US National Chemistry Olympiad - In Person for 2025
The US National Chemistry Olympiad is a multi-tiered competition for high school students.  The 2025 Chemistry Olympiad local exam will be administered by teachers in their schools at a time convenient to them and their students during the testing window of March 1, to March 23, 2025,  Students must register with the both the USNCO and the New York ACS. The registration window is November 15, 2024 to January 19, 2025.  The USNCO has indicated that the January 19 deadline is a firm one and will not be extened.

Students also need to register with the New York ACS (see below)

IMPORTANT: Students who have not registered with BOTH the USNCO and the New York ACS will not be able to participate in the Olympiad.

Please download the 2025 Cover Letter to see how you and your students can participate.

Questions should be addressed to NY ACS Olympiad Committee Chair, Stephen Z. Goldberg
Fee Waivers Available for 2025
The New York Section of the ACS will continue a policy first implemented in 2022 to increase participation in the US National Chemistry Olympiad.  Schools that have not participated in the Olympiad since 2019 are eligible to apply for a fee waiver, as are schools which have never participated. Download Cover Letter here.  Download the application here.   Applications will be reviewed in the order received.
2025 Local Exam Registration Information

To participate in the 2025 Olympiad, students must register by January 17, 2025 with the USNCO (register here) and the New York ACS (see below).  The local exam is a 60 multiple choice exam lasting 110 min.  The local exam will be administered by teachers in their schools at a time convenient to them and their students during the testing window of March 1-23, 2025.  Prior to the testing window we will send teachers a PDF file of the exam and the answer form students will use. Students must be registered through the New York ACS as described below as well as with the UNSCO (by January 17, 2025). 

Registration with the New York ACS is normally done through the students' school. If your school needs an invoice please complete and submit the registration materials as soon as possible so that the necessary paperwork can be completed. Homeschooled students and students from a school that declines to participate in the Olympiad may register as individuals. These students will be contacted to advise them of their options to take the exam; they will not be allowed to take them at home.  The Rules pertaining to the eligibility of students for the Olympiad can be downloaded here..  New York ACS registration Instructions are below. 

  • Teachers - how to register students from your school:
Registration of students involves completing and submitting the following
  1.      Registration and Invoice Form
  2.      The Registration Spreadsheet
  3.       Send a check payable to ACS New York Section, Inc. for the registration fee. 
          Be sure that the name of the school is on the check. 
  • Individual Students - how to register if you are homeschooled or your school declines to participate in the Olympiad:
Registration of students involves completing and submitting the following:
 
  1.       The Individual Student Registration Form 
  2.       The Registration Spreadsheet   
  3.       A check payable to ACS New York Section, Inc. for the registration fee. 
          Be sure that the name of the school is on the check.
  4.       These students will be contacted and advised of the date, time and location of an examination site. 
We encourage you to take a look at the USNCO website, where you can, among other things, see previous exams, and register for webinars which provide information on how to prepare for the Local and National Exams. 

Early registration is encouraged but registration with both the New York ACS and USNCO must be completed by January 17, 2025 (UNSCO registration link)
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Stephen Z. Goldberg, Chair, NYACS Olympiad Committee.