Graduate Curriculum | Chemistry | College of Life & Physical Sciences

Major Field Core: Total credits: 11 (thesis option and non-thesis option)

Rubric/Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
CHEM 5210	Advanced Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 5510	Advanced Analytical Chemistry	3
CHEM 5600	Spectroscopic methods	3
CHEM 6005	Seminar I	1
CHEM 6006	Seminar II	1

B. Concentrations(s):

B.1 Chemistry concentration: Hours 13/6 Thesis/non-Thesis

Rubric/Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
CHEM 5000	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 5310	Advanced Physical Chemistry I	3
CHEM 5110*	Research	5
CHEM 5120*	Thesis	2

*Not required of non-thesis option

B.2 Biochemistry concentration: Hours- 16/9 (Thesis/Non-Thesis)

Rubric/Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
CHEM 5410	Advanced Biochemistry I	3
CHEM 5420	Advanced Biochemistry II	3
CHEM 6406*	Special Topics in Biochemistry	3
CHEM 5110*	Research	5
CHEM 5120*	Thesis	2
Or any 5000-6000 Level Biochemlistry related course from the list below

C. Electives: Total credits: 6/3 for thesis Chem/Biochem and 18/15 for non-thesis Chem/Biochem

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
CHEM 5410	Advanced biochemistry I	3
CHEM 5420	Advanced biochemistry II	3
CHEM 5000	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 5010	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry II	3
CHEM 5220	Advanced Organic Chemistry II	3
CHEM 5310	Advanced Physical Chemistry I	3
CHEM 5320	Advanced Physical Chemistry II	3
CHEM 6200	Biochemistry of Cellular Signal Transduction	3
CHEM 6405	Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry	3
CHEM 6406	Special Topics in Biochemistry	3
CHEM 6407	Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry	3
CHEM 6408	Special Topics in Organic Chemistry	3
CHEM 6409	Special Topics in Physical Chemistry	3
CHEM 6500	Cancer Biochemistry and Biology	3
CHEM 6800	Advanced Pharmacology	3

any 5000 or 6000-level courses in Biology, Mathematics, Physics or Engineering;

3 credit hours each