Required Credit Hours/Tuition and Fees
- 30
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Curriculum
All students must complete 30 semester hours of graduate coursework with a GPA of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale. At least 24 hours must be in 500-level chemistry courses. Both thesis and non-thesis plans of study are available.
Both thesis and non-thesis plans require:
Core course requirements (12 hours) selected from: CHEM 511, 531, 541, 551, 561
Graduate seminar (2 hours): Attendance in CHEM 575 is required for each semester during the academic year
Electives (6 hours): Coursework may include non-chemistry courses that will contribute to the student’s career objectives
Additional requirements for thesis plan:
Successful completion of at least 10 hours of CHEM 597 and 599 is required. Satisfactory completion requires the submission of an acceptable thesis, oral presentation and defense of thesis results.
Additional requirements for non-thesis plan:
Acceptance into the non-thesis plan by the graduate committee and 10 additional hours of coursework at the 500-level are required. Up to four hours of credit from CHEM 596 and 597 can be applied toward the non-thesis plan. Students who pursue the non-thesis plan of study will make an oral presentation and defense of a final paper based on a current literature topic and/or their research achievements.
