What is a stereotype? Stereotypes are qualities assigned to groups of people related to their race, nationality and sexual orientation, to name a few. Because they generalize groups of people in manners that lead to discrimination and ignore the diversity within groups, stereotypes should be avoided.
Step 2: Earn a Bachelor's Degree. To become a chemist, you can major in chemistry or a related discipline, such as physical science, life science or engineering. Required courses typically include inorganic and organic chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics and computer science.
College of Chemistry. Chemistry and Chemical Biology majors must satisfy the foreign language requirement by one of the following methods by the time they complete 90 semester units: 1  A letter grade of C-or higher in the third year of a high school foreign language;