Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry

OSU's Department of Chemistry graduate program aims to create next-generation professionals and leaders for academia and industry. Our program is aimed at helping you develop a pronounced ability to perform independent, creative scientific research.CurriculumNinety credit hours beyond bachelor's degree - 18-30 hours of coursework, including CHEM 5011 seminarSixty credit hours beyond master's degree - approval of M.S. degree required from OSU Graduate CollegeQualifying examDissertationFinal oral exam covering dissertationResearch and seminars

Bachelors degree in chemistry requiredMinimum GPA of 3.0Three references with email addressesTest ScoresGRE not requiredInternational applicants who arent native English speakers must submit one of the followingTOEFL iBT minimum scores of 20 for reading and listening 22 for writing and speaking and 79 total, 550 paper-basedIELTS minimum scores of 6.5 on reading listening and writing with overall minimum score of 6.5 Students that earn TOEFL and IELTS score lower than requirements may be admitted provisionally with the requirement to complete OSU English courses