Chemistry (ACS Certified)

Chemistry (ACS Certified) is a Bachelor program taught at Western Kentucky University, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Chemistry degree at Western Kentucky University leads to a Bachelor of Science with a minimum of 33 semester hours in the major. Students choose one of four concentrations: ACS Approved, Foundations, General, or Teacher Certification. The program includes required chemistry courses such as College Chemistry I and II, Inorganic Chemistry I, Quantitative Analysis, Organic Chemistry I and II, Undergraduate Seminar, Biochemistry I, and Physical Chemistry I.

Concentrations differ by total credit hours and additional requirements. The ACS Approved Concentration is designed for students desiring graduate education in chemistry and follows an American Chemical Society professional training approval route. It requires a minimum of 53 chemistry course hours plus 16–18 hours of math and science cognate courses and Colonnade general education courses. The Foundations and General options require a minor or second major, and the Teacher Certification option includes a second major in Science and Mathematics Education.

Students interested in teaching chemistry must declare a second major in Science and Mathematics Education. Highly qualified and motivated undergraduates may pursue a joint Bachelor of Science in Chemistry/Master of Science in Chemistry in a Joint Undergraduate-Masters Program (JUMP) curriculum. The program also highlights career outlook information for chemistry graduates, including listed top employers.

Modules

• ACS Approved (CHCR)
• Foundations Chemistry Major (FCHM)
• General Chemistry (CHGC)
• Teacher Education (TCHR)
• Pre-Jump Chemistry Advising (PJMP)
• Chemistry Major with Teacher Certification Concentration (33 hours)

The minimum requirements for admission in Chemistry (ACS Certified) at Western Kentucky University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Western Kentucky University.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Western Kentucky University as pre-requiste for admission in Chemistry (ACS Certified).

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.wku.edu/chemistry/undergraduate_degree_programs.php

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