The Department of Chemistry offers the Master of Science (M.S.) degree. The requirements for the degree are 24 hours of course work beyond the baccalaureate degree, 6 hours of research, and a thesis.
Courses available for graduate credit include advanced organic chemistry, chemical thermodynamics, advanced physical chemistry, clinical biochemistry, analytical chemistry, advanced inorganic chemistry, physical organic chemistry, selected topics in organic chemistry, molecular spectroscopy, special topics in organic physical chemistry, quantum chemistry, special in topics biochemistry, protein chemistry, advanced analytical chemistry, chemistry of coordination compounds, and inorganic preparations.
There are no entrance exams and foreign language requirements.
Several graduate assistantships (GA's) are available for the graduate
students. These assistantships pay $7,000 for nine months, and out-of-state
fees are waived. GA's are expected to work 20 hours a week, which may include
supervising labs, grading, or assisting the faculty in other tasks.
The department has modern research instrumentation available for graduate and undergraduate student use, including a JEOL 270 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, a Mattson Fourier Transform infrared spectrometer, an Atomic Absorption spectromenter, several UV-Vis spectrophotometers, a computer controlled differential scanning calorimeter, a Hewlett-Packard gas chromotograph, an X-ray diffraction instrument, and many smaller instruments. Computing facilities available within the department include PC's, UNIX workstations, and terminals connected to the campus mainframe computer (an IBM ES 9000).