The student must complete an additional 3 credit hours of 600 level courses and additional electives for a total of 158 credit hours. This corresponds to 128 credit hours for the BS degree and 30 credit hours for the MS degree. They will be permitted to take 500-level courses in the fall and spring semesters of that year. It is the intent that all students will finish within the period of 3 years after admission to 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.