Because our students receive a first-class education, they are in demand by prospective employers and graduate schools. M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are offered in chemical with concentrations in analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. The M.A.T. degree is also offered. These must be taken at the first offering after the student's arrival. These examinations are offered immediately before registration week of the fall and spring semesters.
Questions are at an advanced undergraduate level.
All candidates for the M.S. or Ph.D. degree in chemistry are required to have teaching experience, here or elsewhere, as part of their training. This is a subminimal curriculum for students wishing to enter the profession of chemistry, but it will provide a suitable foundation in chemistry for students who intend to enter secondary-school teaching or medicine. Students who complete this curriculum will be certifiable to the American Chemical Society. This program is designed to give a non-chemistry major a sufficient background in general chemistry and laboratory techniques to improve his or her employment prospects as a laboratory technician and to improve the technical background of the student interested in science education or communication. Graduate Degree Programs Candidates must fulfill the requirements of the College of Graduate Studies and of the Department of Chemistry.