Chemistry Major, MS

Requirements

The requirements for the MS with a major in chemistry consist of the satisfactory completion of the following requirements.

• Research and a thesis to give 6 to 12 hours of graduate credit in CHEM 500 .
• Required participation in seminar (CHEM 501 ) at the beginning of the period of graduate study until 3 hours of satisfactory credit has been obtained.
• Prescribed courses based on performance on diagnostic examinations.
• Sufficient graduate course work in chemistry (at the 400-level or above) and/or a related field to make an overall total of 30 hours, including one of the following sequences – CHEM 510 -CHEM 511 -CHEM 513 , three of CHEM 530 -CHEM 531 -CHEM 532 -CHEM 533 , CHEM 550 -CHEM 551 -CHEM 552 , CHEM 570 -CHEM 572 -CHEM 573  or CHEM 590 -CHEM 594 -CHEM 595 . At least 14 hours of this graduate course work must be at the 500-level or above.
• A final oral examination.