<p>Why do you want to work in a lab or in the field? Do you mean “in the field” as in outdoors? If you want to be more than a simple lab technician, then you will likely need to go to graduate school and obtain AT LEAST a masters, if not a PhD. And yes, you probably will find yourself in graduate school after a BS in chemistry.</p>
<p>What do you like about engineering? Are you taking calculus? If so, do you like it and/or physics?</p>