Overview

Consistent with the university’s mission to serve as an accessible, responsive and creative intellectual resource for the people and institutions of Connecticut, the Department of Chemistry endeavors to provide a thorough, modern education in chemistry that is tailored to the individual student’s background and career objectives.

Quick Facts:

To accomplish this mission, the Secondary Education - Chemistry program at Western Connecticut State University:

Continues to offer our students the highest quality undergraduate programs in chemistry and biochemistry.
Emphasizes laboratory techniques throughout the undergraduate curriculum to develop students’ synthetic, analytical, instrumental and computational skills.
Provides laboratory experiences using modern instrumentation and data reduction methods.
Provides a personalized learning environment through faculty mentored undergraduate research opportunities and cooperative education research.
Prepares students for graduate education in the sciences, the health professions and other fields of interest.
Assists students in discerning appropriate careers through diligent advising.
Provides chemical training necessary for nursing and community health students.
Fosters the growth and development of faculty through research, attendance at professional meetings, and publication and presentation of scholarly work.
Continues to collaborate with chemical industry professionals in the tri-state area to support professional growth of faculty as well as research opportunities for the students.
Expresses its strong commitment to public service by collaborating with regional elementary, junior and senior high school educators to promote science education. Assesses entering students’ backgrounds in math and science to place students in appropriate chemistry courses.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

General Chemistry

Analytical Chemistry Lecture

Organic Chemistry

Chemistry Seminar

Physical Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry

Instrumental Analysis

General Physics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00 , International

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Nationals - Admissions on a rolling basis.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Danbury, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Online application
Medical forms
Personal Essay explaining your reasons for seeking admission OR on a topic of your choice
Two (2) letters of recommendation from teachers or employers – OPTIONAL
Official Test Scores.
High School and University Diplomas and Transcripts with Foreign Credit Evaluation
Affidavit of Support
$50 Non-Refundable Application Fee

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

16901 USD / year

≈ 16901 USD / year
Out-of-State

16901 USD / year

≈ 16901 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13401 USD / year

≈ 13401 USD / year

Living costs

Danbury

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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