Applications
Applications for admission to the Chemistry graduate program should be made online through the Graduate School. All documents should be submitted to the Graduate School, which will make them available to the Chemistry Department after the application fee has been paid.
Required Application Materials
Application Timeline
The department offers both fall and spring admissions. For the department of Chemistry, we like to receive all application materials by Jan 15 for a fall admission with decisions forthcoming throughout the months of February and March. For a spring admission, application materials should be received by September 15 with decisions forthcoming in the months of October and November.
Financial Support
Financial support is offered in the form of both T.A.’s (teaching assistantships) and R.A.’s (research assistantships). Stipend levels are set by the graduate school. At this time, students in the doctoral program are given a preference when considering research and teaching assistantships.
Thesis Research
Research comprises most of the work in thesis programs where students publish their research in peer reviewed journals and present at professional conferences. However, students do not have to choose a research advisor prior to being admitted. Students will begin meeting with potential research advisors during their first semester. They will complete a form of preferred research advisor and submit it to the graduate program coordinator who will then in turn present student’s choice to the graduate faculty committee who then approve (or not) the student’s choice.
