MS in Chemistry | Graduate Catalog 2013-15

M.S. in Chemistry

Program Description | Admission | Degree Requirements | Courses

Program Description

The Master of Science in Chemistry is designed to train chemists for careers in business, industry, or academics. This degree is also appropriate for those students planning to continue their training in Ph.D. programs at other institutions.

Admissions

Applicants seeking admission to the graduate program in chemistry must submit the following directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions:

Graduate Application
Application fee
Official transcript(s) of all previous college work
Official GRE scores
Three letters of recommendation

Applicants must have a major or minor in chemistry (with at least a 2.5 GPA in their undergraduate chemistry courses) or commensurate industrial experience.

For a final admissions decision, a holistic review of each student’s application file will be completed on a competitive basis.

The Department of Chemistry offers classes in a wide variety of chemical subjects including analytical, forensic, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry, toxicology, and biochemistry.

Degree Requirements

Master of Science, 31 Semester Hours with Minor and Thesis

13 graduate semester hours of Chemistry
6 semester hours of research and thesis
12 graduate semester hours in a minor field that logically supports the major (Computing Science, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, etc.).

Plan 1 - M.S. in Chemistry (Thesis)

Item	Requirement	Options	Hours Required
1	Specified Courses	Choose all* from:* CHEM 6398 <CHE 698> Graduate Research in Chemistry CHEM 5100 <CHE 510> Chemical Literature and Seminar	4
2	Restricted Electives	Choose four* from:* CHEM 5361 <CHE 561> Physical Organic Chemistry CHEM 5362 <CHE 562> Organic Reaction Mechanisms CHEM 5368 <CHE 568> Analytical Spectroscopy CHEM 5372 <CHE 572> Advanced Biochemistry I CHEM 5374 <CHE 574> Chemistry of Coordination Compounds CHEM 5381 <CHE 581> Advanced Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics CHEM 5385 <CHE 585> Selected Topics in Advanced Chemistry	12
3	Secondary Field	Choose four* from:* Graduate courses in a field that logically supports the major^¹	12
4	Thesis	Choose all* from:* CHEM 6099 <CHE 699> Thesis²	3
TOTAL			31

Notes:

¹	Courses should be selected in consultation with the Graduate Advisor.
²	Once enrolled in CHEM 6099 <CHM 699>, the student must enroll in this course every semester until graduation.

Master of Science, 30 Semester Hours without Minor and with Thesis

24 graduate semester hours of Chemistry
6 semester hours of research and thesis

Plan 2 - M.S. in Chemistry (Thesis)

Item	Requirement	Options	Hours Required
1	Specified Courses	Choose all* from:* CHEM 6398 <CHM 698> Graduate Research in Chemistry CHEM 5100 <CHM 510> Chemical Literature and Seminar	4
2	Restricted Electives	Choose four* from:* CHEM 5361 <CHM 561> Physical Organic Chemistry CHEM 5362 <CHM 562> Organic Reaction Mechanisms CHEM 5368 <CHM 568> Analytical Spectroscopy CHEM 5372 <CHM 572> Advanced Biochemistry I CHEM 5374 <CHM 574> Chemistry of Coordination Compounds CHEM 5381 <CHM 581> Advanced Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics	12
3	Electives	Choose four* from:* Graduate courses in CHEM¹	11
4	Thesis	Choose all* from:* CHM 6099 <CHEM 699> Thesis²	3
TOTAL			30

Notes:

¹	Courses should be selected in consultation with the Graduate Advisor. The student may take CHEM 5100 <CHM 510> two additional times for a total of three hours.
²	Once enrolled in CHEM 6099 <CHM 699>, the student must enroll in this course every semester until graduation.

Master of Science, 36 Semester Hours with Minor, Non-Thesis

24 graduate semester hours of Chemistry
12 graduate semester hours in a minor field that logically supports the major (Computing Science, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, etc.)

Plan 3 - M.S. in Chemistry (Non-thesis)

Item	Requirement	Options	Hours Required
1	Specified Courses	Choose all* from:* CHEM 6398 <CHM 698> Graduate Research in Chemistry CHEM 5100 <CHM 510> Chemical Literature and Seminar¹	6
2	Restricted Electives	Choose four* from:* CHEM 5361 <CHM 561> Physical Organic Chemistry CHEM 5362 <CHM 562> Organic Reaction Mechanisms CHEM 5368 <CHM 568> Analytical Spectroscopy CHEM 5372 <CHM 572> Advanced Biochemistry I CHEM 5374 <CHM 574> Chemistry of Coordination Compounds CHEM 5381 <CHM 581> Advanced Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics CHEM 5385 <CHM 585> Selected Topics in Advanced Chemistry	12
3	Electives	Choose two* from:* Graduate courses in CHEM	6
4	Secondary Field	Choose four* from:* Graduate courses in PHYS, BIOL, or MATH²	12
TOTAL			36

Notes:

¹	CHEM 5100 <CHM 510> must be taken three times for a total of three hours.
²	Courses should be selected in consultation with the Graduate Advisor.

Master of Science, 36 Semester Hours without Minor, Non-Thesis

36 graduate semester hours of Chemistry

Plan 4 - M.S. in Chemistry (Non-thesis)

Item	Requirement	Options	Hours Required
1	Specified Courses	Choose all* from:* CHEM 6398 <CHM 698> Graduate Research in Chemistry CHEM 5100 <CHM 510> Chemical Literature and Seminar¹	6
2	Restricted Electives	Choose four* from:* CHEM 5361 <CHM 561> Physical Organic Chemistry CHEM 5362 <CHM 562> Organic Reaction Mechanisms CHEM 5368 <CHM 568> Analytical Spectroscopy CHEM 5372 <CHM 572> Advanced Biochemistry I CHEM 5374 <CHM 574> Chemistry of Coordination Compounds CHEM 5381 <CHM 581> Advanced Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics CHEM 5385 <CHM 585> Selected Topics in Advanced Chemistry	12
3	Electives	Choose six* from:* Graduate courses in CHEM	18
TOTAL			36