Chemistry

An entering graduate student is expected to have had a solid chemistry background, including general, analytical, organic, and physical chemistry courses; Mathematics through calculus; and college level physics. A student less well prepared may be provisionally admitted provided he or she can attain an acceptable background proficiency within one year. Applicants are strongly encouraged to take the GRE subject test appropriate to their area.Applicants must be formally admitted to The Graduate School. See the Admission Policies and Application Requirements sections for additional information at www.montana.edu/wwwdg/.
All entering graduate students are required to demonstrate proficiency in three of the six chemistry areas (analytical, biochemical, inorganic, organic, physical, and structural and molecular biology) within the first year. The exams are offered during August, November, February and April of the academic year.During the second semester, each student selects a major adviser who assists the student in selecting other faculty members for the student\'s graduate committee. This committee will offer the major guidance and direction to the student\'s degree program and bears the prime responsibility for decisions that affect that program.
For the Master of Science Plan A in chemistry the minimum requirements are twenty (20) credit hours of appropriate courses, ten (10) credit hours of Master\'s Thesis (BCH 590) BCH 590)BCH 590) /Master\'s Thesis (CHMY 590) CHMY 590)CHMY 590)) and an acceptable thesis based on the student\'s research and a satisfactory oral defense of the thesis. Plan A candidates must present a seminar in addition to the final thesis defense, which constitutes the comprehensive examination. For the Master of Science Plan B in chemistry the requirements are thirty (30) credit hours of appropriate courses, a seminar, and satisfactory performance in an oral comprehensive examination during the last term of residency for the degree.