Chemistry and Biochemistry
Graduate Co-ordinator: Mohan Babu, PhD
Department Description
The Department offers programs leading to MSc and PhD degrees in the following areas: analytical/physical chemistry including nuclear magnetic resonance and chromatography-mass spectrometry, biophysics of biological interfaces, chemogenomics, enzymology/chemical biology, environmental chemistry, inorganic/organometallic chemistry, proteomics and bioinformatics, supramolecular organic photochemistry and photophysics, synthetic organic chemistry and theoretical/computational chemistry.
Courses
The Doctorate program may be entered in one of three ways:
- Entrance after a completed MSc
- Entrance after a completed BSc
- Transfer from our MSc program (See FGSR Calendar/Program Changes and Program Transfers)
The Doctorate program consists of the following minimum credit-hour requirements listed below. In addition, it is mandatory for all students to:
- Attend all department seminars each semester they are on campus
- Present two department seminars and three progress reports on their research
- Effective 202620: Present two department seminars and two satisfactory advisory committee progress reports on their research
- Complete and defend a research thesis
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemistry (after MSc)
| Course | Credit Hours |
| CHEM 800* | 3 or 0 credit hours |
| CHEM 801 |
3 credit hours
|
| CHEM 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| CHEM 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| CHEM 901* | 48 or 51 credit hours |
| Total |
60 credit hours
|
*A student may be granted an exemption from CHEM 800 by the Department Head if the student can show that he/she has successfully completed an equivalent course. If granted the exemption, the student would be expected to complete an additional three credit hours of CHEM 901.
**Courses from outside of a student's discipline may be substituted with the permission of the Department Head.
Effective 202620: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemistry (after MSc)
| Course | Credit Hours |
| CHEM 800* | 3 or 0 credit hours |
| CHEM 801 |
3 credit hours
|
| CHEM 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| CHEM 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| CHEM 901* | 48 or 51 credit hours |
| CHEM 902*** | 0 credit hours |
| Total |
60 credit hours
|
*A student may be granted an exemption from CHEM 800 by the Department Head if the student demonstrates the successful completion of an equivalent course. If granted the exemption, the student would be expected to complete an additional three credit hours of CHEM 901.
**Courses from outside of a student's discipline may be substituted with the permission of the Department Head.
*** Must be completed by the end of the third semester of the program. The Department Head, in consultation with the supervisor, can provide permission to delay until the end of the 6th semester. PhD students must pass this course. Grading is Pass/Fail.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biochemistry (after MSc)
| BIOC 800* | 3 or 0 credit hours |
| BIOC 801 |
3 credit hours
|
| BIOC 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| BIOC 8xx** |
3 credit hours |
| BIOC 901* | 48 or 51 credit hours |
| Total |
60 credit hours
|
*A student may be granted an exemption from CHEM 800 by the Department Head if the student can show that he/she has successfully completed an equivalent course. If granted the exemption, the student would be expected to complete an additional three credit hours of CHEM 901.
**Courses from outside of a student's discipline may be substituted with the permission of the Department Head.
Effective 202620: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biochemistry (after MSc)
| BIOC 800* | 3 or 0 credit hours |
| BIOC 801 |
3 credit hours
|
| BIOC 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| BIOC 8xx** |
3 credit hours |
| BIOC 901* | 48 or 51 credit hours |
| BIOC 902*** |
0 credit hours
|
| Total |
60 credit hours
|
*A student may be granted an exemption from BIOC 800 by the Department Head if the student demonstrates the successful completion of an equivalent course. If granted the exemption, the student would be expected to complete an additional three credit hours of BIOC 901.
**Courses from outside of a student's discipline may be substituted with the permission of the Department Head.
*** Must be completed by the end of the third semester of the program. The Department Head, in consultation with the supervisor, can provide permission to delay until the end of the 6th semester. PhD students must pass this course. Grading is Pass/Fail.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemistry (after BSc)
| Course |
Credit Hours
|
| CHEM 800* |
3 or 0 credit hours
|
| CHEM 801 |
3 credit hours
|
| CHEM 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| CHEM 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| CHEM 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| CHEM 901* |
75 or 78 credit hours
|
| Total |
90 credit hours
|
*A student may be granted an exemption from CHEM 800 by the Department Head if the student can show that he/she has successfully completed an equivalent course. If granted the exemption, the student would be expected to complete an additional three credit hours of CHEM 901.
**Courses from outside of a student's discipline may be substituted with the permission of the Department Head.
Effective 202620: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemistry (after BSc)
| Course |
Credit Hours
|
| CHEM 800* |
3 or 0 credit hours
|
| CHEM 801 |
3 credit hours
|
| CHEM 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| CHEM 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| CHEM 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| CHEM 901* |
75 or 78 credit hours
|
| CHEM 902*** |
0 credit hours
|
| Total |
90 credit hours
|
*A student may be granted an exemption from CHEM 800 by the Department Head if the student demonstrates the successful completion of an equivalent course. If granted the exemption, the student would be expected to complete an additional three credit hours of CHEM 901.
**Courses from outside of a student's discipline may be substituted with the permission of the Department Head.
*** Must be completed by the end of the third semester of the program. The Department Head, in consultation with the supervisor, can provide permission to delay until the end of the 6th semester. PhD students must pass this course. Grading is Pass/Fail.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biochemistry (after BSc)
| BIOC 800* |
3 or 0 credit hours
|
| BIOC 801 |
3 credit hours
|
| BIOC 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| BIOC 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| BIOC 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| BIOC 901* |
75 or 78 credit hours
|
| Total |
90 credit hours
|
*A student may be granted an exemption from CHEM 800 by the Department Head if the student can show that he/she has successfully completed an equivalent course. If granted the exemption, the student would be expected to complete an additional three credit hours of CHEM 901.
**Courses from outside of a student's discipline may be substituted with the permission of the Department Head.
Effective 202620: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biochemistry (after BSc)
| BIOC 800* |
3 or 0 credit hours
|
| BIOC 801 |
3 credit hours
|
| BIOC 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| BIOC 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| BIOC 8xx** | 3 credit hours |
| BIOC 901* |
75 or 78 credit hours
|
| BIOC 902*** |
0 credit hours
|
| Total |
90 credit hours
|
*A student may be granted an exemption from BIOC 800 by the Department Head if the student demonstrates the successful completion of an equivalent course. If granted the exemption, the student would be expected to complete an additional three credit hours of BIOC 901.
**Courses from outside of a student's discipline may be substituted with the permission of the Department Head.
*** Must be completed by the end of the third semester of the program. The Department Head, in consultation with the supervisor, can provide permission to delay until the end of the 6th semester. PhD students must pass this course. Grading is Pass/Fail.
- Attend all department seminars each semester they are on campus
- Present a department seminar and two progress reports on their research
- Complete and defend a research thesis
Master of Science (MSc) in Chemistry (thesis)
| Course |
Credit Hours
|
| CHEM 800 |
3 credit hours
|
| CHEM 8xx* | 3 credit hours |
| CHEM 8xx* | 3 credit hours |
| CHEM 901 |
21 credit hours
|
| Total |
30 credit hours
|
*Only one of these courses can be given by the student's supervisor. Courses outside of a student's discipline may be substituted with the permission of the Department Head.
Note: Students with less than our recommended undergraduate background for graduate study may be accepted as a qualifying MSc student, with additional supplementary undergraduate course(s) assigned to them.
Master of Science (MSc) in Biochemistry (thesis)
| Courses |
Credit Hours
|
| BIOC 800 |
3 credit hours
|
| BIOC 8xx* | 3 credit hours |
| BIOC 8xx* | 3 credit hours |
| BIOC 901 |
21 credit hours
|
| Total |
30 credit hours
|
*Only one of these courses can be given by the student's supervisor. Courses outside of a student's discipline may be substituted with the permission of the Department Head.
Note: Students with less than our recommended undergraduate background for graduate study may be accepted as a qualifying MSc student, with additional supplementary undergraduate course(s) assigned to them.