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Admission to the program requires an undergraduate degree in science or engineering and a minimum of 1500 on the General Section of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Additionally, students admitted to the graduate chemistry program are assumed to have training equivalent to the chemistry B.S. degree recommended by the American Chemical Socienty (ACS). Graduation from an undergraduate program not adhering to ACS standrads does not preclude entrance into the UAH program.
UAH Catalog - Graduate Admissions Information.
A minimum of 24 hours of graduate course work is required to complete the degree. Up to 50% of the course requirements may be accepted as transfer credits from graduate work done in other chemistry programs. All incoming students have to take ACS placement exams in inorganic, organic, physical chemistry and biochemistry. They have to pass these exams to move into the graduate program without restrictions. Those scoring below the requirement have to take one graduate course in the field(s) they failed in. The following are the specific programs of study available after passing the ACS Placement Exams.
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Required in the Field (6 hrs total) |
Special Topics and Electives (18 hrs. total) |
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Biochemistry |
Two of: CH 561 Biochemistry I CH 562 Biochemistry II CH 647 Biophysical Chem. I CH 648 Biophysical Chem. II |
In all 5 tracks six out of: CH 521, 531, 540, 549, 553,554, 560, 561, 562, 565, 600, 601, 602, 603, 621, 631, 632, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 646, 647, 648, 645, 650, 661, 700,2 705, 735, 745, 746, 765. 1 |
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Inorganic Chemistry |
CH 549 Spect. Molecular Structure CH 600 Inorganic Chemistry |
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Organic Chemistry |
Two of: CH 531 Theoretical Organic Chemistry CH 631 Advanced Organic Chemistry I CH 632 Advanced Organic Chemistry II |
Also included: MTS 501, 502, 660, 661, 701; CH/BYS 519, 543; CHE 560, 561; and BSE 601. |
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Physical Chemistry |
Two of: CH 640 Adv. Chem. Thermodynamics CH 641 Statistical Thermodynamics CH 642 Adv. Chemical Dynamics CH 643 Quantum Chemistry CH 644 Chemical Electrodynamics |
A maximum of three Special Topics courses (i.e. three of CH 705, 735, 745, 765, BSE 601) are allowed. Course selection is done with the approval of the advisor. |
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Polymer Chemistry |
CH 540 Polymer Synthesis CH 645 Polymer Physics |
1 or any other elective or selected special topics approved by advisor and department
2 CH 700 Current Topics in Chemistry
All students:
CH 780 (1 hr.), each semester of residence
CH 699 Master’s Thesis (2 semesters minimum)
All incoming program II students have to pass one of the following three options to move into the Chemistry MS program II (non-thesis) without restrictions:
(a) ACS placement exams in organic, inorganic, physical chemistry, and biochemistry.
(b) The Material Science Program I exam
(c) The Biotechnology Preliminary Exam.
Those choosing option (a) and scoring below the requirement have to take at least two graduate courses in the field(s) they failed in.
This plan requires 33 or more semester hours of coursework, of which 18 hours must be in chemistry. This coursework must include 6 courses out of the “required in the field” column in the table above. Students must register for CH 780 at least for four semesters. Half of any coursework taken in departments other than chemistry must be at the graduate level. A particular program of study must be planned in consultation with the Chemistry M.S. Graduate Advisor and a member of the chemistry faculty assigned by the department chair as an advisor.