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    Mar 28, 2024  
American University Catalog 2018-2019 
    
American University Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Chemistry (MS)


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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
    • The entire course of study must constitute a unified program. 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: Complete one of the following:
  • A 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.
  • Specializations: Applied Chemistry, Clinical Biochemistry

Course Requirements


Specialization (12 credit hours)


Complete 12 credit hours from one of the following:

Capstone (6 credit hours)


Complete one of the following:

Thesis


Thesis/Internship


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