{"id":864,"date":"2015-05-13T14:09:46","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T21:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/chemistry\/?page_id=864"},"modified":"2025-09-03T10:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:26:38","slug":"planning-your-degree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/courses\/planning-your-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning Your Degree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_513573246-1-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_513573246-1-1024x446.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"446\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_513573246-1-1024x446.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_513573246-1-300x131.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_513573246-1-768x334.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_513573246-1-1536x668.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_513573246-1-2048x891.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1>Planning your Chemistry Degree:<\/h1>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When planning your Chemistry Degree at WOU it is important to consider several important aspects of the degree program to be successful in your endeavors.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>As early in your program as possible, meet with a <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/people\/\">Chemistry Faculty Advisor<\/a> and make sure that you are taking the right courses and are on track for your degree plan.\u00a0<\/strong> Note that a number of upper division Chemistry courses are offered in alternating years. Thus, it is necessary to plan accordingly so that you don&#8217;t miss the opportunity to take required courses.\u00a0 Please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.wou.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=12&amp;poid=4867&amp;returnto=2230\">Chemistry Course Schedule<\/a> for more details on alternating year coursework. You can also use the drop down menu to look at Sample four year degree plans on the<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Chemistry Home Page<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. Note the fine print at the bottom of the page, that indicates which starting academic year (odds or evens) is used for a particular degree track.<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Start thinking about what you want to do after you graduate from WOU.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Most employers and advanced degree programs want to see that you have more experience during college than simply taking academic coursework.\u00a0 Look for other opportunities to get involved and gain professional and leadership experience, especially during your junior and senior program years.\u00a0 See the Student Activities section of our website to see what other students in the department have done to help advance their careers. Some ideas of where to start your search are listed below:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scientific Research<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Internship Programs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">School Clubs and Activities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Outreach and Community Service<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Volunteer Experiences and Job Shadowing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">National Student Exchange (NSE) Opportunities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2015\/05\/alternating_years.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning your Chemistry Degree: When planning your&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":280,"featured_media":0,"parent":844,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_513573246-1-scaled.jpeg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/files\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_513573246-1-1024x446.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"446\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6695\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\r\n<h1>Planning your Chemistry Degree:<\/h1>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">When planning your Chemistry Degree at WOU it is important to consider several important aspects of the degree program to be successful in your endeavors.<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>As early in your program as possible, meet with a <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/chemistry\/people\/\">Chemistry Faculty Advisor<\/a> and make sure that you are taking the right courses and are on track for your degree plan.\u00a0<\/strong> Note that a number of upper division Chemistry courses are offered in alternating years. 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Note the fine print at the bottom of the page, that indicates which starting academic year (odds or evens) is used for a particular degree track.\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Start thinking about what you want to do after you graduate from WOU.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Most employers and advanced degree programs want to see that you have more experience during college than simply taking academic coursework.\u00a0 Look for other opportunities to get involved and gain professional and leadership experience, especially during your junior and senior program years.\u00a0 See the Student Activities section of our website to see what other students in the department have done to help advance their careers. 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