Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)

I'm looking to find a distance learning program for either a Bachelor of Science in Chemisty or Chemical Engineering. Does anyone have some advice, good or bad? Thanks!

 

The job market

If your wanting more pay - go for the ChemE


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It's more along the lines of giving my employer what they want. I have several years experience in production of my field, semiconductors, and that's what got me the job (R&D Tech), almost a year ago. But, most of the people at my level hold a degree, they'd like to see me have one too. Which is fine by me, they'll pay for it, and it'll end up getting me more money down the road. But, I have no time, I have two children, a home and 40+ hours a week there, so to me this is a logical alternative to going to college. I've been out of school for over 10 years, and have no idea where to start. I see this CLEP testing and that sounds like a good idea, seeing I have the job experience, I just don't have the piece of paper. I'm looking more for names of accredited schools that I can do this, doesn't seem to be a lot out there for chemistry.

 

I don't know how many prior college credits you have to bring to the table but is sounds like you are a good candidate for the RA Excelsior College B.S. degree with a concentration in chemistry.
http://www.excelsior.edu/la_bd.htm

You will want to download the Liberal Arts catalog at http://www.excelsior.edu/exold/pdf/cat_la.pdf to find out the degree requirements. You will be able to apply coursework, exams, and other legitimate forms of college level learning to you degree. My Excelsior degree has a concentration in physics and is a combination of traditional coursework, exams, and independent study.

Best,

John

 

I have a question: How do you propose to complete all the necessary laboratory classes by distance education?

CSUDH's ACS chemistry BS is an example of a typical chemistry major. They require a year of general chemistry with labs, a year of general physics with labs, a semester of quant with a lab, a year of organic chemistry with labs, a year of something called advanced integrated laboratory and a biochemistry lab. There's also a required electronics course with a lab.

I would assume that any DL program would require something similar. So you would have to take some eleven on-campus major laboratory courses somewhere, and then transfer them into whatever DL program you can find.

That kind of makes me wonder if it might make more sense to do your general ed and stuff like calculus by DL, then transfer the credits into an on-campus program, concentrate on your major lab classes there, and get your degree from them.

 

Sounds like the way I'll have to go. But I live in MA, so I have MIT close enough, I'll have to contact them and see if I can do the general ed through DL and do my sciences and labs there. Maybe it'll be possible to get some credit for the lab work I do everday in my job?