Applicants must complete two applications, one to the department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a second one to the Graduate College. The departmental Application Forms are provided on this site. The Graduate College Application form is available through their web site. A ll graduate students in good standing are ensured of financial support for the full calendar year. T eaching Assistantships involve half-time assignment to the teaching laboratories and recitation groups in general, organic, physical, biochemistry or analytical courses.
Teaching assistants are responsible for laboratory instruction and grading.
Contact hours range from six to eight hours per week. R esearch assistantships are provided in the individual research groups. Most of these are awarded to graduate students who have demonstrated satisfactory progress during the first year or two of studies. These assistantships provide half-time appointments for the purpose of working in the research laboratory, usually of the student's research director. Generally, over half of our graduate students are supported by research assistantships or research fellowships.