Chemistry (MS)
Offered by the听Department of , .
Admission to the Program
Applicants must have earned a degree equivalent to fulfilling the requirements for a 听or 听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 .
Students who wish to complete the Clinical Biochemistry track and do not have the appropriate background will be expected to take 听and 听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:听
- Applied Chemistry or Clinical Biochemistry specialization:
- Coursework: Complete one of the following:
- 听(6 credit hours required)
- 听(3 credit hours required) and 听(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
- Coursework: Complete one of the following:
- Chemistry and Society specialization: Complete one of the following:
- 听(3 credit hours required)
- 听(3 credit hours required) (with grade of B or better)
- Applied Chemistry or Clinical Biochemistry specialization:
- Specializations: Applied Chemistry;听Chemistry and Society;听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:
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)听(with grade of B or better)
- (3 credit hours required)