Requirements
Undergraduate: The requirements for the B.S. phase of the combined B.S./M.S. degree are identical to the normal chemistry B.S. with two exceptions:
- The graduate-level CHEM 661: Advanced Instrumental Analysis is taken instead of the undergraduate-level equivalent CHEM 461 ,
AND
- A minimum of two of the six credits of approved electives in the undergraduate phase should be at the 600-level for transfer in satisfaction of the M.S. degree requirements.
Graduate: A candidate for the combined B.S./M.S. degree must complete a total of 30 credit hours of graduatelevel course work, 18 of which must be at the 600 level or above. A total of nine chemistry graduate-level credits, taken during the undergraduate period to fulfill the B.S. core requirements, will be accepted as partially meeting the master’s core requirements. The remaining 21 credit hours include the rest of the master’s-level core courses, the elective courses in chemistry and the research component. The student must be enrolled in the graduate school while the final 21 or more credits are earned.
Students may elect either a thesis option, completing six credit hours of research or a non-thesis option in which additional course work is combined with an advanced laboratory project for research experience.