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Fall priority admission: March 1
Spring priority admission: November 1
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Chemistry (MS)

Offered by theÌýDepartment of , .

Admission to the Program

Applicants must have earned a degree equivalent to fulfilling the requirements for a Ìýor Ìýwith a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA from a college accredited by the American Chemical Society or equivalent. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are required. All applications must be approved by the faculty of the Department of .

Students who wish to complete the Clinical Biochemistry track and do not have the appropriate background will be expected to take Ìýand Ìýas prerequisite work.

Degree Requirements

  • 30 credit hours of approved graduate work, constituting a unified program

Note: Each student must have a proposed curriculum approved by the department's academic advisor and the department chair within one semester after entering the program.

  • Capstone Experience:Ìý
    • Applied Chemistry or Clinical Biochemistry specialization:
      • Coursework: Complete one of the following:
        • Ìý(6 credit hours required)
        • Ìý(3 credit hours required) and Ìý(3 credit hours required) (with grade of B or better)
      • Thesis of publishable quality based on original chemical laboratory research must be presented at a public seminar and defended before the student's committee immediately thereafter. A research proposal must be accepted by the student's thesis committee at least one semester prior to the oral defense of the thesis
    • Chemistry and Society specialization: Complete one of the following:
      • Ìý(3 credit hours required)
      • Ìý(3 credit hours required) (with grade of B or better)
  • Specializations: Applied Chemistry;ÌýChemistry and Society;ÌýClinical Biochemistry

Course Requirements

Complete one of the following specializations:

Applied Chemistry (30 credit hours)

Skills (12 credit hours)

Electives (12 credit hours)

Complete 12 credit hours from the following, with no more than 9 credit hours from Clinical Biochemistry:

Applied Chemistry
Clinical Biochemistry

Capstone (6 credit hours)

Complete one of the following:

Thesis

Complete 6 credit hours from the following:

Thesis/Internship
  • (3 credit hours required) (with grade of B or better)
  • (3 credit hours required)

Chemistry and Society (30 credit hours)

Core (6 credit hours)

Complete 6 credit hours from the following:

Skills (3 credit hours)

Laboratory Experience (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

Societal Issues (9 credit hours)

Complete 9 credit hours from the following:

  • (approved topic)
  • (approved topic)

Electives (6 credit hours)

Complete 6 credit hours from the following:

Capstone (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from one of the following:

  • (with grade of B or better)

Clinical Biochemistry (30 credit hours)

Skills (12 credit hours)

Laboratory Experience (3 credit hours)

Electives (9 credit hours)

Complete 9 credit hours from the following:

Capstone (6 credit hours)

Complete one of the following:

Thesis

Complete 6 credit hours from the following:

Thesis/Internship
  • (3 credit hours required)Ìý(with grade of B or better)
  • (3 credit hours required)