SUNY Oswego - Department of Chemistry: Master of Science Program

The program is based on the conviction that the needs of students are best met in a program where much individual attention is possible. The course training is equivalent to the standards set for the Ph.D., regardless of whether the M.S. is to be terminal or preparatory to the Ph.D. degree.

The department currently offers a thesis option and a non-thesis option. However, both options require the completion of a research project.

The degree requirements are:

Chemistry

Master of Science, Major in Chemistry

General Information
The program is based on the conviction that the needs of students are best met in a program where much individual attention is possible. The course training is equivalent to the standards set for the Ph.D., regardless of whether the M.S. is to be terminal or preparatory to the Ph.D. The Chemistry Department at Oswego was the first State University College in New York to be accredited by the American Chemical Society.

Admission
The applicant should have the equivalent of an undergraduate major in Chemistry and baccalaureate from an accredited school. International students must submit TOEFL and GRE scores.

The applicant's admittance for graduate work on the basis of the applicant's transcript and two recent letters of recommendation is determined by the graduate committee of the Chemistry Department, and approval of the Graduate Office.

The Program Total...... 30 cr

Thesis Option

Core Program9 cr

Typical core program courses are:
Che 525 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry
Che 536 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
Che 543 - Quantum Chemistry
Che 544 - Thermodynamics and Chemical Statistics
Che 552

Elective Courses14 cr

Chosen under advisement

Seminar1 cr

Che 596 - Chemistry Seminar

Thesis

Che 598 - Thesis

Non-Thesis Option

Core Program9 cr

Typical core program courses are:
Che 525 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry
Che 536 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
Che 543 - Quantum Chemistry
Che 544 - Thermodynamics and Chemical Statistics
Che 552

Elective Courses17 cr

Chosen under advisement

Seminar1 cr

Che 596 - Chemistry Seminar

One of the following two courses3 cr

Che 597 - Research Problem
Che 599 - Independent Study

Program Notes

1. Elective courses may be taken in departments other than Chemistry. All elective courses must be selected, under advisement.

2. In the thesis option all students are required to take a minimum of six accumulated semester hours of Chemistry 598, Thesis. A maximum of twelve semester hours of thesis may be taken if approved by the Departmental Graduate Advisory Committee. The thesis involves an original research problem and a formal dissertation. Students are required to give an oral presentation of their work.

3. All students are required to take one semester hour of seminar.

4. A reading knowledge of German, Russian or a computer language is desired before entrance to the program and must be demonstrated before completion. The language required is determined by its appropriateness, under advisement, to the selected field of research.

5. After completing fifteen semester hours, the student is evaluated by the department with respect to recommendation for degree candidacy provided the student has demonstrated competency in four areas of chemistry.

6. All students are required to pass qualifying examinations in four out of five main areas of chemistry, which include Analytical, Biochemistry, Inorganic, Organic, and Physical.