Chemistry, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2019-2020. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 90 Hours
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Core Courses | ||
CHEM 5001 | Introduction to Chemistry Research | 1 |
CHEM 5000 | Thesis | 6 |
CHEM 5011 | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
CHEM 6010 | Research Seminar | 7 |
CHEM 6011 | Advanced Seminar | 1 |
Hours Subtotal | 16 | |
Electives | ||
Select 20 hours from the following: | 20 | |
Foundations of Physical Chemistry | ||
Foundations of Organic Chemistry | ||
Foundations of Analytical Chemistry | ||
Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry | ||
Physical and Chemical Separations | ||
Polymer Chemistry | ||
Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds | ||
Mechanism and Structure in Organic Chemistry | ||
Chemical Thermodynamics I | ||
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | ||
Electroanalytical Chemistry | ||
Physical Polymer Science | ||
Special Topics in Organic Chemistry | ||
Selected Topics in Advanced Physical and Inorganic Chemistry | ||
Hours Subtotal | 20 | |
Dissertation | ||
CHEM 6000 Doctoral Dissertation Research (offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours) | 54 | |
Hours Subtotal | 54 | |
Total Hours | 90 |
General Graduate College Requirements
- A minimum Grade-Point-Average of 3.00 is required
- A minimum Grade of "C" is required in all degree applicable courses
- No courses utilizing the Pass-No Pass grading system are permitted
- GRAD 5082 or GRAD 5092 may not be used to meet degree requirements
Additional Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) Requirements
- 90 credits beyond the Bachelor's degree, 60 credits beyond the Master's degree are required
- At least seventy-five percent of coursework on the Plan of Study must include 5000 and 6000 level courses
- A minimum of 15 hours at the 6000 level with a grade of SR for the doctoral dissertation must be complete. The maximum number of dissertation hours (6000 with a grade of SR) permissible on a Plan of Study must not exceed three-fourths of the total credit hours in the approved graduate degree program
- Credit for all courses on a graduate Plan of Study must have been awarded within 10 years of completion of all degree requirements
- A minimum of 30 in-residence credit hours are required
- Non-Course requirements:
- Doctoral Candidacy
- Dissertation Defense
- Dissertation Submission/Approval