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Fall priority admission: March 1
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Chemistry (MS)

Offered by the Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences.

Admission to the Program

Applicants must have earned a degree equivalent to fulfilling the requirements for a Chemistry (BS) or Biochemistry (BS) with 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 Chemistry.

Students who wish to complete the Clinical Biochemistry track and do not have the appropriate background will be expected to take Biochemistry I and Biochemistry II as 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: 
  • Specializations: Applied Chemistry; Chemistry and Society; Clinical 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:

Capstone (6 credit hours)

Complete one of the following:

Thesis

Complete 6 credit hours from the following:

Thesis/Internship

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:

Electives (6 credit hours)

Complete 6 credit hours from the following:

Capstone (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from one of the following:

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