This is a 30 credit hour degree. Students may specialize in: analytical, computational, inorganic, materials, organic, organometallic, or physical chemistry. The requirements for this degree are as follows:

Proficiency Requirement:
Students must take 3 Proficiency Courses (one being their own area of research). An "A" or "B" must be earned in each class. All full-time students must complete the proficiency requirements within the first twelve months of study.

The Proficiency Courses are:
CHEM 5200 - Physical Proficiency (Offered Fall only)
CHEM 5560 - Inorganic Proficiency (Offered Fall only)
CHEM 5380 - Organic Proficiency (Offered Spring only)
CHEM 5460 - Analytical Proficiency (Offered Spring only)

Proficiency in a given area will usually be demonstrated in either of two ways: (1) passing a proficiency examination presented by the chemistry division of the designated area* or (2) taking and passing with a grade "B" or better a designated chemistry course.

*The Proficiency Examinations are two hour multiple choice tests developed by the American Chemical Society and comprise material taught in standard undergraduate courses in each area of chemistry. Calculators may be brought to the examinations; no other materials are permitted. The examinations are administered and graded by a designated faculty member from each division. Percentiles are calculated from standardized tables supplied by the ACS. The passing percentile, typically between 55%ile and 70%ile is determined by each division. A student is notified of his/her performance on the examination by the GAC Chair. Examinations will be administered two times a year, in the week prior to the beginning of the Fall and Spring Semesters.

Core Requirement:
M.Sc. students must take three Core Chemistry courses in the areas in which they have demonstrated proficiency. A "B" average is required in the Core Courses.
The Core Courses are:
CHEM 5570 - Analytical Core (Offered Fall only)
CHEM 5710 - Inorganic Core (Offered Spring only)
CHEM 5500 - Organic Core (Offered Fall only)
CHEM 5210 - Physical Core (Offered Spring only)

One proficiency course and one core course must be in the student's area of research.

Additional Course Requirements

1 Special Topics Course - Course is chosen together with the research advisor

CHEM 5010 - Introduction to Graduate Teaching and Research (Offered Fall only). This course is required of all full-time graduate students.

CHEM 5940 - Chemistry Seminar. This course is required each semester of all full-time graduate students.

6 credit hours of CHEM 5950 - Thesis - The student must write a thesis describing his or her research. The thesis must be of scientific significance and suitable for publication in refereed scientific journals. The student must then defend the thesis at an oral examination administered by the advisory committee.

Research hours can be used if needed to obtain required credit hours needed for the degree

This degree is designed to broaden a student's experience in fields other than chemistry to prepare him/her for an industrial career. The program leads to a non-thesis degree requiring 36 semester hours of coursework, at least one half of which (18 semester hours) must be in chemistry. Supplemental non-chemistry courses must include at least 12 hours and may include, but are not limited to, business administration, economics, computer science, political science, environmental science, and others as deemed important by the student's committee. Before signing up for for any courses outside of chemistry, it is strongly advised that students check with the Chair, Graduate Affairs Committee first; as not all courses in other fields can be used for this degree.

Seminar courses may be counted towards the degree.

Either 3 or 6 hours of the total 36 hours must comprise on the job research training in an industrial position (or equivalent research environment). Research conducted at UNT cannot be used for this training. To receive credit for this training, the student should sign up for CHEM 5900 (Special Problems) or any other research course. The student must receive approval from the GAC before enrolling for credit for on the job training.

The remaining 30-36 hours for this degree must be in formal courses.

In order to qualify for the M.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry, a student must meet the normal proficiency requirements for a M.Sc. student.

This 36 credit hours degree is primarily designed for teachers of chemistry who wish to return to the University to broaden their knowledge, but who may have weaknesses in their background. In order to qualify for this degree, a student must have received teaching certification or obtain this certification prior to receiving the degree. This degree is rather flexible, so that it can accommodate various types of backgrounds, but the degree needs to be chosen from the following possibilities:

a. Non-thesis option: A student can take 36 hours of formal graduate courses, which may include seminar courses, but which cannot include CHEM 6940, 5920-30 if no thesis is to be written.

b. Non-thesis problems in lieu of thesis: A student can take 36 hours of formal graduate courses, 3 or 6 hours of which must be CHEM 5920-30 (Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis). Under this option, a paper must be submitted for each course. No research courses can be included in the 36 hours. Seminar courses can be included for credit.

c. Thesis: A student can conduct a research problem with a thesis and the accompanying final oral exam. Under this option, a student may take research courses for credit. A total of 30 hours can be taken, six hours of which must be CHEM 5950 (Thesis) and at least 18 hours of which must be formal graduate courses, not including seminar courses. However, seminar courses may be used for credit.

Under ach option above, a minimum of 12 hours of the formal graduate courses must be in the Chemistry Department.

ADMISSION PROCEDURES

In order to expedite applications, it is strongly recommended that all application materials be sent directly to the Chair of the Graduate Affairs Committee (GAC). Details for applying, and a set of application mateirals may be found on-line: http://www.chem.unt.edu/request.htm.