Chemistry Graduate Requirements

Graduation and Program Requirements for Graduate Students in Chemistry & Biochemistry

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• Coursework Requirements
  • Demonstration of Breadth of Knowledge Competency
  • Depth of Knowledge, Major Course Requirements
  • Seminar & Colloquia
  • Coursework Expectations
  • Elective Courses Outside Chemistry & Biochemistry
• Grade Standards
• Graduate Research Expectations
• Requirements for Students Supported on Teaching Assistantships
• Selection of Research Adviser and Thesis or Dissertation Committee
• M.S. Specific Requirements
  • Thesis
  • Oral Defense
  • Additional Requirements
  • Double Master's with Leipzig University Requirements
• Ph.D. Specific Requirements
  • Advancement to Ph.D. Candidacy
  • Pre-Defense Committee Meeting
  • Dissertation
  • Dissertation Defense
  • Additional Requirements
• Policies & Procedures
  • Limits on Financial Support
  • Termination of Financial Support or Dismissal from Program
  • University Requirements
  • Professional Ethical Conduct
  • Changes in Coursework Requirements
  • Keys
  • Computer Usage
• Research Proposal Requirements
• Progress Toward Degree Expectations
• Teaching Assistant Expectations
• Professional Ethical Conduct

Candidates for a graduate degree from the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department at Ohio University must demonstrate the ability to plan, execute, evaluate, and communicate original chemical research. Candidates are expected to develop specialized research skills in order to carry out this work effectively.

The Chemistry & Biochemistry Department reserves the right to change or modify these requirements as necessary and without prior notice.

Effective August, 2012. Approved February, 2014. Additions to sections I.a.iii and VI.d agreed upon in 2016

Graduate Chemistry Grade Standards

At any time during their degree program, a student who receives more than two grades of C+ or poorer and/or progress reports less than satisfactory may lose financial support and may be removed from the program at the discretion of the Graduate Committee. ( See Progress Toward Degree Expectations .)

Continuing graduate students are required to maintain at least an overall 3.00 grade point average. A 3.00 grade point average (exclusive of research, seminar and CHEM 5100) must be maintained in order to be eligible for or to continue to receive financial support (scholarship, fellowship, associateship).

A student that falls below a 3.00 grade point average will be put on probation. Failure to achieve a 3.00 grade point average after one semester of probation may result in immediate loss of financial support.

The University requires a 3.00 grade point average in coursework and also in research before a graduate degree can be awarded.

Graduate Chemistry Research Expectations

The normal grade for a graduate student in research is PR (progress toward degree); exceptional work will rate a grade (A, A-, B+) for completion of a paper, poster, or other research accomplishment as an example. However, faculty members are strongly encouraged not to give a letter grade until the student has completed all required coursework, unless research progress is deemed unacceptable by the faculty; in that case, a grade of B- or lower will be given. In addition, overall progress towards degree will be evaluated annually as initiated by the Graduate Chair. See research progress expectations .

Students must be registered for CHEM 6950/8950 during any semester in which they are using research facilities and/or resources.