M.S. Degree Requirements

• Completed Plan of Study indicating either Thesis or Coursework Degree Track
• Credit Hours: Students are required to complete a minimum of 30 graduate credit hours in Chemistry at the 500, 600, and 700 level. 
• Grade Point Average: Students must earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 and a minimum grade of B- in all courses applied to the degree.
• Graduation Requirements
  • ​Thesis Track:
    • ​Complete a plan of study.
    • Complete at least 21 formal (graded) course credit-hours; up to 6 hours of research credit; up to 3 hours of seminar credit. 
      • Up to 10 formal (graded) course credit-hours may come from outside of CHEM to be approved by the Graduate Advising Committee prior to the beginning of the semester in which they are offered.​

    • Complete and defend a Master's thesis.

  • ​Coursework Track:
    • Complete a plan of study. 
    • Complete at least 24 formal (graded) course credit-hours; up to 3 hours of research credit; up to 3 hours of seminar credit. 

      • Up to 10 formal (graded) course credit-hours may come from outside of CHEM to be approved by the Graduate Advising Committee prior to the beginning of the semester in which they are offered.