter)

For more information about the above go to www.chem.tamu.edu/ugrad

We have one of the largest chemistry departments in the United States in some ways but still offer many of the advantages you might expect to find only at smaller schools. We offer small class sections of most chemistry courses for chemistry majors, special laboratories with outstanding state of the art instrumentation, personal advising, and genuine concern for your welfare.

The excitement and opportunities associated with a large, nationally ranked chemistry program are yours. How large is the department? We typically have about 45 tenure track faculty members, about 15 lecturers and senior lecturers, about 200 graduate students, 100 postdoctoral fellows, and 60 support staff. We also brought in nearly $12 million dollars in research grant money in the chemistry department last year and teach over 7,000 students in chemistry lecture and laboratory courses each year. Each fall semester we enroll over 3000 students in various general chemistry courses.

We typically average around 175-200 undergraduate chemistry majors. Most of these students are taught in special small lecture and laboratory sections for chemistry majors during their freshman and sophomore years when chemistry classes could otherwise be quite large. Thus, chemistry majors at A&M receive the special attention normally associated with very small colleges.

Dr. Hogg, Dr. Tiner and Ms. Warren are here to assist you. You should contact them anytime you have a question or problem, need some advice, or just want to tell someone about your recent accomplishments or good news. You will probably find it helpful to call and schedule an appointment but this is not absolutely necessary. Don't hesitate to let us know when something good happens to you because we like to publicize these things in the monthly undergraduate chemistry newsletter, Orbitals: What's Happening in Chemistry Circles. Past issues are available on our website. We are all here to help you but can do that only if you communicate with us.

UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING CONTACTS
Dr. John Hogg, Thaman Professor of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Chief Undergraduate Advisor and Professor of Chemistry Office: Room 104, Chemistry Phone: 979-845-0520 hogg@mail.chem.tamu.edu
Dr. Tammy Tiner, Senior Lecturer Associate Undergraduate Advisor Office: Room 108, Chemistry Phone: 979-845-0520 tiner@tamu.edu	Ms. Marylin Warren Office Associate Office: Room 104, Chemistry Phone: 979-845-0520 warren@mail.chem.tamu.edu