Unique pathway to become high quality Chemistry Graduates

Advanced Level qualified and hopefuls now have unique opportunity to become high quality Graduate Chemists without any delay within 4 years at minimal cost by enrolling for the only internationally accredited Chemistry degree level programme in Sri Lanka

The College of Chemical Sciences ( CCS) informs all students sitting the Advanced level examination this year that they have a unique non conventional opportunity to read for a BSc ( Chemistry) Honours degree level equivalent qualification by enrolling to follow a four year Graduateship Programme offered by the professional body of Chartered Chemists in Sri Lanka and become fully qualified high level professional Graduate Chemists by the end of 2018.This programme, which is the only Chemistry programme to be internationally accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK in Sri Lanka. can be followed either at weekends or on three weekdays provided applicants have or hope to obtain three A/L science subject passes including Chemistry (irrespective of the number of sittings). Provided satisfactory progress is made from year to year, all applicants have the unique opportunity to attain this goal without competition from fellow students. Such an opportunity is not available in any other tertiary level institution in Sri Lanka.

Professor J N Oleap Fernando, the Honorary Rector, CCS of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (IChemC) states in a media release that by enrolling immediately, prospective students of CCS could follow the programme without any delay and qualify as Graduate Chemists before the end of 2018 within a time scale that is impossible to obtain in any other institution offering a similar programme in Chemistry. Students also have the unique opportunity to be tutored by a wide array of experts in their relevant fields and also offers a series of elective courses in applied fields in the last 2 years of the programme. The programme which has pro- gressed with the highest possible academic standards coupled with much quality enhancement over a nearly four decade period from 1978 will produce the thousandth Graduate Chemist by the end of the year. A large number of these students have obtained high level employment and/or post-graduate degrees including doctorates from some of the best universities globally including Sri Lanka, USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.

Further details regarding the programme including the prospectus and application forms are available free of charge from the web site www.ichemc.edu. lk OR from the College headquarters at Adamantane House, 341/22, Sultanbawa Mawatha, off Kotte Road, Welikada, Rajagiriya (phone011- 2861231/2861653) or by attending a dedicated orientation session on Saturday 30th August at the above

address.