Registration must be continuous from the beginning of research. Prescribed remedial courses based on performance on entrance examinations. Completion of the comprehensive examination series and defense of an original research proposal to give 2 hours of credit in Chemistry 601. 5. A final oral examination. The Ph.D. program with concentration in chemical physics is conducted jointly with the Department of Physics.
Requirements depend on the choice of the major department.
Chemistry departmental requirements include passing the above degree requirements in chemistry with concentration in physical chemistry plus 6 additional hours in physics at the 500 level or above. Three of the additional physics hours can be used to satisfy the 18 hours requirement in item 5. Atomic and molecular structure, bonding theories, descriptive chemistry of elements, kinetics and mechanism of inorganic reactions, applications of modern techniques for characterization, coordination and organometallic chemistry. Modern organic reactions of mechanistic, synthetic, and theoretical interest. Students may not receive credit for both 471 and 473 nor for both 481 and 483.