{"id":623,"date":"2022-02-04T17:13:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/?p=623"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:29:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:29:22","slug":"ggcs-professional-chemistry-track-receives-acs-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/2022\/02\/04\/ggcs-professional-chemistry-track-receives-acs-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"GGC\u2019s professional chemistry track receives ACS certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GGC Chemistry is proud to announce that its Professional Track is now officially certified by the American Chemical Society (ACS)!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"628\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/2022\/02\/04\/ggcs-professional-chemistry-track-receives-acs-certification\/acs-approvedchemistryprogram-cmyk-logo-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2022\/02\/ACS-ApprovedChemistryProgram-cmyk-logo-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2422,2405\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;ACS-ApprovedChemistryProgram-cmyk-logo&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ACS-ApprovedChemistryProgram-cmyk-logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2022\/02\/ACS-ApprovedChemistryProgram-cmyk-logo-1-300x298.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2022\/02\/ACS-ApprovedChemistryProgram-cmyk-logo-1-1024x1017.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2022\/02\/ACS-ApprovedChemistryProgram-cmyk-logo-1-1024x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-628\" width=\"374\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2022\/02\/ACS-ApprovedChemistryProgram-cmyk-logo-1-1024x1017.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2022\/02\/ACS-ApprovedChemistryProgram-cmyk-logo-1-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2022\/02\/ACS-ApprovedChemistryProgram-cmyk-logo-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2022\/02\/ACS-ApprovedChemistryProgram-cmyk-logo-1-768x763.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2022\/02\/ACS-ApprovedChemistryProgram-cmyk-logo-1-1536x1525.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2022\/02\/ACS-ApprovedChemistryProgram-cmyk-logo-1-2048x2034.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2022\/02\/ACS-ApprovedChemistryProgram-cmyk-logo-1-272x270.jpg 272w, https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2022\/02\/ACS-ApprovedChemistryProgram-cmyk-logo-1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Starting in Spring 2022, all graduates in this track will receive an ACS certified degree, strengthening their opportunities for jobs and professional schools upon graduating from GGC.<\/p>\n<p>The American Chemical Society, with more than 150,000 members, is the major professional society in the United States for practicing chemists. The ACS sponsors major professional meetings and publishes a large number of scientific journals. The ACS Committee on Professional Training (CPT) establishes guidelines and standards for the approval of bachelor\u2019s degree programs in chemistry. Complete details of the ACS guidelines for degree certification may be found at ACS Approval Program &#8211; American Chemical Society.<\/p>\n<p>There are several benefits to obtaining an ACS certified degree, including:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Certification by the ACS is viewed favorably for admission to graduate or professional programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Employers find graduates of approved programs to be better prepared for technical employment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Approved departments are staffed by accomplished faculty, contain a modern and well-maintained infrastructure and instrumentation, and provide a thorough chemistry curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in learning more about joining the GGC Chemistry Professional Track to immediately be on the road to an ACS certified degree, you may direct your questions to the chemistry chair of studies, Dr. Julia Paredes (jbarker@ggc.edu)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GGC Chemistry is proud to announce that its Professional Track is now officially certified by the American Chemical Society (ACS)! Starting in Spring 2022, all graduates in this track will receive an ACS certified degree, strengthening their opportunities for jobs and professional schools upon graduating from GGC. The American Chemical Society, with more than 150,000 members, is the major professional society in the United States for practicing chemists. The ACS sponsors major professional meetings and publishes a large number of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/2022\/02\/04\/ggcs-professional-chemistry-track-receives-acs-certification\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-image","user-has-not-earned"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcrxoI-a3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":545,"url":"https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/2021\/10\/08\/evelyn-calina-wins-the-acs-undergraduate-student-award-in-environmental-chemistry\/","url_meta":{"origin":623,"position":0},"title":"Evelyn Calina wins the ACS Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry","author":"rkalman","date":"October 8, 2021","format":"image","excerpt":"Evelyn Calina is a 2021 GGC graduate who was part of an Environmental Research Cluster of six students and faculty from throughout GGC that worked on a biodiesel project.\u00a0 She recently received the\u00a0American Chemical Society Undergraduate Student Award\u00a0for her work on the project and for her overall excellence in undergraduate\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2021\/10\/Evelyn-Calina-1.gif?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":394,"url":"https:\/\/commons.ggc.edu\/chemistry\/2020\/11\/01\/madison-preston-acs-environmental-chemistry-award\/","url_meta":{"origin":623,"position":1},"title":"Madison Preston &#8211; ACS Environmental Chemistry Award","author":"canfuso","date":"November 1, 2020","format":"image","excerpt":"Congratulations to GGC Chemistry major Madison Preston who received the American Chemical Society\u2019s 2020 Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry! 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