Chemistry (MS)

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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:

Applied Chemistry (30 credit hours)

Skills (12 credit hours)

Electives (12 credit hours)

Complete 12 credit hours from the following, with no more than 9 credit hours from Clinical Biochemistry:

Applied Chemistry

Clinical Biochemistry

Capstone (6 credit hours)

Complete one of the following:

Thesis

Complete 6 credit hours from the following:

CHEM-797 Master’s Thesis Research (1-6)

Thesis/Internship

CHEM-691 Internship (1-6) (3 credit hours required) (with grade of B or better)
CHEM-797 Master’s Thesis Research (1-6) (3 credit hours required)

Chemistry and Society (30 credit hours)

Core (6 credit hours)

Complete 6 credit hours from the following:

Skills (3 credit hours)

STAT-614 Statistical Methods (3)

Laboratory Experience (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

Societal Issues (9 credit hours)

Complete 9 credit hours from the following:

Electives (6 credit hours)

Complete 6 credit hours from the following:

Capstone (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from one of the following:

CHEM-690 Independent Study Project in Chemistry (1-6)
CHEM-691 Internship (1-6) (with grade of B or better)

Clinical Biochemistry (30 credit hours)

Skills (12 credit hours)

Laboratory Experience (3 credit hours)

CHEM-636 Clinical Laboratory: Analysis, Quality Assurance and Control (3)

Electives (9 credit hours)

Complete 9 credit hours from the following:

Capstone (6 credit hours)

Complete one of the following:

Thesis

Complete 6 credit hours from the following:

CHEM-797 Master’s Thesis Research (1-6)

Thesis/Internship

CHEM-691 Internship (1-6) (3 credit hours required) (with grade of B or better)
CHEM-797 Master’s Thesis Research (1-6) (3 credit hours required)