General Graduate Program Requirements

Graduate School policies and standards can be found on the Graduate School Policies page. 

The minimum GPA for any graduate program is 3.0. Individual programs may require more than a 3.0 to remain in good standing. 

The minimum grade for a course to be accepted toward any master’s or doctoral requirement is C. The minimum grade for a course to be accepted toward a certificate program is B-. Individual programs may require higher grades for specific courses.

Master of Science - Chemistry

• 12 credits must be letter-graded courses, which is usually 4 courses at the 500 level or approved 400-level courses approved for graduate credit.
• At least 6 of the 12 credits must be in 500-level letter-graded courses.
• Up to 6 of the 12 credits may be in letter-graded courses in a non-chemistry focus area. These 6 credits taken outside the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry must be approved by the advisory committee and the Graduate Education Committee.
• 20 of the 30 total credits must be in Chemistry (CHMY). Seminar, research, and professional paper credits at the 500- and 600-level and approved transfer credits can be included in this total. The Department and the student’s advisory committee may require more than the minimum Graduate School requirements.
• All graduate students will register for CHMY 630 every semester. Attending departmental research seminars is integral to a student’s education and allows the student a chance to learn about areas of science outside of their research area. Attendance of these seminars is mandatory unless excused by the faculty member responsible for organizing the seminar. The method of grading this class is the choice of the faculty member organizing the seminar.
• Academically strong undergraduate students may have the option of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry's accelerated Bachelor of Science to Master of Science pathway. See the undgraduate program catalog page for additional information. 

Course Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Requirements
Complete all of the following courses:
CHMY 501	Teaching University Chemistry (completed the first fall semester)	1
CHMY 630	Seminar	6
CHMY 640	Introductory Graduate Seminar (completed the first fall semester)	1
CHMY 650	Graduate Chemistry Seminar (completed in the first two spring semesters, 1 each semester)	2
Electives
Complete 12 credits of graduate-level courses chosen in consultation with your advisor.		12
Research and Thesis
Complete 8 credits of the following courses:		8
CHMY 590	Research
CHMY 599	Thesis/Professional Project
Total Hours		30