Students in Ivy Tech's Chemistry program get hands-on lab experience, learning about the ways that chemicals make up everything that people interact with daily. The program offers small classes with plenty of opportunities for research and one-on-one instruction.
Using state of the art equipment and technology, students gain foundational skills, competencies and knowledge to start a career in chemistry or to transfer to a four-year college or university. The program's topics of focus include:
The Chemistry program at Ivy Tech prepares students for careers working in manufacturing, laboratories or in the medical field. Among the careers graduates can pursue are:
Graduates of the Associate of Science in Chemistry degree program also have the foundation to transfer to earn a bachelor's degree, if desired. Given the high demand in fields requiring Chemistry knowledge, some employers may provide financial assistance for Ivy Tech Associate of Science in Chemistry graduates to earn that additional credential.
The Ivy Tech Associate of Science (AS) in Chemistry degree program helps students explore how the chemical world works together to create everything we experience each day. It features hands-on lab experience using state-of-the-art equipment and technology.
The program focuses on topics such as:
Graduates can begin a career in chemistry or transfer to a four-year institution to earn a bachelor's degree. Students who begin a job after earning an associate degree may be able to pursue their four-year degree while they work. In some cases, employers will help pay for education to earn a bachelor's degree.
Graduates of the Chemistry AS degree program can also choose to transfer to a four-year college or university, where they can earn a bachelor's degree in chemistry.
The chemistry associate degree is designated as a TSAP program (which stands for “Transfer Single Articulation Pathway”). The program enables students to transfer to Indiana public four-year institutions with automatic junior status. You can save upward of $10,000 by completing your first two years at Ivy Tech and then transferring to a four-year college.
Our chemistry program has partnerships with many four-year universities and colleges so you can seamlessly transfer without losing your credits or time. Talk to our transfer advocates for information about continuing your education after completing your AS in Chemistry degree at Ivy Tech.
Note that admission is not guaranteed just by enrolling in the Associate of Science in Chemistry program. You will need to be admitted to the institution you intend to transfer to.
Learn more about Transfer as a Junior (TSAP) programs
Ivy Tech's AS in Chemistry degree program requires 60 credit hours, or four semesters, to complete.
The 60 credit hours required to graduate include:
Ivy Tech AS in Chemistry degree courses are taught in a traditional, in-person format and through hybrid (blended or learn anywhere) instruction.
The associate degree in chemistry can prepare students for careers in the manufacturing, laboratory or medical field. Jobs include:
Student Outcomes (SOs) are the competencies that Ivy Tech students should be well versed in upon graduating from the program.
Aaron Goodpastor received his Bachelor’s degree from Ball State University in 2006 and PhD from Miami University (OH) in 2011. He co-chaired the committee that created the transfer-as-a-junior chemistry degree for the state. He also served as the chair of the curriculum committee that outlined the curriculum for students to be awarded the chemistry degree from Ivy Tech.
“Never trust an atom they makeup everything." Professor Mukhopadhyay strives to understand what is going on around us, our everyday phenomenon, through the lens of Chemistry.
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