An Overview of the Changes in the 2015 ACS Guidelines for Bachelor’s Degree Programs

The Committee on Professional Training (CPT) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has recently approved a new set of Guidelines and Evaluation Procedures for Bachelor’s Degree Programs. Input from the community was invaluable in informing the deliberations of CPT during the three-year process of Guidelines revisions. The Guidelines describe standards that are used to approve programs to offer ACS certified undergraduate degrees. The most significant changes in the Guidelines are described in this commentary.