<p>This question previously was asked in 2008, but wondering now if anyone has found that pursuing the ACS certified BS degree was worth it in regards to applying to grad schools? Does having it put you at an advantage in the admissions process compared to students who don't have it? Any info would be great...thank you!</p>
<p>If you are serious about going to grad school, you will take advanced ACS certified classes. At my college, after you finished your general major Chemistry classes (usually at the end of Jr. year), you were required to take up a second concentration (Biochem, Mat. Science& Eng, Environmental Science, or Math). In addition to doubling second concentrations (Math & Mat. Science), I took the classes to be certifed with an ACS BS Chemistry degree. Those classes helped me land a job after graduation, and helped me excell at my company. At my university, if you recieved an ACS Chemistry degree, and you entered our Mat. Sci. PhD program, you could shave some years (~1.5-2) off of your PhD because you wont need to take “grad” prereqs like advanced Inorganic, and special topics in PChem (all advanced statistical Mech. and Quantum). One of my classmates finished after 4 years w/ a PhD in Mat. Sci.</p>