Send three letters of recommendation to the Chemistry Department. You do not need to duplicate them for the Graduate College. As long as you are in good academic standing, you are encouraged to proceed directly to the Ph.D. degree. As long as you are in good academic standing, you are paid a research or teaching salary 12 months a year including one month of paid vacation. The graduate curriculum emphasizes areas of industrial importance in course options.
Many companies come to the campus to interview chemists.
The Admissions Office will not process your application without the nonrefundable application fee. We recommend that you send your Graduate College application materials, along with your check for the application fee to our office. We will hold this material in your application file. In the event you receive and accept an assistantship offer from us, we will forward your materials and fee to the Graduate College. In the event that you do not receive an assistantship offer from us, we will return your application fee to you.