Stacy - I forgot one thing else that I was going to say. Unless I am very confused, there is no ACS certified BIOchemistry degree. One would choose a biochemistry concentration OR a certified chemist concentration and both would have a chemistry degree from an ACS accredited chemistry department, but only the one would have the "certified chemist" accreditation. That is confirmed by the chair of the department. Some schools have a separate biochemistry department and then, I guess you have a biochemistry degree. Those are typically large research universities. Sammye On 1/4/2011 2:34 PM, Stacy Bucherl wrote: > Sorry this is a bit off topic, but a lot of you work in higher education and > I could use your help. > > My daughter's college choice was primarily driven by finding a school that > offered an ACS accredited BS in biochemistry. At the last moment, she > switched from school A to B (school B offered a full ride). On arrival at > school B, she discovered that their particular ACS biochemistry program is > so rigidly chemistry-focused that it only allows 3 bio classes. After > several discussions with her adviser, she switched to the BA in > biochemistry, which gives her room to study the bio part of the degree. > Daughter is likely going to med school and she wants to do research. So... > > I talked to ACS to gain an understanding of the accreditation process. Do > any of you have experience in developing the ACS accreditation curriculum > for your school? I would like to have a discussion with School B to try to > understand their rationale to minimize bio from the biochem degree, but > don't know where to start. > > Advice? Suggestions? > > Stacy
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