霍华德最初是由一所小型私立本科学院创建的，如今已转变为一所大型私立大学。化学大学于1923年首次提供化学硕士学位，当时大学尚未设立研究生院，化学成为第一个授予博士学位的系。1958年在大学获得博士学位。作为第一所主要提供博士学位的黑人大学。拥有化学博士学位，霍华德培养的非裔美国人化学家比世界上任何其他化学系都要多，并且拥有哥伦比亚特区最大的化学系之一。强烈鼓励该系所有入学的研究生攻读博士学位。学位。因此，该计划的目的是为所有学生提供具有挑战性的课程，并为学历不高的学生提供大量机会。此外，该计划有几个组成部
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