Cannabis Chemistry

Cannabis Chemistry Program

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CannabisChemistry

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CannabisChemistryisoneofthefastest-growingindustriesintheUnitedStates,outpacingtechnologyandhealthcarejobs! Areyoureadytobepartofthisinnovativefield?

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OurStudentsSayitBestAboutCannabisChemistry

Doyouenjoybeingontheforefrontofemergingmarketsandtechnologies?Sodowe!LSSU’sCannabisChemistryisthe firstdegreeprogramintheUnitedStatesfocusingonthequantitativeanalysisofcannabisrelatedcompoundsandcontaminantsincludingTHC,CBD,terpenes,etc.Thisprogressiveprogramisofferedinbaccalaureateandassociatedegrees.StudentsmayqualifyforanAmericanChemicalSociety(ACS)degree.

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StevenJohnson,Ph.D.

DeanoftheCollegeofScienceandEnvironment

“Wearetrainingstudentstobecomeleadersintheemergingfieldofcannabisanalysis.Inthisuniqueprogramstudentshandleandanalyzeactualcannabisplantmaterialandnotsurrogatematerial.Graduateswillbechemists,firstandforemost,trainedinindustrystandardsofcannabisanalysis.”

OurStudentsSayitBestAboutCannabisChemistry

ThisexcitingnewcannabisdegreeprogramlaunchedinFall2019 equipsyouwiththeknowledgenecessarytogainemploymentinemergentcannabismarkets–specificallywithinthescientificcommunity.Combiningamixofcorecurriculumchemistrywithcutting-edgecannabiscourses,(suchasCannabisChemistry,MedicinalChemistry,andCannabisSeparations)you’llgainatrulyuniquecareer-focusededucation.CannabisChemistrygraduatesearn over600hoursofexperienceinstate-of-the-artinstrumentationlaboratories andindustrystandardtechniques,givingthemtherequiredproficiencytoworkinlawenforcement,publichealthandsafety,regulatorymanagement,andbusinessapplications.

ProgramGoals

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OurStudentsSayitBestAboutCannabisChemistry

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CannabisChemistry,Bachelor’sDegree
CannabisScienceAssociate’sDegree
CannabisProductionCertificate

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FrequentlyAskedQuestions
Isthisarealchemistrydegree?

Yes! BoththeBachelor’sandAssociatedegreesconveyasolidfoundationinchemistry,includingorganicchemistry,instrumentalanalysis,andbiochemistry.Graduateswillgainskills–oftentodevelopnewtechniques–thatsetbenchmarksofsafety,testing,production,andqualitycontrol. LSSUhasapprovalfromtheAmericanChemicalSociety(ACS)tocertifygraduateswhomeettheminimumstandardssetforthbytheCommitteeonProfessionalTraining.

Willstudentsuserealcannabisbuds?

Yes,studentsneedtohavereal-worldexperienceworkingwithstate-of-the-artchemicalinstructionsdoinganalysisonrealcompounds. Thisisincontrasttoprogramsthatonlyuseplantsurrogates.

Arestudentsgrowingplants?

No,thisprogramconcentratesonthechemistryofcannabisandtheuseofchemicalanalysisasatoolforhealth&safety,regulationandlawenforcement.

Aretherejobs?

Yes! Thecannabisfieldissettoout-pacebothhealthcareandtechnologyjobs,withprojectedgrowthat22%annually.Notonlywillyouhaveachemistrydegree(LSSUgraduateshavenearly100%placement),youwillalsohavetheeducationandtrainingtoworkinanewandquicklyexpandingfield.

Isthislegal?

Yes!LSSUwillremainfullycompliantwithalllegalrequirementsforthelimiteduseofregulatedmaterialsinaneducationalsetting-includingapprovalsfromtheMichiganDepartmentofLicensingandRegulatoryAffairsandtheUnitedStatesDrugEnforcementAgency.

CanItransferintothisprogram?

Yes!

DoIhavetobeaMichiganresidenttoenrollinthisprogram?

No.Infact,LSSUoffersin-statetuitiontoeveryone!

Arethereanyspecialrequirementsforthisdegree?

Yes,incompliancewithFederalregulations,stateandlocallaws,studentsmayneedtosubmittoabackgroundcheckinordertoparticipateintheprogramandparticipateincoursesthathandleregulatedmaterials.

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OurStudentsSayitBestAboutCannabisChemistry

Withinourmulti-milliondollarlaboratories,you’llacquirepracticalexperienceinpreppingandtestingcomplexplantmaterialforcontaminantsbyutilizingthelatest chemicalinstrumentation suchas:

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Hands-OnLearning
CannabisChemistrystudentsatLSSUbenefitfromalowstudenttofacultyratio.

RealExperience
Workdirectlywithcannabisplantmaterial,notsyntheticsorsubstitutes.Othermaterialmayincludeediblesandgummies.

ToolsforSuccess
Graduateswillbechemists,firstandforemost,trainedinindustrystandardsofcannabisanalysisandcannabisscience.

ExponentialGrowth
By2020,thelegalcannabisindustryisprojectedtocreatemorethan250,000jobs.

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OurStudentsSayitBestAboutCannabisChemistry

AMichiganuniversityisofferingcollegestudentsascholarshiptostudycannabis: CNN,April6,2021

Michiganuniversitybecomesfirsttooffercannabischemistryscholarship: CBSNews,April6,2021

LakeSuperiorStateUniversityfirsttooffercannabischemistryscholarship: TheHill,April6,2021

Michiganuniversitybecomesoffersfirstcannabischemistryscholarship: Fox2Detroit,April6,2021

ThisMidwestcollegeisofferingthefirstcannabischemistryscholarship: Fox4,April6,2021

Michiganuniversitybecomesfirstinnationtooffercannabischemistryscholarship: DetroitFreePress,April6,2021

Thiscollegeisofferingthefirstcannabischemistryscholarship: WGNNews,April6,2021

UniversityinMichiganAnnouncesGroundbreakingCannabisChemistryScholarship: Complex,April6,2021

Thiscollegeisofferingthefirstcannabischemistryscholarship: KHON2News,April6,2021

MichiganuniversityoffersfirstUScannabischemistryscholarship: MuggleheadMagazine,April6,2021

LakeSuperiorStateUniversityOpensCannabisChemistryFacility: CannabisProductNews,February25,2020

Cannabisexcellence:LSSUlaunchesnewchemistryfacility: TheMiningJournal,February22,2020

InsideLakeSuperiorStateUniversity’sNewCannabisCenterofExcellence:9&10News,February20,2020.

LakeSuperiorStateopensCannabisCenterofExcellenceforuniversity’scannabischemistryprogram: wxyz.com, February20,2020

HowHigheredcouldcapitalizeoncannabis:Politico,December2,2019

HigherEducation:Majoringinmarijuana:22NewsWWLPNovember5,2019

Michiganstudentsmajoringinmarijuana:Kobi-5NewsNovember5,2019

MajoringinmarijuanaatLSSU:WILXNovember5,2019

MajoringinMarijuana:UpNorthLive  November4,2019

LakeSuperiorStateUniversityHoldsMarijuanaSeminar:RadioResultsNetworkOctober23,2019

AgilentPartnerswithLSSUonCannabisChemistry&Research:CannabisChemistryJournal September11,2019

Agilentbacksresearchefforts:ChemicalandEngineeringNewsAugust29,2019

LakeSuperiorStateUniversityPartnerswithAgilenttoLaunchCannabisCenterofExcellence: CannabisScienceandTechnologyAugust26,2019

LSSUAnnouncesResearchCenterforCannabisChemistryProgram:9&10News August22,2019

LakeSuperiorStateUniversityto[spend]$1milliononequipmentfornewcannabischemistryprogram:abc12.comMarch23,2019

LSSUtooffer’CannabisChemistry’degree:InterlochenPublicRadioJanuary30,2019

CannabisChemprogramcomingtoLSSU:SooEveningNewsJanuary26,2019

LakeSuperiorStatetoofferdegreesincannabischemistry:Freep.com January25,2019

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OurStudentsSayitBestAboutCannabisChemistry

By2022,thecannabisindustryisprojectedtocreateover500,000jobs

Thisemergingindustryrequiresthebestofthebest!ThereisanunprecedenteddemandforinnovativechemistsabletouseGCMS,MS/MS,andHPLCtestingmethodstolookforharmfulpesticides,herbicides,heavymetals,andothercontaminants.Regulatoryenforcementrequireschemiststoutilizeanalyticalchemistrytechniquesfortheextraction,separation,andtestingofcannabisproducts(includingmarijuanaandhemp).Belowwe’velistedsomeinspiringprofessionalprospectsyou’llbequalifiedtotakeadvantageofupongraduation.

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$72K Averagestartingsalaryforcannabischemists

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JuliaBramante

CannabisChemistrySubdivisionChair,AmericanChemicalSociety

“Thereisaburgeoningdemandforhighlyskilledscientificprofessionalsinthecannabisspace,especiallyinthefieldsofresearchandclinicaltrials,productdevelopmentandmanufacturing,analyticaltesting,qualitycontrol,andregulation.”

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DIDYOUKNOW? LSSUchemistrygradsenjoyalmost100%placementinpublicandprivate-sectorjobsoradmissionintograduateschoolwithinoneyearofgraduation!

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Dr.R.AdamMosey’schemistrystudentsusetheNuclearMagneticResonance(NMR)spectrometerto analyzesamples.

R.AdamMosey,Ph.D.instructsachemistrystudentasshepreparestousetheNuclearMagneticResonance(NMR)spectrometertoanalyzesamples.

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OurStudentsSayitBestAboutCannabisChemistry

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[su_quotecite=”BarbaraKeller,Ph.D.-Professor”]Cannabischemistsusehighlysensitiveteststodetectandmeasurepotentialcontaminants,toensureregulatorycompliance,toassistintheenforcementoflaws,andtoprotectpeoplefromexposuretopotentialsourcesofcontamination.[/su_quote]

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toofferB.S.andA.S.Chemistrydegreesinthechemicalanalysisofcannabis

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Potentialnewjobscreatedby2022(NewFrontierData)

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