A grade point average of 3.0 is required for the degree. In addition, the thesis must be accepted within six calendar years after admission into the M.S. program as a degree student. This includes a successful defense of the written thesis before a special thesis committee of no fewer than four persons, at least one of whom must be from outside of the Chemistry Department. Prior to the selection of a research adviser, graduate student progress is monitored by the departmental Graduate Committee. A student in the chemistry M.S. program is required to maintain satisfactory progress toward the degree.
Continued enrollment is at all times subject to review on the basis of academic record.
This review is performed by the departmental Graduate Committee. Graduate students generally support their education through teaching or research assistantships available through the Chemistry Department. Further information is available in the Department. The Chemistry Department offers research opportunities in such areas as laser spectroscopy, computational chemistry, microelectronics, microcomputer controlled instrumentation, biological chemistry, environmental chemistry and toxicology, chemical reactivity, organometallic chemistry, the structure and design of molecules, atmospheric chemistry, chemical dynamics, electrochemistry and chemical separation technology. Students receive academic credit for their research and may obtain financial assistance in the form of a stipend to support their research in the summer.