The plan in Chemistry leads to the master of science (M.S.) degree. Graduate students enrolled in the Chemistry plan may choose from courses in all of the traditional areas of Organic, Analytical, Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, as well as in the closely related fields of Biochemistry and Environmental Chemistry. Students may pursue either a thesis option or non-thesis (extended coursework) option.
The thesis option is strongly recommended for improving the competitiveness of our graduates in the current job market and in admission to Ph.D. school. M.S. students in the thesis option will undertake thesis research. The non-thesis option substitutes thesis research with additional coursework.
It should be noted that the Chemistry plan has received a Chemistry Departmental Research Grant from the Welch Foundation. This fund has been expended in support of the research efforts carried out by the plan’s faculty during the training of students. The Chemistry plan also has endowments from the Zeon Chemicals Company and Petrotex.
All chemistry courses taken at UHCL more than one year prior to being admitted to the Chemistry plan are subject to faculty review before being accepted for degree credit. The GRE score (verbal + quantitative) should be a minimum of 290 points, with a minimum quantitative score of 150 and an essay of 3.0 or above. Further information on the Chemistry plan is available from the University’s website.
