Offered by the Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences.

Admission to the Program

Applicants must have earned a degree equivalent to fulfilling the requirements for a Chemistry (BS) or Biochemistry (BS) 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 Chemistry.

Students who wish to complete the Clinical Biochemistry track and do not have the appropriate background will be expected to take Biochemistry I and Biochemistry II 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: 
  • Applied Chemistry or Clinical Biochemistry specialization:
    • Coursework: Complete one of the following:
      • CHEM-797 Master's Thesis Research (1-6) (6 credit hours required)
      • CHEM-797 Master's Thesis Research (1-6) (3 credit hours required) and CHEM-691 Internship (1-6) (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
  • Chemistry and Society specialization: Complete one of the following:
    • CHEM-690 Independent Study Project in Chemistry (1-6) (3 credit hours required)
    • CHEM-691 Internship (1-6) (3 credit hours required) (with grade of B or better)
• Specializations: Applied Chemistry; Chemistry and Society; Clinical Biochemistry

Course Requirements

Complete one of the following specializations: