Chemistry Lab Equivalency Confirmation

The purpose of this form is to verify the mode of instruction used for your Chemistry lab courses completed at educational institutions outside of UK. Please review the information provided below and complete the form fields accordingly.

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According to the American Chemical Society guidelines for accredited degrees:

a. To prepare students properly for the foundation laboratories, laboratories in introductory or general chemistry courses must be primarily hands-on, supervised laboratory experiences.

b. Chemistry is an empirical science that requires the safe and effective physical manipulation of materials, equipment, and instrumentation. This hands on expertise cannot be developed through virtual laboratory exercises. Virtual labs may supplement hands-on laboratory exercises, but they must not replace them.

c. The certified graduate must have 400 hours of laboratory experience beyond the introductory chemistry laboratory. - Laboratory course work is an ideal place in the curriculum to develop the student skills described in Section 7. The laboratory experience must include synthesis of molecules, measurement of chemical properties, determination of structures, hands-on experience with modern instrumentation such as that listed in Section 4.2, data analysis, and computational modeling. - In contrast, virtual laboratory experiences that replace activities that are traditionally performed hands-on cannot be used as part of the 400 laboratory hours

Hands-on lab courses are necessary to aid in the development of the following student skills: Problem Solving. Skills, Chemical Literature and Information Management, Laboratory Safety Skills, Communication Skills, Team Skills, and Ethics.

In order for our office to further assist in the evaluation of the Chemistry lab coursework from your former institution, please confirm the following:

Required the hands-on manipulation of chemicals.
Was performed in a physical classroom on a physical campus.
Was performed under the in-person, real-time supervision of a campus employee.

In order for our office to further assist in the evaluation of the Chemistry lab coursework from your former institution, please confirm the following:

Required the hands-on manipulation of chemicals.
Was performed in a physical classroom on a physical campus.
Was performed under the in-person, real-time supervision of a campus employee.

Yes, I confirm that I have read and understand the information provided above.

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I certify that the information provided above is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

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