Chemistry

Courses for CHEM (CHEM)

BIOC 431/831
Biomolecules and Metabolism LINKCrosslisted as BIOS 431/831, CHEM 431/831
Credit Hours: 4
Course Format: Lecture 4
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 252 or 262. LIFE 120 recommended.
First course of a two-semester, comprehensive biochemistry course sequence.
Structure and function of proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids; nature of enzymes; major metabolic pathways; and biochemical energy production.
BIOC 432/832
Gene Expression and Replication LINKCrosslisted as BIOS 432, CHEM 432/832
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Lecture 2
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Continuation of BIOC 431/831. Structural and biochemical aspects of DNA replication and gene expression, and biotechnology.
BIOC 433/833
Biochemistry Laboratory LINKCrosslisted as BIOS 433/833, CHEM 433/833
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Lab 4, Lecture 1
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
BIOC 431/831 or concurrent enrollment.
Introduction to techniques used in biochemical and biotechnology research, including measurement of pH, spectroscopy, analysis of enzymes, chromatography, fractionation of macromolecules, electrophoresis, and centrifugation.
BIOC 434/834
Plant Biochemistry LINKCrosslisted as BIOS 434/834, CHEM 434/834, AGRO 434/834
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
BIOC/BIOS/CHEM 431/831.
Offered every other year beginning spring 2007.
Biochemical metabolism unique to plants. Relationships of topics previously acquired in general biochemistry to biochemical processes unique to plants. Biochemical mechanisms behind physiological processes discussed in plant or crop physiology.
BIOC 486/886
Advanced Topics in Biophysical Chemistry LINKCrosslisted as BIOS 486/886, CHEM 486/886
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Applications of thermodynamics to biochemical phenomena, optical properties of proteins and polynucleotides, and kinetics of rapid reactions.
BIOC 836
Physical Basis of Macromolecular Function LINKCrosslisted as CHEM 836
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Introduction to the theory and practice of biophysical characterization of macromolecules.  The course will be based on primary research literature, although a supporting text will be used for in depth discussion of the methods.
BIOC 839
Survey of Biochemistry LINKCrosslisted as BIOS 839, CHEM 839
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Permission
Comprehensive survey of biochemistry for incoming graduate students. Topics include those in BIOC 831 and 832, but not all topics discussed in lecture periods. Depth enhanced by assigned readings.
BIOC 848
Redox Biochemistry LINKCrosslisted as CHEM 848
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
3 hrs BIOC and 3 hrs inorganic chemistry
Redox (oxidation and reduction)-based biochemical processes (energy generation, oxygen transfer, enzyme catalysis, signaling, gene regulation, and diseases). Recent progress in these areas. Roles of metals in biochemical reactions, metal homeostasis, and biosynthesis of metal cofactors and metal sites. Biochemistry and pathophysiology of redoxactive species and radicals. Antioxidant molecules and enzymes.
BIOC 869
Chemistry for Secondary School Classrooms LINKCrosslisted as BIOS 883, CHEM 869, TEAC 869
Credit Hours: 1
Max credits per degree: 12
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Credit in this course will not count towards a graduate degree in chemistry or biochemistry or biological sciences. Course taught via World Wide Web. Chemistry content for high school teachers organized according to the National Science Education Standards. Individual course coverage includes: content, integration with other sciences and mathematics, graphing calculators, probe-experiments, simulations, at-home experiments, teaching materials, and industrial applications related to the title description.
A. Structure and Properties of Matter: Water and Solutions (1 cr)
B. Structure and Properties of Matter: Periodicity (1 cr)
D. Structure and Properties of Matter: Bonding and Structure (1 cr)
E. Structure and Properties of Matter: Carbon Chemistry and Polymers (1 cr)
J. Structure and Properties of Matter: Gases and the Atmosphere (1 cr)
K. Chemistry of Life Processes: Biomolecules (1 cr)
L. Structure and Properties of Matter: Condensed States and Materials Science (1 cr)
M. Interactions of Matter and Energy (1 cr)
N. Chemistry of Life Processes: DNA (1 cr)
P. Chemistry of Life Processes: Energy and Metabolism (1 cr)
Q. Chemical Reactions: Equations and their Consequences (1 cr)
R. Chemical Reactions: Acids and Bases (1 cr)
T. Chemical Reactions: Kinetics (1 cr)
U. Chemical Reactions: Oxidation, Reduction and Electrochemistry (1 cr)
V. Equilibrium: Unifying Theme (1 cr)
W. Conservation of Energy and the Increase in Disorder: Thermodynamics (1 cr)
Y. Inquiry and the Nature of Science: Analysis and Instrumentation (1 cr)
Z. Structure of Atoms: Nuclear Chemistry (1 cr)
BIOC 992K
Seminar in Biological Chemistry LINKCrosslisted as CHEM 992K
Credit Hours: 1-2
Max credits per degree: 2
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
BIOC 832 or *839; and permission
CHEM 421/821
Analytical Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 10
Prereqs:
CHEM 471/871 or 481/881; parallel CHEM 423/823.
Chemical and physical properties applied to quantitative chemical analysis. Emphasis on solution equilibria, stoichiometry, and instrumental theory and techniques.
CHEM 423/823
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Lab 6
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Same as for CHEM 421/821.
Lab designed to accompany CHEM 421/821. Applications of analytical chemical principles to laboratory problems.
CHEM 463/863
Advanced Organic Preparations LINK
Credit Hours: 1-5
Max credits per semester: 5
Course Format: Lab
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
For students who wish additional laboratory work in organic chemistry.
CHEM 471/871
Physical Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 4
Course Format: Lecture 3, Recitation 1
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 114 and 116, or 221, with a grade of 'C' or better; MATH 106 and 238, or 107; one year college physics.
Credit may not be earned in both CHEM 471/871 and CHEM 481/881.
Conceptual and mathematical foundations of classical and statistical thermodynamics. Applications of thermodynamics to phase and chemical equilibria. Thermodynamics of solutions of small molecules and of polymers. Biological applications of thermodynamics. Introduction to chemical and biochemical spectroscopy.
CHEM 481/881
Physical Chemistry I LINK
Credit Hours: 4
Course Format: Lecture 3, Recitation 1
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 221 with grade of at least C; MATH 208; PHYS 212 and (recommended) 222.
Credit may not be earned in both CHEM 471/871 and 481/881.
CHEM 481/881 and 482/882 with accompanying lab 484/884 form a continuous basic course in physical chemistry for students interested in chemistry as a profession. Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics and their application to the study of solids, liquids, gases, solutions, phase equilibria, and chemical equilibria.
CHEM 482/882
Physical Chemistry II LINK
Credit Hours: 4
Course Format: Lecture 3, Recitation 1
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
This course should parallel CHEM 484/884. Continuation of CHEM 481/881.
Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics and their applications to the study of solids, liquids, gases, solutions, and chemical equilibria. Introduction to quantum mechanics and its application to problems in atomic and molecular structure and to spectroscopy. Chemical kinetics.
CHEM 484/884
Physical Chemical Measurements LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lab 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 481/881. Parallel with CHEM 482/882.
CHEM 484A/884A
Physical Chemical Measurements LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Lab 6
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Parallel with CHEM 482/882.
CHEM 824
Applied Problems in Analytical Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Selection and execution of analytical methods in the solution of typical academic and industrial chemical problems.
CHEM 825A
Ionic Equilibria LINK
Credit Hours: 1
Course Format: Lecture 1
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
or parallel: CHEM 821 or *824
Survey of theory of ionic equilibrium systems of importance in chemical analysis.
CHEM 825B
Electrochemical Methods LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Lecture 2
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 821 or *824
Survey of principles and applications of electroanalytical chemistry.
CHEM 825D
Mass Spectrometry LINK
Credit Hours: 1-2
Max credits per degree: 2
Course Format: Lecture 1
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 821 or *824
Survey of the fundamentals (1 cr) and applications (1 cr) of mass spectrometry.
CHEM 825E
Data Handling LINK
Credit Hours: 1
Course Format: Lecture 1
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
or parallel: CHEM 821 or *824
Application of statistical, graphical and numerical methods for the treatment of analytical chemical data.
CHEM 825G
Chromatographic Separations LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Lecture 2
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 821 or *824
Survey of principles and applications of modern chromatographic analysis.
CHEM 825J
Optical Methods of Analysis LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Lecture 2
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 821 or *824
Survey of principles and analytical application of modern optical spectrometric methods.
CHEM 835
Chemical Biology LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 252 or 262, and 871 or 881
Credit toward the degree cannot be earned in both CHEM 835, and 831 and/or 832 or their equivalents. Use of recent advances in genomics to organize the field of biochemistry as well as an understanding of how biologists, biochemists and chemists use this information to cure diseases.
CHEM 841
Inorganic Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 252 or 262, and 264; parallel CHEM 843
CHEM 841 and the accompanying laboratory course, CHEM 843, constitute a basic course in inorganic chemistry. The structure, bonding, properties, and reactions of inorganic compounds with emphasis on the relationships and trends that are embodied in the periodic table of the elements.
CHEM 843
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 252 or 262, and 264; parallel: CHEM 841
Introduction to typical inorganic chemistry laboratory techniques through the preparation and characterization of inorganic compounds.
CHEM 845
Modern Inorganic Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 841, 843, and 882 or permission
Topics in inorganic chemistry such as bioinorganics, catalysis, organometallic, materials and solid state chemistry. Theoretical principles and practical applications, and on correlating the physical and chemical properties of the chemical elements and inorganic chemical compounds.
CHEM 855
Advanced Organic Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 252 or 262 or equivalent
Survey of modern concepts of structure/bonding, acidity/basicity, stereochemistry, and reaction mechanisms. Introduction to the fundamental tools used to investigate reaction mechanism (transition state theory, elementary Huckel theory, linear free energy relationships, rate laws and kinetic isotope effects). Mechanistic examples emphasize the major classes of organic reactions, particularly concerted, carbanionic and carbocationic. Development of reasoning skills.
CHEM 865A
Organic Reactions LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Lecture 2
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM *855 and permission
Modern reactions and methodology for organic synthesis. Carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions; alkene synthesis; oxidation; reductions; function group interconversion; use of protecting groups; and organometallic reagents.
CHEM 874
Topics in Chemical Pedagogy LINKCrosslisted as TEAC 874
Credit Hours: 1-3
Max credits per degree: 12
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
A maximum combined total of 12 hours from TEAC *869 and/or *874 may be counted toward a masters degree. Credit in this course will not count towards a graduate degree in chemistry. Courses are Web-based. Topical chemistry content for high school teachers organized according to the National Science Education Standards.
A. Green Chemistry (2-3 cr)
D. Demonstrations for High School Chemistry (1-3 cr)
E. Experiments for High School Chemistry (1-3 cr)
J. Developing a Safety Culture (1 cr)
K. Chemistry of Life Processes: Biomolecules (1-3 cr)
L. Addressing Misconceptions (1-3 cr)
M. Mathematics Integration (MATH 874M) (2-3 cr) May be counted towards the MAT and MScT degrees in mathematics and statistics, not the MA, MS, or PhD.
N. Inquiry Strategies (1-3 cr)
P. Chemistry in the Workplace (1-3 cr)
Y. Graphing Calculator Activities (2-3 cr)
CHEM 875
Chemical Pedagogy in the High School Laboratory LINKCrosslisted as TEAC 875
Credit Hours: 1-3
Max credits per degree: 6
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Credit in this course will not count towards a graduate degree in chemistry. Laboratory-based courses addressing specific issues connected with teaching laboratory work in high school chemistry programs.
A. Small-scale Experiments (1-3 cr)
B. Technology Integration (3-6 cr)
E. Inquiry Experiments (1-3 cr)
K. At-home Experiments (1-3 cr)
P. Probe Experiments (1-3 cr)
T. Traditional Experiments (1-3 cr)
CHEM 885
Survey of Modern Physical Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
A one-semester survey course in modern physical chemistry, covering chemical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, quantum chemistry, molecular structure and spectroscopy.
CHEM 898
Special Problems LINK
Credit Hours: 1-24
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Permission
CHEM 898A
Introduction to Graduate Research LINK
Credit Hours: 1-3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Format: Lecture
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Admission to chemistry graduate program.
Series of lectures and activities designed to prepare for graduate research and graduate studies in chemistry.
CHEM 899
Masters Thesis LINK
Credit Hours: 6-10
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser
CHEM 932
Proteins LINKCrosslisted as BIOS 932, BIOC 932
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Lecture 2
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
BIOC/BIOS/CHEM 832 or BIOC/BIOS/CHEM *839
Protein structure and function.
CHEM 933
Enzymes LINKCrosslisted as BIOS 933, BIOC 933
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Lecture 2
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
BIOC/BIOS/CHEM 432/832, or BIOC/BIOS/CHEM *839
Kinetics regulation and reaction mechanisms of enzymes.
CHEM 934
Genome Dynamics and Gene Expression LINKCrosslisted as BIOS 934, BIOC 934
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
BIOC/BIOS/CHEM 832 or permission
Detailed examination of dynamic control mechanisms of genome maintenance and gene regulation. Mechanisms of transcription, translation, and replication based on analysis of current and seminal literature.
CHEM 935
Metabolic Function and Dysfunction LINKCrosslisted as BIOS 935, BIOC 935
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
BIOC/CHEM/BIOS 432/832 and permission
BIOC/CHEM/BIOS 935 is offered even-numbered calendar years.
Current metabolic research at the bioenergetic, metabolomic, and molecular level. The normal metabolic processes that go awry in cancer, obesity, and oxidative stress.
CHEM 937A
Advanced Topics in Plant Biochemistry: Photosynthesis and Related Processes LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Permission
Offered every fourth semester. For course description, see BIOC 937A.
CHEM 939
Photobiochemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Lecture 2
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
One year BIOC and PHYS
For course description, see BIOC 939.
CHEM 940
Seminar in Inorganic Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 1
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
CHEM 943
Solid-State Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM *845 and *885
Advanced course dealing with the structure, bonding, properties, and reactions of inorganic solid materials.
CHEM 945
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM *845
Chemistry of the metallic compounds.
CHEM 946
Organometallic Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 1-6
Max credits per degree: 6
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
The chemistry of compounds that occupy the boundary between inorganic and organic chemistry.
CHEM 952
Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds LINK
Credit Hours: 2-4
Max credits per degree: 4
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM *855
Types of stereoisomerism in organic compounds. Steric strain and certain other steric effects in reactions of organic substances.
CHEM 953
Organic Reaction Mechanisms LINK
Credit Hours: 2-4
Max credits per degree: 4
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM *855
Classes of reaction mechanisms and the methods whereby mechanisms may be studied. Kinetic and equilibrium studies; isotopic labeling; activation parameters; linear free energy relationships; stereochemistry; NMR and other spectroscopic methods as applied to reaction mechanisms, including direct observation of reactive intermediates; interpreting the results of semi-empirical calculations of reaction pathways; and studies of acid- and base-catalysis mechanisms.
CHEM 954
Physical Organic Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 2-4
Max credits per degree: 4
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM *855
Elementary aspects of molecular orbital (MO) theory. Selected concepts in molecular symmetry and topology. Applications of MO calculations to reaction mechanisms and elucidation of electronic structure for organic molecules: calculations vs. experiment. Introduction to selected interdisciplinary topics.
CHEM 963
Metals in Organic Synthesis LINK
Credit Hours: 2-4
Max credits per degree: 4
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Use of organometallic reagents and catalysts in organic synthesis.
CHEM 964
Bioorganic Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 2-4
Max credits per degree: 4
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM *855
Organic chemistry of biological systems with particular emphasis on the molecular mechanisms of action of enzymes and their associated cofactors.
CHEM 965
Advanced Synthetic Strategy LINK
Credit Hours: 2-4
Max credits per degree: 4
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Strategy and execution of organic synthesis. Retrosynthetic analysis; total synthesis of natural and unnatural products; methods for asymmetric synthesis; and applications of pericyclic reactions.
CHEM 972
Quantum Chemistry I LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM *885
Basic principles of quantum mechanics applied to problems in molecular structure and chemical bonding.
CHEM 982
Chemical Thermodynamics LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM *885
Principles of thermodynamics, with applications to chemical systems and processes, and illustrations from current literature.
CHEM 983
Statistical Thermodynamics LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM *885 or 982
Application of equilibrium statistical mechanics to problems of chemical interest. Calculation of thermodynamic functions from molecular structure data. Molecular theories of gases, liquids, and solutions.
CHEM 984
Chemical Kinetics LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM *885 or 982
Concepts and equations; successive, competing, and reversible reactions; equilibrium, collision, and activated-complex theories; reaction mechanism; heterogeneous reactions; current literature.
CHEM 987A
Molecular Spectroscopy LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Lecture 2
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 482/882 or *885 or 972; and permission.
A quantitative treatment of the principal methods of electronic, optical, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
CHEM 987B
Scattering LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Lecture 2
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 482/882 or *885 or 972; and permission.
A quantitative treatment of the principal methods of light, electron and neutron scattering.
CHEM 990
Seminar in Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 1-5
Max credits per degree: 5
Course Format: Lecture
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
CHEM 990 consists of monthly lectures presented by guest speakers from other colleges and universities, the government, and industry. Registration in CHEM 990 is required of all full-time CHEM graduate students. Current topics of chemical interest.
CHEM 991A
Selected Topics in Analytical Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 1-6
Max credits per degree: 6
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 821 or *824, or parallel
CHEM 991B
Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 1-6
Max credits per degree: 6
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM *845 and permission
CHEM 991E
Special Topics in Organic Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 2-4
Max credits per degree: 4
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM *855
Topics of special interest in modern organic chemistry.
CHEM 991J
Special Topics in Physical Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 1-6
Max credits per degree: 6
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM 881 and 882, or *885
CHEM 992A
Seminar in Analytical Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 1-5
Max credits per degree: 5
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
CHEM 992E
Seminar on Current Literature of Organic Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 1-5
Max credits per degree: 5
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Weekly seminar summarizing recently published developments in organic chemistry.
CHEM 992J
Seminar in Physical Chemistry LINK
Credit Hours: 1-5
Max credits per degree: 5
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
CHEM *885
CHEM 999
Doctoral Dissertation LINK
Credit Hours: 1-24
Max credits per degree: 55
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair


Description

For a brief description of the program, application requirements and contact information, view the graduate program summary .

Department Chair: James M. Takacs, Ph.D.

Graduate Committee: Professors David Hage (Chair), Jian Zhang (inorganic), Eric Dodds (analytical), Larry Parkhurst (physical), Andrzej Rajca (organic), Robert Powers (ex officio Graduate Admissions), James Takacs (ex officio Departmental Chair)

Graduate students may work towards the PhD or MS degree. Graduate courses and research are offered in five divisions of the department: analytical, biochemistry, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry.

To be in good standing within the department and to engage in research leading to advanced degrees, satisfactory progress must be made in the areas of grade point average, cumulative examinations, research performance and teaching performance. Students in good standing may continue to pursue PhD or MS degrees.

To be admitted to candidacy for advanced degrees students must pass a requisite number of cumulative examinations which are given monthly during the academic year. The student has the option of taking each examination in any of the five divisions. Students must commence taking the examinations no later than the third semester of residence.

Masters Degree.

To fulfill the requirements for Option I, candidates must: a) maintain a sufficiently high GPA, b) pass the required cumulative examinations, and c) pass an oral examination covering their area of preparation and thesis research. Students must specifically apply to the Graduate College for admission to the Option II masters degree before being admitted to the Graduate College. In addition, the student must obtain special permission from the Graduate Committee to work towards this degree option.

Doctor of Philosophy Degree.

To fulfill the requirements for the PhD degree the candidate must: a) maintain a sufficiently high GPA; b) pass the required cumulative examinations; c) pass oral examinations on his/her dissertation research and on an original research proposal; d) present a dissertation which contains significant results of an original investigation under the direction of a member of the department. Qualified students may progress directly toward the PhD degree without obtaining a masters degree.

Specific details of the advanced degree program may be obtained from the departmental Graduate Committee.

Specialization available:

Environmental Studies (MS and PhD)

Chemistry faculty are also active in the toxicology major (MS and PhD) which is offered jointly with UNMC.

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