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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Chemistry program earns high honor

September 24, 1998
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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Chemistry program earns high honor

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's Chemistry program was recently approved by the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the largest scientific society in the world.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ chemistry students who have fulfilled the Society's minimum requirements are eligible for ACS membership after graduation, and may now receive an ACS certified degree when they graduate-a distinction some employers require.

Approval follows a thorough investigation of the undergraduate curriculum content, the faculty and the facilities in the Chemistry Department, according to Dr. Jesse Spencer, Chemistry Department head. It included an on-site investigation by a visiting associate of the Committee on Professional Training as a follow-up to a self-study conducted by the department over a two-year period. The committee required the department to operate under the standards for a year before the visiting associate's arrival, Spencer said.

"By approving our program, professional chemists are recognizing Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's quality curriculum and faculty," Spencer said. "The facilities under construction also played an important role in the approval."

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is currently constructing a 135,000 square-foot Biology/Chemistry Building on main campus.

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