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Progress Report Number 39
Summary of Activities of the Committee on Professional Training for 1965 G. S. Hammond E. L King R. N. Smith C. Walling
H. E. Carter, Chairman L B. Clapp B. L. Crawford, Jr. E. L. Haenisch
Two meetings were held by the committee during 1965: in Detroit, Mich., April 1-4, and in Atlantic City, N.J., Sept. 10-12. Undergraduate Evaluations Evaluations of programs of education in chemistry were conducted during the year at 35 institutions. Twenty-five of these were nonapproved institutions seeking approval by the Society. The remaining 10 represented re-evaluations in cooperation with regional associations of institutions on the approved list. At the end of the year the approved list comprised 333 schools. This compares with 319 on the approved list as of the end of 1964. Table III reports information for each approved institution with respect to the number of certified students receiving bachelor's degrees for the period July 1, 1964, to June 30, 1965. The number of M.S. and Ph.D. degrees conferred are also listed. Table IV provides similar information from institutions approved by the Society as a result of their accreditation in chemical engineering by AIChE and E C P D . , Minimum Standards As announced in Progress Report Number 36 (C&EN, March 18, 1963, page 79) summarizing the activities of the committee for 1962, all approved institutions were expected to have completed by this year any adjustments necessary in their programs to meet the revisions adopted in the Minimum Standards in October of that year. Approximately 240 approved institutions have reported the completion of these adjustments as of the end of the 1964-65 academic year, and it appears that the remaining institutions will be able for the most part to complete such changes during the present academic year. Meanwhile, the committee concluded that further modifications in the Minimum Standards would be appropriate to introduce greater flexibility for certain of the course and laboratory requirements. A meeting to discuss these, as well as other matters pertaining to the Minimum Standards and evaluation procedures, was held in September 1965 in Atlantic City. Approximately 200 approved departments were represented at the meeting. After consideration of the many comments and suggestions which resulted from the meeting, certain revisions were adopted which were incorporated in a new statement of the Minimum Standards distributed in December 1965 to the department chairmen at all approved institutions. Additional copies of the new edition are available upon request from the Secretary of the Committee on Professional Training, 343 State St., Rochester, N.Y. 14650. Annual Reports and Reporting Procedures In view of the special reports which many of the approved departments have submitted in connection with curricular revisions made to meet the October 1962 revision of the Minimum Standards, the annual report normally requested from all approved departments in the fall of each year was omitted for the current school year. Furthermore, studies are continuing in an effort to consolidate this report with the 78
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W. G. Young J. H. Howard, Secretary E. 0. Wiig, Associate Secretary certification report which is prepared by approved departments each spring to supply information about certified B.S. graduates for the year and those receiving graduate degrees. It is hoped that the transition to a single report annually from all approved departments will be feasible and that this may be introduced this year. Special additional reports will continue to be required in connection with formal evaluations. Open Meetings of the Committee The expanding interest throughout the Society in chemical education and the substantial experimentation in curriculum and teaching techniques which has been taking place during the past decade reflect many of the important and basic changes which have occurred as a result of research and progress in the field itself. Traditional patterns of chemical education and the treatment of chemical topics have been subjected to a great deal of innovation and change. This has naturally created problems so far as the statement of the Minimum Standards is concerned. The committee continues to believe that it is most important for the Minimum Standards to be sufficiently flexible in interpretation not only to accommodate the more traditional approaches to chemical education at the undergraduate level but to recognize and encourage as well the significant and desirable experimentation in the teaching of chemistry which is occurring at so many of the colleges and universities throughout the country. This experimentation is essential to maintain strong and modern programs of chemical education in the future and programs which will continue to attract the best of the young scientific minds which otherwise might be drawn to some different field of scientific or professional endeavor. In view of the fluid and fundamental changes which are occurring in chemical education, the committee is anxious to provide more opportunities for the exchange of information and ideas with department chairmen, staff members, and others having a particular interest and concern with the problem. The meeting which was held in Atlantic City in September 1965 with the department chairmen from approved institutions was most helpful in this respect and led the committee to the conclusion that an open meeting once a year would be valuable to the committee as well as to interested members of the Society. Arrangements will therefore be made for an open session at each of the fall meetings of the Society and suitable notices will be incorporated in the programs published for the meetings. ACS Directory of Graduate Research Faculties, Publications, and Doctoral Theses in Departments or Divisions of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Chemical Engineering at United States Universities A revised edition of the Directory became available for distribution in November 1965. Information was reported on doctoral programs in chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical engineering; interdisciplinary programs; biographical information on each of the staff members; and data on publications by staff members for the period July 1, 1963, through June 30,
1965, not to exceed 20 publications. The total number of departments increased from 297 in the 1963 edition to 338 in the revised 1965 edition. The Directory also includes tables of statistical information for graduate departments offering doctoral programs of training in chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical engineering, plus an alphabetical index of the 5042 staff members listed. A complimentary copy of the 1965 Directory was sent to each of the more than 1100 institutions listed by the National Research Council as offering the baccalaureate degree with a major in chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical engineering. The distribution has represented a valuable service to both the schools and to students contemplating graduate study, since the Directory is an important source of information for the guidance of prospective graduate students in their selection of a suitable graduate department. Copies of the Directory may be obtained from the Special Issues Sales Department, American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, for $5.00 each. Student price is $4.00. Copies of the 1959 edition also are available at $4.00 each, of the 1957 edition at $3.50 each, and of the 1955 edition at $2.50 each. The supply of the 1961 and 1963 editions has been exhausted.
the American system of education. Graduate schools and employers of chemists will continue to recognize that high quality students, well educated in the elementary principles of chemistry, graduate from colleges not on the approved list of the Society. There may be departments of chemistry in schools not on the approved list of the American Chemical Society which meet the Minimum Standards of the Society but are unaware that a request for study or reconsideration by the Committee on Professional Training must be initiated by the presidents of their respective institutions. The committee is glad to cooperate with such departments if invited to do so. Students who receive the bachelor's degree from institutions in the following list and who are certified by the department chairman as having fulfilled the minimum requirements for the professional education of chemists adopted by the American Chemical Society are eligible for admission as MEMBERS of the Society following graduation and after two years of active participation in chemical or chemical engineering work. Students who are graduates from other programs will be eligible for admission as MEMBERS after five years of active participation in chemical or chemical engineering work. If students or graduates are not eligible to become MEMBERS, they may still apply for admission as ASSOCIATE MEMBERS.
Graduate Programs of Education in Chemistry The committee is continuing a study in depth of doctoral programs of education in chemistry. A report entitled "Doctoral Education in Chemistry" was published in C&EN in May 1964 and reprints are available from the Secretary of the Committee, 343 State St., Rochester, N.Y. 14650. The report emphasizes and elaborates on the problems which the experience of the committee indicates must receive favorable consideration for the introduction of satisfactory Ph.D. programs in institutions formerly offering only undergraduate or master's degree programs.
Table I. Summary of Totals from 1965 Reports Chemistry Reports from 333 Schools Bachelor's in chemistry certified (2814 men—535 women).. Bachelor's in chemistry not certified M.S. degree in chemistry (from 198 schools) Ph.D. degree in chemistry (from 135 schools) Bachelor's with majors in chemistry expected 1965-66 Chemical Engineering Reports from 106 Schools
Visiting Associates The visiting associates of the committee have continued to provide important and valuable assistance in the evaluations of the committee. As in past years, the committee would like again to express its sincere appreciation to them for their willingness to assist it and to give of their time and effort.
Bachelor's in chemical engineering certified to ACS (2616 men—23 women) M.S. degree (from 90 schools) Ph.D. degree (from 66 schools) Bachelor's with majors in chemical engineering expected 1965-66
Committee Changes Dr. H. E. Carter of the University of Illinois resigned from the committee on Dec. 3 1 , 1965, upon the completion of his present term. As a member of the committee since 1957 and chairman since I960, Dr. Carter contributed greatly to the work of the committee. His leadership and contributions will be missed but the committee also appreciates the growing pressures of his many other academic, scientific, and professional commitments. Dean Alberty of the University of Wisconsin was appointed to the committee as a new member. Dr. Cheves Walling of Columbia University has been appointed chairman of the committee to succeed Dr. Carter. Dr. E. O. Wiig, for many years a member of the committee, and more recently associate secretary, retired at the end of 1965. The committee is also indebted to him for his excellent support and contributions. It is hoped that his retirement plans will permit him to assist the committee on special projects from time to time in the future. List of Approved Schools The Committee on Professional Training recognizes that there are many institutions having adequate instruction in chemistry which are not on the Society's list of approved schools. These institutions may offer excellent education in chemistry within their stated educational objectives or to the extent permitted by their particular circumstances without professing to prepare students for professional work in chemistry upon their graduation with the bachelor's degree. Nevertheless, they send many of these students to graduate schools to complete their professional education, and these students often make excellent records in their graduate work. The committee feels strongly that this type of institution is very valuable in
3349 2560 1394 1398 5990
2639 792 356 2486
Table II. Summary of Information Received Through Annual Reports, 1961-65 Certified to Society Bachelor's in Chemistry Graduates fatal List Certified
289 300 307 316 333
2438 2627 2953 3277 3349
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1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering Total Graduates List Certified
99 101 101 99 106
2620 2372 2397 2560 2639
Advanced Degrees Reported Ai aster's in1 Chemistry Sc/iools Graduates Reporting
180 188 184 195 198
1067 1192 1175 1325 1394
Doctor's in Chemistry Schools Graduates Reporting
109 110 119 128 135
1106 1125 1220 1280 1398
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Master's in Chemical Engineering Schools Graduates Reporting
81 86 88 90 90
607 653 700 711 792
Doctor's in Chemical Engineering Schools Reporting Graduates
46 54 54 57 66 7, 1966
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Table III.
Data Reported by Chemistry Departments for Academic Year 1964-65
M.S. Degrees 798 Schools
Bachelors Certified 333 Schools
Ph.D. Degrees, 735 Schools Undergraduate Work at "s
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