The Chemistry and Biochemistry program offers the opportunity for students to participate in an accelerated curriculum that leads to both the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in either Chemistry or Biochemistry. This curriculum follows the normal B.S. degree for three years, but adds typically two (but up to four) graduate level courses during the fourth year that are also applied to the subsequent M.S. program. The fifth year then includes the remaining graduate courses to bring the total to five, research credits and the Master鈥檚 Thesis. Students will generally apply to the Graduate College during the third year for official admission to the M.S. program immediately following completion of B.S. requirements. Admission to this program must precede enrollment in graduate courses.
Degree Requirements
Graded coursework constitutes 15 units of the Master of Science degree. A plan of study must be approved by the GPC. Suggested core courses of study for the respective areas are:
Analytical: Choose three courses from CHEM 522, 523, 525, 526b, 527 or 529
Biochemistry: BIOC 565, 568 and one other course by approval
Inorganic: CHEM 510, 514 and one other course by approval
Organic: CHEM 550, 541 and 545
Physical: CHEM 580, 581 and 582
Up to 15 units of the Master of Science degree may be in thesis research, group meeting, seminar, etc.
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January 2025
The University of Arizona
TUCSON,
Arizona,
85721, United States
Students must have completed a minimum of 75 undergraduate credit hours at the time of application; a minimum of 90 undergraduate credit hours will be required at the time of entry into the program. Typically, this unit requirement means that students will be in their third year at the time of application. Exceptions can be made for fourth year students, depending on progress to the degree. Students are generally expected to complete the undergraduate degree within four years. The undergraduate degree requirements must be completed before the student is eligible to have the M.S. degree awarded. Therefore, students shall have completed or nearly completed the general education requirements before application.
Students must be a continuing UA student progressing toward a Bachelor鈥檚 degree. At least 12 earned undergraduate credits must have been completed at the University of Arizona鈥檚 main campus in the major listed above. Units still graded Incomplete, units graded Pass/Fail or units taken as audit will not count toward the requirement of the 12 undergraduate units.
Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 (NO EXCEPTIONS). If the GPA falls below 3.5 at the time 90 units are completed, the student will not be admitted into the program. Courses taken for audit may not be included in the total number of units counted for eligibility or admission. Students must have a minimum of one semester of research experience and have demonstrated research productivity.
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