Graduate Programs requirements...

Program Advisory Committees

Each student accepted for graduate study in Chemistry will generally pursue a research program under the direction of one faculty member (the supervisor). The overall graduate program of each student is under the direction of a program advisory committee comprising the supervisor and at least two other faculty members.

Course Requirements

The minimum course requirements for the M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs are:

Inorganic, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry:

CHEM 6000 Series Seminar
plus for M.Sc.: two term courses at the 4000 level or higher
plus for Ph.D.: three term courses at the 4000 level or higher

Organic/Bio-organic Chemistry:

CHEM 6000 Series Seminar
CHEM 6460 Group Seminar

plus for M.Sc. one of following:
CHEM 6430 Reaction Mechanism I
CHEM 6470 Reaction Mechanism II
CHEM 6480 Reaction Mechanism III

plus for Ph.D. two of following:
CHEM 6430 Reaction Mechanism I
CHEM 6470 Reaction Mechanism II
CHEM 6480 Reaction Mechanism III

plus (for both M.Sc. and Ph.D.): one term course at the 4000 level or higher

The selection of all courses must be approved by the program advisory committee. Additional courses may be required and will be determined by the student's advisory committee, in consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies. Term courses must be at least three credit hours. Where the Ph.D. program follows an M.Sc., the course requirements will be determined by the program advisory committee.

Seminar Requirements

M.Sc. students in Chemistry are required to present one seminar on a non-thesis topic. Another departmental seminar on the research topic is required as part of the M.Sc. thesis requirements.

Ph.D. students in Chemistry are required to present one seminar per year, with a maximum of three seminars towards the degree. Another departmental seminar on the research topic is required as part of the Ph.D. thesis requirements.

For students transferring from the M.Sc. to the Ph.D. degree without completing the M.Sc. degree, one seminar given during the M.Sc. program counts towards the seminars required for the Ph.D. degree.

Ph.D. students who completed an M.Sc. program at this or another university are granted credit for one seminar and are left to present two seminars on a non-thesis topic. Again a final departmental seminar on the research topic is required as part of the Ph.D thesis requirements.

For each seminar as required above, registration in one of the CHEM 6000 Graduate Seminar Courses is required (i.e., CHEM 6010, 6020, 6030). more...