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MS in Chemistry

Program Description | Admission | Degree Requirements | Courses


Program Description

The Master of Science in Chemistry is designed to train chemists for careers in business, industry, or academics. This degree is also appropriate for those students planning to continue their training in PhD programs at other institutions.


Admission

Applicants seeking admission to the graduate program in chemistry must submit the following directly to the Office of Graduate Studies:

  1. A Graduate Studies Application with the application fee
  2. Official transcript(s) of all previous college work
  3. Official GRE scores
  4. Three letters of recommendation
  5.  

Applicants should have a major or minor in chemistry.


Degree Requirements

Plan 1 - MS in Chemistry (Non-thesis)

Item
Requirement
Options
Hours
Required
1
Specified
Courses
Choose all from:
CHM 698 <CHEM 6398> Graduate Research in Chemistry
CHM 510 <CHEM 5100> Chemical Literature and Seminar1
6
2
Restricted Electives
Choose four from:
CHM 561 <CHEM 5361> Physical Organic Chemistry
CHM 562 <CHEM 5362> Organic Reaction Mechanisims
CHM 568 <CHEM 5368> Analytical Spectroscopy
CHM 572 <CHEM 5372> Advanced Biochemistry I
CHM 574 <CHEM 5374> Chemistry of Coordination Compounds
CHM 581 <CHEM 5381> Advanced Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics
CHM 585 <CHEM 5385> Selected Topics in Advanced Chemistry
12
3 Electives Choose two from:
Graduate courses in CHEM
6
4 Secondary Field Choose four from:
Graduate courses in PHYS, BIOL, or MATH2
12
TOTAL
36
Notes:
1 CHM 510 <CHEM 5100> must be taken three times for a total of three hours.
2 Courses should be selected in consultation with the Graduate Advisor.

 

Plan 2 - MS in Chemistry (Non-thesis)

Item
Requirement
Options
Hours
Required
1
Specified
Courses
Choose all from:
CHM 698 <CHEM 6398> Graduate Research in Chemistry
CHM 510 <CHEM 5100> Chemical Literature and Seminar1
6
2
Restricted Electives
Choose four from:
CHM 561 <CHEM 5361> Physical Organic Chemistry
CHM 562 <CHEM 5362> Organic Reaction Mechanisims
CHM 568 <CHEM 5368> Analytical Spectroscopy
CHM 572 <CHEM 5372> Advanced Biochemistry I
CHM 574 <CHEM 5374> Chemistry of Coordination Compounds
CHM 581 <CHEM 5381> Advanced Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics
CHM 585 <CHEM 5385> Selected Topics in Advanced Chemistry
12
3 Electives Choose six from:
Graduate courses in CHEM
18
TOTAL
36
Notes:
1 CHM 510 <CHEM 5100> must be taken three times for a total of three hours.

 

Plan 3 - MS in Chemistry (Thesis)

Item
Requirement
Options
Hours
Required
1
Specified
Courses
Choose all from:
CHM 698 <CHEM 6398> Graduate Research in Chemistry
CHM 510 <CHEM 5100> Chemical Literature and Seminar
4
2
Restricted Electives
Choose four from:
CHM 561 <CHEM 5361> Physical Organic Chemistry
CHM 562 <CHEM 5362> Organic Reaction Mechanisims
CHM 568 <CHEM 5368> Analytical Spectroscopy
CHM 572 <CHEM 5372> Advanced Biochemistry I
CHM 574 <CHEM 5374> Chemistry of Coordination Compounds
CHM 581 <CHEM 5381> Advanced Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics
CHM 585 <CHEM 5385> Selected Topics in Advanced Chemistry
12
3 Secondary Field Choose four from:
Graduate courses in a field that logically supports the major1
12
4 Thesis Choose all from:
CHM 699 <CHEM 6399> Thesis2
3
TOTAL
31
Notes:
1 Courses should be selected in consultation with the Graduate Advisor.
2 Once enrolled in CHM 699 <CHEM 6399>, the student must enroll in this course every semester until graduation.

 

Plan 4 - MS in Chemistry (Thesis)

Item
Requirement
Options
Hours
Required
1
Specified
Courses
Choose all from:
CHM 698 <CHEM 6398> Graduate Research in Chemistry
CHM 510 <CHEM 5100> Chemical Literature and Seminar
4
2
Restricted Electives
Choose four from:
CHM 561 <CHEM 5361> Physical Organic Chemistry
CHM 562 <CHEM 5362> Organic Reaction Mechanisims
CHM 568 <CHEM 5368> Analytical Spectroscopy
CHM 572 <CHEM 5372> Advanced Biochemistry I
CHM 574 <CHEM 5374> Chemistry of Coordination Compounds
CHM 581 <CHEM 5381> Advanced Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics
12
3 Electives Choose four from:
Graduate courses in CHEM1
11
4 Thesis Choose all from:
CHM 699 <CHEM 6399> Thesis2
3
TOTAL
30
Notes:
1 Courses should be selected in consultation with the Graduate Advisor. The student may take CHM 510 <CHEM 5100> two additional times for a total of three hours.
2 Once enrolled in CHM 699 <CHEM 6399>, the student must enroll in this course every semester until graduation.

 


Courses

Chemistry (CHEM)

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