The CSC manages the accreditation of undergraduate chemistry programs across Canada and around the world. Our program helps ensure that graduates are earning recognized degrees that are a firm foundation on which to build a career.

CSC Accredited Programs

CSC accreditation helps attract students to high quality, nationally-recognized programs, allows programs to innovate and evolve, provides the basic training required to register professional chemists with provincial professional associations, and provides comparator analyses required by quality assurance. 

Please note:

  • CSC accreditation can include programs closely related to chemistry provided there is a strong chemistry foundation, such as biochemistry and environmental chemistry programs
  • All international accreditations require a site visit
  • Program cycles may be adjusted slightly to align with provincially mandated program reviews
Cherif Matta

The CSC Accreditation Board

Meet the Chair of the CSC Accreditation Committee

Chérif F. Matta, BPharmSci, Dipl., PhD, HDR, FRSA, FRSB, FInstP, FRSC, FAAAS, is Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Chemistry & Physics at Mount Saint Vincent University. Chérif Matta counts ca. 170 publications on topics ranging from theoretical and computational chemistry with a focus on the effects of electric fields on biochemical reactions to mitochondrial biophysics. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, of the Royal Society of Chemistry, of the Institute of Physics, of the Royal Society of Biology, and of the Royal Society of the Arts. Please click here for more information.