2022-2023 Graduate Catalog

Master of Science in Chemistry

This program is designed for students who hold a bachelor of science in chemistry, including at least on 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 500Chemical Communications

1

CHEM 563Principles of Biochemistry 1

3

CHEM 626Advanced Analytical Chemistry

3

CHEM 636Advanced Organic Chemistry

3

CHEM 646Advanced Physical Chemistry

3

CHEM 651Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

3

CHEM 673Seminar in Chemistry

1

Research requirements, 13 credits

CHEM 670Research in Chemistry

1 TO 9

THES 698Thesis

1 TO 6

Chemical Education concentration, 30 credits

CHEM 500Chemical Communications

1

CHEM 563Principles of Biochemistry 1

3

CHEM 626Advanced Analytical Chemistry

3

CHEM 636Advanced Organic Chemistry

3

CHEM 646Advanced Physical Chemistry

3

CHEM 651Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

3

CHEM 673Seminar in Chemistry

1

Research requirements, 13 credits

CHEM 671Research in Chemical Education

1 TO 9

THES 698Thesis

1 TO 6