Required: A master's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry, or a master's degree with at least 18 graduate semester hours in any combination of the qualifying fields which includes any recognized academic major in biological, chemical, physical, or clinical laboratory science such as medical, dental, pharmacology/pharmaceutical, veterinary, physiology, and pathology. The Natural Sciences Department also provides non-sciences majors with general education science courses to enable them to understand and appreciate the role of the sciences in daily life and the world community.