Chemistry, M.S.

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Overview

The mission of the Department of Chemistry is to provide students with an educational environment that will stimulate their intellectual curiosities, enhance and develop academic and professional skills in Chemistry and Chemistry-related disciplines, promote a sense of self-assurance and discipline, and instill a dedication to the advancement of science and scientific knowledge for the benefit of all peoples. Students will receive specific training in the use of state-of-the-art scientific instrumentation, enhance their laboratory skills, and develop knowledge of the creativity, methods, and processes involved in designing, carrying out, and reporting results of scientific research while participating in faculty-directed research projects on campus or in off-campus cooperative education or internship opportunities.

The graduate program in chemistry is designed to prepare students for careers in teaching, research, industry, and for entrance to Ph.D. or professional degree programs. The M.S. degree offered in Chemistry is thesis-based. Research opportunities are available in organic, physical, analytical, inorganic, biochemistry, and computational chemistry. A student will normally select one of the above areas as their major research focus, along with a second area of specialization for their minor. A student may elect to complete minor requirements in another suitable department with permission of the department chairperson.

Admission Requirement

For unconditional admission to the graduate program, the student must present at least 30 semester hours of “B” work in chemistry, including two semesters of physical chemistry, and credit for two semesters each of calculus and general physics. Students who do not meet these requirements may gain conditional admission and can complete a course of study to rectify any deficiencies. These courses include Physical Chemistry 4010 and/or 4020, Advanced Organic Chemistry 4200, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 4300, Instrumental Analysis 4400, and Biochemistry 4500.

Degree Requirements for the Master of Science in Chemistry

1. A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher for a minimum of 30 credit hours.

2. Completion of the following courses required of all students (17 total credit hours):

3. Completion of a course from at least three of the following four areas of chemistry (9 credit hours). Students will need to consult with their advisor.

a. Biochemistry:

b. Inorganic:

c. Organic:

d. Physical Chemistry:

4. Completion of at least two additional 5000-level courses in Chemistry or a related area (6 credit hours).

5. Successful completion of one of the following:

Reading proficiency exam in a foreign language
An approved graduate statistics course
An approved computer science course
An approved computational science course, such as Computational Chemistry (CHEG 5350 )

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