The first chemistry graduate program at the
Curriculum
Biochemistry and Chemistry are 30 credit programs, Clinical
Chemistry
requires 36 credits. In all of these, a student pursuing the M.S.Thesis
Track degree may
allocate up to eight credits to the research thesis required for that
degree.
Students in the Clinical Chemistry program may elect to follow a
Research
track, which includes 2-8 credits of thesis, or an Administrative
track,
which includes 9 credits of Health Administration graduate courses and
leads to
an M.S. degree. Because of the large time requirement for research in
chemistry, students usually use the maximum eight credit allocation for
the
thesis requirement. In addition to the formal course work, students not
pursuing the thesis track are required to pass a comprehensive
examination based
on the core courses required for their program. A detailed description
of the
graduate programs in Chemistry, including course descriptions, is
provided in the
The projected schedule is useful in planning the student's program. It should be noted that two of the Chemistry core courses CHEM 530 and CHEM 563 (Structural Organic Chemistry and Advanced Thermodynamics and Equilibrium, respectively) are offered on a staggered, alternate year cycle. Elective courses are typically offered on two- or three-year cycles, core courses (except those noted above) are offered annually. Students may use almost any of the departmental course offerings as electives.
Graduate
Assistantships
Each year approximately 20 students in the Chemistry programs hold graduate teaching assistantships. Some of these are in the Chemistry Department, some are in other departments (such as Biology). GTA’s in the Chemistry Department must be in the M.S. Thesis Track program. They are responsible for conducting undergraduate laboratory or recitation sections during the two regular semesters. A graduate assistant receives a stipend and is eligible for a tuition scholarship. Application for all assistantships must be made through Graduate and Continuing Education Services by March 1. Contact Graduate and Continuing Education Services for information about current stipend levels.