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Apr 19, 2024
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American University Catalog 2015-2016 [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 BS in Chemistry or Biochemistry with a 3.00 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.00 scale) in chemistry 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. 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.
- Tool of research: an examination in German, French, Russian, or statistics.
- One comprehensive examination
- Research requirement (with grades of B or better)
CHEM-797 Master’s Thesis Research (6)
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CHEM-797 Master’s Thesis Research (3) and
CHEM-691 Internship (3)
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.
Skills Courses (9 credit hours)
Concepts Courses (15 credit hours)
15 credit hours from the following: Research Courses (6 credit hours)
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