ACS LABORATORY PROFESSIONAL

Complete 5 credit hours of CHEM 397: Undergraduate Research or CHEM 398: Undergraduate Research/Senior Capstone Project.

CHEM 328, Introductory Biochemistry (3) or BIOC 307, General Biochemistry I (4 credits) or CHEM 329, Chemical Aspects of Living Systems (3 credits)AND.

CHEM 311, Inorganic Chemistry I (3 credits), and.

Math and physics courses are also specified.Ĭomplete details of the ACS guidelines for degree certification may be found at CPT/ACS Certification GuidelinesĪll Chemistry majors who complete the BS curriculum will be nominated by the Department to receive certification by the ACS.īA majors who desire to qualify for American Chemical Society certification for their degree must complete the following additional Chemistry courses:

These guidelines are lengthy but basically require 400 clock hours of traditional classwork in chemistry courses covering the fundamental areas of the discipline, and 500 clock hours of formal laboratory experience in chemistry. Students who successfully complete an undergraduate curriculum which meets the ACS guidelines receive certification by the Society.

ACS LABORATORY PROFESSIONAL

Through its Committee on Professional Training, the ACS evaluates undergraduate professional education in chemistry throughout the U.S. The ACS sponsors major professional meetings and publishes a large number of scientific journals. The American Chemical Society, with its more than 160,000 members, is the major professional society in the United States for practicing chemists.

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