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Nov 24, 2024
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Graduate Catalog 2021-22 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Master of Science in Chemistry (CHMM)
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Graduate Advisor: Ramakrishna Guda
Room 3440, Wood Hall
Admissions Chair: Frederick Stull
Room 3116, Wood Hall
The Master of Science in Chemistry is a research degree planned to provide a broad background in the various fields of chemistry with concentration in one area.
Admission Requirements
Entrance requirements are those of the Graduate College. Students may be asked to take a test of spoken English proficiency based upon application materials and references. Application must be made both to the Office of Admissions, Graduate Admissions and to the Department of Chemistry. Prospective students are required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. Three letters of recommendation from academic or professional sources should accompany the application. Application material, including grade point average, transcripts, performance on GRE and letters of recommendation will all be used in the determination of admission and financial support.
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Program Requirements
After admission, students will be offered the opportunity to take placement examinations covering any three of the fields of Analytical, Inorganic, Organic, Physical Chemistry and Biochemistry. Enrollment in a 6000-level Chemistry course is not permitted unless the appropriate placement examination performance or remedial coursework has been satisfied.
Each student will be required to prepare a literature presentation on a paper or papers from the current literature no later than the end of the third semester in the program. The student is required to complete a total of thirty credit hours with a minimum of twenty hours in the field of Chemistry, including the Master’s Thesis. The Chemistry hours may total more than twenty depending on the student’s background. The remaining hours up to at least thirty hours may be in a related field or fields. The course sequence will include (if not previously completed):
2. Both of the following:
4. Two 6000-level courses from two different divisions (6 hours):
Analytical, Biochemistry, Inorganic, Organic, or Physical, including one course in the division of the Master’s Thesis.
5. At least three (3) hours of:
6. Six (6) hours of Master’s Thesis:
Additional Requirements
The requirement for any of the above 5000-level courses may be waived if the student has taken a corresponding course as an undergraduate.
The student is required to pass a final thesis oral defense administered by the student’s graduate committee. The student is also required, as part of the graduate training in chemistry, to attend departmental seminars, colloquia, and symposia, and to participate in research within the department.
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