The PhD program in Chemistry requires a minimum of 21 credit hours, consisting of at least 7 courses, together with the PhD Qualifying Exam, the seminar course, and the doctoral thesis.
Students admitted to the program complete the following academic requirements:
A. Compulsory Courses
- CHEM600 Ph.D. Thesis
- CHEM698 Seminar
- CHEM699 Ph.D. Qualifying Exam
- CHEM507 Special Topics in Physical Chemistry (if not already taken in the M.S. program with a grade of B or higher)
- CHEM508 Special Topics in Organic Chemistry (if not already taken in the M.S. program with a grade of B or higher)
- CHEM545 Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry (if not already taken in the M.S. program with a grade of B or higher)
- CHEM541 Special Topics in Electrochemistry (if not already taken in the M.S. program with a grade of B or higher)
- CHEM511 Principles of Polymer Science (if not already taken in the M.S. program with a grade of B or higher)
B. Additional Postgraduate Courses
In order to fulfill the requirement of completing 7 postgraduate courses in the Chemistry PhD program, students may select additional courses from the list below:
- CHEMXXX — Any Chemistry postgraduate course
- MATHXXX — Any relevant Mathematics postgraduate course
- COMPXXX — Any relevant Computer Science postgraduate course
- PHYSXXX — Any relevant Physics postgraduate course
- PHARXXX — Any relevant Pharmacy postgraduate course
- Any relevant Engineering postgraduate course
- GRAD501 — Graduate Research Skills for Science & Engineering
Additional Information
Applicants to the PhD program in Chemistry are encouraged to indicate the faculty member whose
research interests
are most closely aligned with their academic background and research goals.
You may also consult the
Quick Guide
for the Chemistry PhD program.
