US National Chemistry Olympiad Competition (USNCO)

 

Local Exam will be in early March 2011

 

National Exam will be in late April, 2011

 

 The Chemistry Olympiad is a multi-tiered competition designed to stimulate and promote achievement in high school chemistry. The local and U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad competitions are sponsored by the American Chemical Society. Each year, four students are chosen to represent the United States team at the International Chemistry Olympiad competition.

The Chemistry Olympiad consists of the following four stages:

·         Local Chemistry Olympiad Competitions

·         U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Competition

·         Study Camp

·         International Chemistry Olympiad

 

Rules 2010

1. You MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN to take the U.S. national examination. Green card holders are not eligible.

2. High school students who will graduate no earlier than spring 2010 are eligible.

3. A student's date of birth must fall after July 31, 1990

4. No more than two students per teacher or per high school may be nominated to take the national exam. In the case of magnet programs or split enrollment, a student’s school is defined as the high school where the student takes science class.

5. Eligible students who have previously attended the study camp automatically qualify for the national exam and do not count against the limit on the number of eligible students from their local section or school.

6. Winners of gold medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad are not eligible to participate in subsequent International Chemistry Olympiad competitions or study camps.

7. Students who have taken advanced placement courses in chemistry are eligible. Likewise, students who have received credit for college level courses (limited to no more than two semesters or three quarters beyond general chemistry) are eligible.

8. A student may participate only in the competition of the section in which the student's high school is located. If the section is not participating, the USNCO national office will assign the student to a section.

9. A student who participates in the Physics Olympiad study camp, the Mathematics Olympiad study camp, or the Biology Olympiad study camp is not eligible to participate in the Chemistry Olympiad study camp during the same summer.

* These rules apply to students taking the USNCO national examination. Local sections are encouraged to develop their own procedures for identifying outstanding students at the local level and choosing national examination candidates. The sections are reminded, however, that all students who take the national exam must meet the qualifications outlined above

 Information regarding registration  will be available in January 2011.   

 

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