Admission Requirements
In addition to the
requirements of
the Graduate School, applicants must:
1. The minimum requirement
for admission is a B.S. degree in chemistry or related field. The student
must have passed the following courses with a passing grade, ‘C’ or
better:
2 semesters of General Chemistry
2 semesters of Organic Chemistry
1 semester of Analytical Chemistry
1 semester of Physical Chemistry
1 semester of Inorganic Chemistry
2. Submit an official GRE
Score.
3. The M.S. degree is not
a prerequisite for the Ph.D. degree.
Degree Candidacy Requirements
The comprehensive examination and
the independent research proposal are required for a student to be an
official Ph.D. candidate. The comprehensive examination of 3 subjects must
be taken and passed during the second year. The independent research
proposal must be prepared and defended during the first semester of the
third year.
Graduation Requirements
The minimum number of credit
hours for the Ph.D. in Chemistry is 60 credit hours.
1. 18 credit hours from
graduate Chemistry lecture courses
2. 2 credit hours for Seminars
3. 40 credit hours for Dissertation
The 60 credit hours must include
three out of five possible core courses for a total of 9 credit hours
required in core courses. The core courses are:
CHEM 723 Advanced Analytical
Chemistry
CHEM 731 Advanced Biochemistry I
CHEM 736 Physical Organic Chemistry
CHEM 741 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 758 Quantum Chemistry
(Click
here for the description of all graduate courses)
The student will be required to
teach at least one undergraduate laboratory course and must have a
dissertation in chemistry, which has to be defended in public.
