A group of high school seniors are studying chemistry at the University of Illinois Springfield this semester, as part of the university’s first dual credit course.
The course, which includes 19 seniors from Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, earns students college credit and is taught at the UIS campus by Associate Professor of Chemistry Stephen Johnson.
Johnson said organizers hope the class will help students consider important health careers.
“We thought this would be the perfect chance for them to see the health field industry, all the way in through advanced biochemistry, but at a survey level,” Johnson said.
Some students are considering those careers.
“I’d like to major in biochemistry in college,” said student Taylor Rahn. “Chemistry and science are my favorite things to do in school, so when I found out I could take this class, I knew that I really wanted to.”
Students in the class attend two lectures each week and one weekly lab.
Johnson said students in the class pay a discounted fee.
This story aired on WAND News on October 24, 2017.
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