Master of Arts in Chemistry
This program is designed for students who hold a bachelor of science in chemistry, including at least one year of calculus-based physical chemistry. Students with substantial backgrounds (e.g., those who have completed at least ACS-certified bachelor's degrees or worked beyond the bachelor's level) may have one or more of the course requirements waived, but the minimum number of 30 credits required for graduation still applies. These students should discuss the possibilities with the chemistry graduate advisor. A minimum of 24 credit hours of 600 level courses is required.
Students with substantial chemistry backgrounds but who have undergraduate degrees in such other disciplines as biology, medical technology, premedicine, or predentistry may be admitted to the graduate program to begin some graduate course work while making up undergraduate deficiencies. However, courses taken to remove undergraduate deficiencies cannot be applied to total graduate credits. these students should discuss their situations with the chemistry graduate advisor to determine whether their backgrounds are sufficient to begin graduate work in chemistry.
30 credits
Chemistry concentration, 30 credits
| CHEM 500 | Chemical Communications | 1 |
| CHEM 563 | Principles of Biochemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 626 | Advanced Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 636 | Advanced Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 646 | Advanced Physical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 651 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 673 | Seminar in Chemistry | 1 |
| | Graduate chemistry courses approved by the graduate advisor | 9 |
Research requirements, 4 credits
Chemical Education concentration, 30 credits
| CHEM 500 | Chemical Communications | 1 |
| CHEM 563 | Principles of Biochemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 626 | Advanced Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 636 | Advanced Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 646 | Advanced Physical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 651 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 673 | Seminar in Chemistry | 1 |
| | Graduate chemistry courses approved by the graduate advisor | 9 |
Research requirements, 4 credits