This corresponds to 128 credit hours for the BS degree and 30 credit hours for the MS degree. The final course selection must be approved by the Chemistry Graduate Program Committee. It is the intent that all students will finish within the period of 3 years after admission to the program. These courses are taken during the second and third years of the program. Must be completed by the end of the junior year.
Emphasis is upon the subject matter and it is generally a non-thesis program.
Individuals interested in this degree should hold a teaching certificate or be working towards one. The program of study will be determined in consultation with the student's advisor and committee. A final oral examination is required. I 3 credits. The fundamentals of organic chemistry are examined through nomenclature, structure, physical and chemical properties, reaction mechanisms, spectroscopy and principal synthetic methods.