US National Chemistry Olympiad
- In Person for 2024
The US National Chemistry Olympiad is a multi-tiered competition for high school students.  The local exam for the 2024 Chemistry Olympiad will be administered by teachers in their schools at a time convenient to them during the testing window of March 1, and March 24, 2024 and proctored by the students' teacher.  Due to changes at the national level, students must register with the ACS Learning Center by January 19, 2024 to participate in the 2024 Olymipiad.  Register here for the ACS Learning Center.  Students also need to register with the New York ACS (see below).

Please download the Cover Letter to see how you and your students can participate. However, please note that the information about testing as stated above, supersedes that in the cover letter.   

Questions should be addressed to NY ACS Olympiad Committee Chair, Stephen Z. Goldberg
Fee Waivers Available for 2024
The New York Section of the ACS will continue a policy first implements increased participation in the 2024 US National Chemistry Olympiad.  Schools that have not participated in the Olympiad since 2018 are eligible, as are schools which  have never participated. Download the Cover Letter here.   Download the application here.  Applications will be reviewed in the order received.
2024 Local Exam Registration Information

To participate in the 2024 Olympiad, students must register by January 19, 2024 with the ACS Learning Center (register here) and the New York Local Section (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 during the testing window of March 1-24.  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 ACS New York Section as described below as well as with the ACS Learning Center (by January 19, 2024). 

Registration is normally done through the students' school.  The registration deadline is February 23, 2024 for the New York ACS, but it is January 19, 2024 for ACS Learning Center.  If your school needs an invoice please complete and submit registration materials earlier 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. Rules pertaining to the eligibility of students for the Olympiad may by found here.  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. 

  • New York ACS Registration forms must be received by February 23, 2024 in order for students to take the local exam, however students must register at the ACS Learning Center by January 19, 2024 (ACS Learning Center registration link).  This is so that students are registered with the national office for the administration of the virtual test. Additional material may sent when registration form is received.
  • Local Participation Rules
  • Practice Exams
  • EXAMINATION DATES: TBD by the proctoring teacher, between March 1 and March 24, 2024.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Stephen Z. Goldberg, Chair, NYACS Olympiad Committee.