{"id":77,"date":"2013-12-16T12:19:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T20:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/study-abroad\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2024-09-04T08:12:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T15:12:45","slug":"study-abroad-for-chemistry-majors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/study-abroad\/getting-started\/study-abroad-by-major\/study-abroad-for-chemistry-majors\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Abroad for Chemistry Majors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>When You Should Go<\/h2>\n<p>Chemists generally go abroad during the fall or spring of junior year. The major schedule change is often (though not always) that you will take only one of the two junior level chemistry classes (with its lab) for the semester you are away, leaving the other until your senior year.<\/p>\n<h2>Places Chemistry Majors Have Studied Abroad<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>University of Queensland, Australia<\/li>\n<li>University of Sussex, England<\/li>\n<li>University of Cork, Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Chubu University, Kasaugi, Japan<\/li>\n<li>McGill University, Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Department Rules for Transferring Credit<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You must petition in advance for approval of the courses you wish to transfer (petition forms are available in the Chemistry Department office)<\/li>\n<li>You should attend three seminars\/talks related to chemistry and write a paragraph on each to obtain a semester of seminar credit<\/li>\n<li>You must earn the equivalent of a B or better to earn transfer credit for chemistry courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently Given Advice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In sophomore spring (and junior fall if you go abroad junior spring), take the usual chemistry offerings. You need do nothing \u201cspecial\u201d to prepare for studying abroad.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget to consider taking a \u201cnormal\u201d junior-level course and Biochemistry when you are abroad.<\/li>\n<li>At many institutions, 4 courses is the maximum load you are allowed to take. This normally transfers into HMC as 16 units.<\/li>\n<li>Try to save several off-campus Humanities and Social Sciences courses, since your Study Abroad H\/SS course can satisfy these requirements.<\/li>\n<li>It is a good idea to identify and petition for approval of more courses than you will actually take while abroad. This helps if there are unexpected changes in offerings by your host institution. Advance approval is required for your protection \u2013 it is best to avoid surprises about what will and won\u2019t transfer when you return!<\/li>\n<li>If you go away in the spring of your junior year, try to be in contact with the department chair so that you can be kept informed about senior research opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Further advice<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For further advice, Professor Shenda Baker ([email]&#83;h&#101;nda_&#66;ake&#114;&#64;&#104;&#109;c&#46;&#101;&#100;u[\/email]) has agreed to help advise chemists in consultation with the Study Abroad Committee.<\/p>\n<h2>Example Plan for Studying Abroad Fall of Junior Year<\/h2>\n<table width=\"505\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"81\" \/>\n<col width=\"176\" \/>\n<col width=\"42\" \/>\n<col width=\"164\" \/>\n<col width=\"42\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"81\" height=\"19\"><strong>Freshman<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" 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While fewer in number than a normal HMC load, these have transferred in as 16 units for the semester.<\/p>\n<p>**One might consider taking Biochemistry here as well, reducing somewhat the load in the spring semester of the senior year. In addition, technical courses in other departments could be considered.<\/p>\n<h2>Example Plan for Studying Abroad Spring of Junior Year<\/h2>\n<table width=\"487\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"81\" \/>\n<col width=\"119\" \/>\n<col width=\"42\" \/>\n<col width=\"203\" \/>\n<col width=\"42\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"81\" height=\"19\"><strong>Freshman<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"119\"><strong>Fall<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"42\"><strong>Units<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"203\"><strong>Spring<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"42\"><strong>Units<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\"><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Chem 21 and 25<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Chem 22 and 26<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\"><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Phys 23<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Phys 24 and 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