Laboratory Technology: Chemical

  What is Laboratory Technology: Chemical ?

Laboratory technologists work under the supervision of scientists within a laboratory setting. Technologists are responsible for converting written procedures into actual laboratory experience, working with various scientific techniques and instruments. Laboratory techs are also trained in skills required for data collection and quality assurance programs. Technicians set up, operate and maintain laboratory instruments, monitor experiments, make observations, calculate and record results, and often develop conclusions. They must keep detailed records of all their work-related activities.

  Success Factors

Students in this field should feel comfortable working with numbers and computers, and working as part of a team.  Students should have good writing and problem-solving skills, be able to follow detailed experimental and safety procedures, and enjoy working in a laboratory environment.  Because the field is constantly changing, students must be committed to continuing their learning after graduation to keep current.

  Career Possibilities

A wide variety of employment opportunities exist for laboratory technicians in the fields of chemistry, biology, toxicology, pathology and pharmacology. These opportunities are found both in industrial and hospital laboratories as well as in various governmental agencies.  RWC graduates are employed by firms such as Procter & Gamble, Hilton-Davis Chemical Company, Victor Polymers, Hexion, Inc. and Eli Lilly.

  Majoring in Laboratory Technology: Chemical

Raymond Walters College offers professional certificates for students who have already earned a bachelor's degree and who wish to acquire additional skills and knowledge. Professional certificate programs generally consist of the technical portion of the college's two-year, career-oriented programs.

The professional certificate program in the chemical option of laboratory technology is designed to provide students with an opportunity to acquire the specific skills needed for entry-level positions in this area. Provided all prerequisites for the courses in the program are met, students can complete this program in one year.

  Minoring in Laboratory Technology: Chemical

 

  Curriculum

This curriculum information is intended as a general information guide for students considering enrollment in this program. These online tools are designed to assist you, but are not a substitute for planning with an academic or faculty advisor.

If you are currently confirmed or enrolled, you can check your degree requirements online. If you are considering transferring to this major from another school use the Course Applicability System (CAS) to see how credits you have earned will apply to this major at UC. For course descriptions by college, click here.

Program Requirements: Students must complete the following courses with grades of at least “C” in each course for the professional certificate in laboratory technology: chemical option.

Course Name	Course Number	Credits
Applied Chemical Analysis I, II, III	28CHEM221/222/223/231/232/233	15
Laboratory Safety	28CHEM271	3
Introduction to Lab Robotics I	28CHEM241	3
Technical Organic Chemistry I	28CHEM274	5
Bio-Organic Chemistry Lecture	28CHEM204	4
Introduction to Biochemistry Lecture I, II	28CHEM205/206	8
Laboratory Data Management	28BIOL175	3
Total		41

 

  UC Advantages and Special Opportunities

At Raymond Walters College you will be in small classes, generally 25 students or fewer, taught by faculty who have a real interest in helping each student attain her/his educational goals. In this environment, faculty know students individually and provide much opportunity for personal interaction. The laboratories of the Chemical Sciences Department are equipped with an extraordinary array of equipment and instruments -- many of the same instruments found in industrial and research labs. These instruments are for students to use. They are not just for faculty research. Unique to our labs are laboratory robots, which are designed to do routine lab tasks.  Students not only learn how to program these particular robots, but are taught the general principles of robot programming.

  Admission Requirements

You may enroll in a professional certificate program at Raymond Walters College if you have received a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college. The RWC Admissions Office provides an application for admission and all the information you’ll need to enroll in the college. Individuals pursuing professional certificates must provide a transcript from the institution where they received a bachelor’s degree.    

  Application Deadlines

Students may enter the program during any quarter. Many courses are sequential, however, and are offered only one quarter per academic year. Entering during winter or spring may extent the length of the program.

  Accreditation

The University of Cincinnati is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
The University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.