{"id":265,"date":"2023-03-22T16:55:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T16:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/?page_id=265"},"modified":"2024-05-02T15:06:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T15:06:40","slug":"undergraduate-student-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/undergraduate-student-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Student Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Research<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/beckman-scholars-program\/\">Beckman Scholars Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/reu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vanderbilt Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Chemical Biology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vicb\/students-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology Internships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Support<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/studentemployment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Student Employment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/financialaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office of Financial Aid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Academic Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/registrar.vanderbilt.edu\/registration\/yes-user-guides.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YES User Guides<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/enrollmentbulletin\/registration-essentials\/registration-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vanderbilt Course Registration Dates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/stuaccts\/insurance\/health-insurance.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vanderbilt Graduate Student Health Insurance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vanderbilt Career Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Campus Involvement<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Student Members of the American Chemical Society<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chemistry majors get together to participate in a variety of activities, such as \u201cMole Day\u201d celebrations, traveling to ACS meetings, doing science demonstrations at the Nashville Adventure Science Center, doing classroom demonstrations in conjunction with <a href=\"https:\/\/studentorg.vanderbilt.edu\/vsvs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science (VSVS)<\/a>, tutoring, and picnics. Membership in the American Chemical Society is optional but recommended. The ACS offers an affordable membership for students, with access to the ACS membership benefits. Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/undergrad.acs.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACS website<\/a> for more information. The faculty adviser for the Student Members of the American Chemical Society is <a href=\"mailto:Katherine.clements@vanderbilt.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Katie Clements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Careers<\/h2>\n<h3>Careers in Medicine<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Heath Professions Advising: <\/strong>Students interested in using the chemistry major as preparation for careers in the health professions are strongly encouraged to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/hpao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Health Professions Advisory Office (HPAO)<\/a> early in their undergraduate career. The HPAO has a wealth of health information and assists with medical school applications.<\/p>\n<h3>Careers in Chemistry<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Graduate School in Chemistry <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in a career in chemistry, you may want to consider graduate school. In most cases, having a graduate degree will provide a higher pay and open up a wider range of career options than not having an advanced degree. For instance, colleges require a master\u2019s or a Ph.D. in order to teach courses in chemistry, with preference for a Ph.D. Many industrial research positions are only open to employees with advanced degrees. Chemistry research experience is often essential for admission to the top-level Ph.D. graduate programs. Most terminal master\u2019s degree programs require you to pay for the degree. However, most Ph.D. programs provide stipends for teaching or research assistantships and tuition reimbursement while you are a Ph.D. candidate. In most cases, you do not need to obtain a master\u2019s degree on the way to a Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>Contact your adviser if you are interested in graduate school. The admissions process for graduate schools begins in the fall of your senior year. In the past, it was recommended that you take the general GRE, however, many schools are now making the GRE optional. Please consult with the graduate programs of choice prior to making a decision about this examination. There is a subject GRE, which can be used to apply for additional (and competitive) NSF funding. You will want to line up at least three faculty members to write letters of recommendation for you. While most applications for grad school do not close until March, strong candidates who apply early will often be offered topping-up awards (additional money each year on top the basic graduate student stipend).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chemistry Career Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The American Chemical Society provides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acs.org\/careers\/career-services.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">various resources<\/a> for students interested in pursuing careers in chemistry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Beckman Scholars Program Vanderbilt Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Chemical Biology Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology Internships Support Student Employment Office of Financial Aid Academic Resources YES User Guides Vanderbilt Course Registration Dates Vanderbilt Graduate Student Health Insurance Vanderbilt Career Center Campus Involvement Student Members of the American Chemical Society Chemistry majors get&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1370,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-headline-img.php","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/265"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1371,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/265\/revisions\/1371"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}