{"id":1072,"date":"2025-02-11T15:42:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/?page_id=1072"},"modified":"2025-02-11T16:00:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T16:00:04","slug":"ugrad-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/ugrad-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Degree Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1072\" class=\"elementor elementor-1072\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75c9129 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75c9129\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6d6150\" data-id=\"c6d6150\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32adb7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32adb7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/snow2-1024x396.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/snow2-1024x396.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/snow2-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/snow2-768x297.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/snow2-1536x594.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/snow2.jpg 1816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d993779 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d993779\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16a54bd\" data-id=\"16a54bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf3a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bf3a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-row\"><p>The Department of Chemistry offers the chemical training necessary for allied health areas such as nursing. The chemistry program and the biochemistry option are both accredited by the American Chemical Society.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Program Options<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><a class=\" adaNewWindowInfo\" href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/sas\/programs\/chemistry\/#ChemistryACS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, ACS approved<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\" adaNewWindowInfo\" href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/sas\/programs\/chemistry\/#Chemistry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\" adaNewWindowInfo\" href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/sas\/programs\/chemistry\/#BioChemistryACS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry (Biochemistry Option, ACS approved) <\/a><\/li><li><a class=\" adaNewWindowInfo\" href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/sas\/programs\/chemistry\/#BIOChemistry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry (Biochemistry Option)<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\" adaNewWindowInfo\" href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/sas\/programs\/chemistry\/#ChemSecondaryEd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education \u2013 Chemistry<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\" adaNewWindowInfo wp-ada-external-popup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/programsheets\/Minor-Chemistry.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minor in Chemistry<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296b3b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"296b3b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4341\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4341\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Mission<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4341\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4341\"><p>Consistent with the university\u2019s mission to serve as an accessible, responsive and creative intellectual resource for the people and institutions of Connecticut, the Department of Chemistry endeavors to provide a thorough, modern education in chemistry that is tailored to the individual student\u2019s background and career objectives. The chemistry major and the biochemistry option are both accredited by the American Chemical Society.<\/p><div id=\"tab2\" class=\"tab-pane active\"><p><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/p><p>To accomplish this mission, the Department of Chemistry:<\/p><ul><li>Continues to offer our students the highest quality undergraduate programs in chemistry and biochemistry.<\/li><li>Emphasizes laboratory techniques throughout the undergraduate curriculum to develop students\u2019 synthetic, analytical, instrumental and computational skills.<\/li><li>Provides laboratory experiences using modern instrumentation and data reduction methods.<\/li><li>Provides a personalized learning environment through faculty mentored undergraduate research opportunities and cooperative education research.<\/li><li>Prepares students for graduate education in the sciences, the health professions and other fields of interest.<\/li><li>Assists students in discerning appropriate careers through diligent advising.<\/li><li>Provides chemical training necessary for nursing and community health students.<\/li><li>Fosters the growth and development of faculty through research, attendance at professional meetings, and publication and presentation of scholarly work.<\/li><li>Continues to collaborate with chemical industry professionals in the tri-state area to support professional growth of faculty as well as research opportunities for the students.<\/li><li>Expresses its strong commitment to public service by collaborating with regional elementary, junior and senior high school educators to promote science education. Assesses entering students\u2019 backgrounds in math and science to place students in appropriate chemistry courses.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4342\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4342\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Learning Outcomes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4342\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4342\"><p>At the completion of their\u00a0degree in chemistry:<\/p><div id=\"tab3\" class=\"tab-pane active\"><ol><li>Students will demonstrate a proficiency in a majority of the six main branches of chemistry (including: general chemistry; organic chemistry; analytical chemistry; biochemistry; inorganic chemistry and physical chemistry).<\/li><li>Students will demonstrate competence in the use of practical chemical laboratory safety, techniques and skills.<\/li><li>Students will demonstrate the ability to utilize scientific literature in academic and independent research.<\/li><li>Students will demonstrate the ability to clearly disseminate scientific information in a written format.<\/li><li>Students will demonstrate the ability to clearly disseminate scientific information in a verbal format.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Chemistry offers the chemical training necessary for allied health areas such as nursing. The chemistry program and the biochemistry option are both accredited by the American Chemical Society. Program Options Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, ACS approved &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":314,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1072","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/314"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1072\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}