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Ranked among the country's premier Tier 1 research universities, the Chemistry Department has earned global acclaim for its exceptional research initiatives and academic programs. To uphold this legacy of distinction, the department offers a graduate curriculum that combines innovative research possibilities with comprehensive studies spanning diverse fields such as analytical chemistry, environmental and atmospheric sciences, physical chemistry, organic chemistry, and materials/nanoscience. The Chemistry Department is renowned worldwide for its research excellence and educational leadership. Maintaining this standard of quality, the graduate program fosters pioneering research across multiple disciplines, including analytical, environmental and atmospheric chemistry, physical chemistry, organic chemistry, and materials/nanoscience.
Graduate scholars benefit from robust research partnerships with chemistry professors, interdisciplinary departments, and prominent institutions like the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), the Joint Institutes of Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA), the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Graduate scholars benefit from robust research partnerships with chemistry professors, interdisciplinary departments, and prominent institutions like the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), Joint Institutes of Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Applicants must:
Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, or have done work equivalent to that required for such a degree.
Show promise of ability to pursue advanced study and research, as judged by the student’s scholastic record.
Have adequate preparation to enter graduate study in the chosen field. Have at least a 2.75 (2.00=C) undergraduate grade point average.
All international applicants are required to meet a minimum standard of English proficiency.
Paper-Based TOEFL - 600
Internet Based TOEFL - 100
IELTS - 7.0