Accelerated Early-Entry into the Chemistry M.S. Program
The Early-Entry program leads to completion of all requirements for the B.S. and M.S. degrees in only five academic years and one or two summers. In this program, students complete requirements for the B.S. degree and begin graduate coursework and research in their senior, or fourth, year. The Chemistry Early-Entry program is accelerated; that is, up to six credit hours may be taken at the graduate level and double counted towards both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. Students may leave the program after four years with the B.S. degree, or they may complete an additional academic year and summer of full-time study and research to earn both the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry.
B.S. students may be admitted to the M.S. program without entrance examinations if they have a 3.2 overall GPA and at least 3.0 in their chemistry, mathematics, and physics courses, have completed the standard B.S. curriculum through at least Physical Chemistry, and have taken the Graduate Record ExaminationStudents should consult with the Graduate Coordinator about their eligibility for this program and to discuss requirements for selection of a research advisor during their junior year.
The application process and all the required documentation (e.g., test scores, transcripts, letters of recommendation) are the same for Early-Entry students as for other applicants to the program. The status of the accepted early-entry applicant is provisional pending the award of the baccalaureate degree. Early-Entry M.S. students will be expected to complete the requirements for the undergraduate degree by the time they have completed 15 hours of graduate work. Students should consult with the Graduate Coordinator about their eligibility for this program and to discuss requirements for selection of a research advisor (typically done in the second semester of their junior year).
B.S. - M.S. Degrees : Required Courses, Suggested Schedule*
| Freshman Year | |||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
| Course | Credits | Course | Credits |
| CHEM 1251** | 3 | CHEM 1252** | 3 |
| CHEM 1251L | 1 | CHEM 1252L | 1 |
| ENGL 1101 | 3 | ENGL 1102 | 3 |
| MATH 1241*** | 3 | MATH 1242*** | 3 |
| FORL 1201 | 3 | FORL 1202 | 3 |
| LBST 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, or 1105 | 3 | LBST 2101 | 3 |
| Sophomore Year***** | |||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
| Course | Credits | Course | Credits |
| CHEM 2131 | 3 | CHEM 2132 | 3 |
| CHEM 2131L | 1 | CHEM 2132L | 1 |
| Select two: MATH 2241, 2242, 2164, 2171, STAT 3128, or a dept-approved math course | 6 | PHYS 2102 | 3 |
| PHYS 2101 | 3 | PHYS 2102L | 1 |
| PHYS 2102L | 1 | LBST 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, or 2215 | 3 |
| LBST 2102 | 3 | Social Science (Gen Ed) | 3 |
| Junior Year | |||
| Notes: (1) Consider joining a research group as soon as possible by taking at least one credit hour/semester. (2) See the Graduate Coordinator for advising. |
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| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
| Course | Credits | Course | Credits |
| CHEM 3111***** | 4 | CHEM 3695 (W) | 1 |
| CHEM 3141 | 3 | CHEM 3142 | 3 |
| CHEM 3141L | 1 | CHEM 3142L | 1 |
| Writing Intensive (W) | 3 | CHEM 4111 | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | Electives | 6 |
| CHEM 4900 | 1 | CHEM 4900 | 1 |
| Senior Year | |||
| Notes: (1) Apply to Graduate School for accelerated early-entry to Chemistry MS by November 1. (2) Any combination of 5000 level courses replacing 4000 level courses will work. |
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| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
| Course | Credits | Course | Credits |
| CHEM 4121 | 4 | CHEM 5133 | 2 |
| CHEM 4695 (W,O) | 1 | CHEM 5165 (or 5xxx) | 3 (or 2) |
| CHEM 4900 | 2 | CHEM 4900 | 1 |
| Electives | 9 | CHEM 6900 | 1 |
| CHEM 4696 (W,O) | 1 | ||
| Electives | 9 | ||
| Fifth Year | |||
| First Summer Session | Second Summer Session | ||
| Course | Credits | Course | Credits |
| CHEM 6900 | 5 | CHEM 6900 | 5 |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
| Course | Credits | Course | Credits |
| CHEM 6900 | 4 | CHEM 6900 | 4 |
| CHEM 6682 | 1 | CHEM 6682 | 1 |
| CHEM 6xxx | 3 | CHEM 6xxx | 3 |
*The B.S. degree program is approved by the Committee on
Professional Training of the American Chemical Society if Biochemistry is taken.
The suggested schedule is meant to serve as a guideline. Students are urged
to consult with their academic advisors every semester.
**Students can receive credit by examination for CHEM 1251 and 1252.
***The initial mathematics course is based on placement criteria established
by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
*****CHEM 3111 may be taken in the sophomore year.