American Chemical Society Certification

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The Department offers Certification by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Committee on Professional Training (CPT) of the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Students who wish to have their degree Certified must complete the B.S. in Chemistry and complete two of the following Chemistry Electives (6 semester hours):

  • CHEM – 410 – Advanced Quantitative Analysis (3 semester hours)
  • CHEM – 420 – Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3 semester hours)
  • CHEM – 430 – Advance Organic Chemistry (3 semester hours)
  • CHEM – 440 – Advanced Physical Chemistry (3 semester hours)

The Accreditation of the Department by the ACS and the Certification of a student’s Bachelor of Science in Chemistry by the ACS CPT demonstrates that the student holds a Degree in Chemistry that complies with the curriculum as recommended by the ACS CPT.