Degree Requirements - Chemistry M.S.
The MS in chemistry provides advanced training for recent college graduates, professionals in teaching, and technical workers in research organizations who have an interest in chemistry.
Admission Requirements
To be considered for admission to degree status, student must have a bachelor's degree in chemistry or a related field from an accredited institution, and must meet general admission requirements for graduate study. Admission is based on a departmental evaluation of the applicant's background as evidenced by transcripts and letters of recommendation. Applicants who received a bachelor's degree more than five years before the application date must submit a resume. Students must present evidence of computer literacy before completing 12 graduate credits.
Degree Requirements
Students may elect to complete a thesis or a project. The thesis option is for students planning to pursue a doctoral degree or a career in chemical research. The nonthesis option is for those seeking to go on to professional school, teach chemistry in secondary schools, or pursue other careers in which advanced work in chemistry is necessary or advantageous.
Students in the thesis option are required to complete 30 credits of graduate work, including 6 credits of thesis CHEM 799. The thesis is based on research that must be preapproved by the thesis or advisory committee, appointed during the first semester of registration in CHEM 799. Students who select the thesis-option must defend the thesis at an oral exam (following submission of the first approved draft of the thesis) and present an exit seminar. Students in the nonthesis option are required to complete 32 credits of graduate work.
All students must complete 12 credits in core courses in chemistry (physical chemistry and one in each of three different areas chosen from analytical, biochemical, environmental, inorganic, and organic chemistry) and at least 3 credits of Graduate Seminar CHEM 690. Minimum credits for each option are as follows:
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Core curriculum |
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Electives in Chemistry |
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Electives in Chemistry or related Fields |
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CHEM 670 |
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CHEM 690 |
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CHEM 799 |
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Core courses (CHEM 513, 521, 614, 624, 633, 646, 651, 663, and 732) may also be taken as electives beyond the 12-credit requirement. CHEM 500 and 501 may not be applied toward the MS degree. CHEM 502 through 510 may be applied toward the MS degree only with prior written approval of the department.
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