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Chemistry Concentration

Admission Information and Degree Requirements

Students seeking admission to Full Standing in the
Environmental Sciences Ph.D. - Chemistry Concentration must have a Bachelor s Degree in Chemistry that has been certified by the American Chemical Society or course work equivalent to this degree. The minimum requirement is one year each of general, analytical, organic, and physical chemistry; one semester each of inorganic and instrumental analysis; and three semesters of calculus. Students lacking any of the prerequisites will be admitted to Provisional Standing and required to take prerequisites before being admitted to full standing.

Once admitted to the program the following general requirements must be met to successfully complete the Ph.D. Program. Each of the following is exhaustively described in The Handbook.
Successful Completion of your Program of Study (See Course Requirements below)
Pass a Comprehensive Examination
Successful Defense of Dissertation

Course Requirements

Major Core Courses - 12 hrs

	EVSA 6010 - 3 hrs
	EVSB 6010 - 3 hrs
	EVSG 6010 - 3 hrs
	EVSS 6010 - 3 hrs

7000-level courses in Environmental Chemistry (12 hours)

	EVSC 7110 - 3 hrs*
	EVSC 7120 - 3 hrs*
	EVSC 7210 - 3 hrs
	EVSC 7900 - 3 hrs*
	EVSC 7910 - 1 hr*
	EVSC 7970 - 3 hrs
	EVSC 7990 - 3, 6, 9 hrs

* Required Courses
Electives (18 hours)
Research and Dissertation - 18-24 hrs
Total hr. 61 (18 hr. from M.S. can be used subject to committee approval.)