Master of Science in Chemistry

You will find the graduate education experience at Wright State University an interesting and exciting transition from student to independent scientist, and the chemistry department faculty look forward to working with you as you continue your education.
You will begin this program by taking chemistry courses, much as you did as an undergraduate. Upon the completion of this program, you will present a thesis describing your own research, which contributes to the body of new knowledge in chemistry. This process is not the simple progression the foregoing statement might imply. This program takes approximately two years of hard work. And, while you are taking courses, you will normally be serving as a teaching assistant for undergraduate courses. The experience and knowledge you obtain will remain with you always. A productive chemist never loses the attitude of an inquiring student.

To meet the minimum requirements for admission to the graduate program in chemistry, applicants must fulfill the requirements for admission established by The Graduate School. In addition, applicants must have completed most of the requirements of a B.S. degree in chemistry, which includes one academic year of general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics and physical chemistry with associated laboratories as well as one year of calculus, additional courses in quantitative analytical chemistry, instrumental analytical chemistry with laboratories and inorganic chemistry. Students who do not meet these requirements will be asked to do some remedial work in addition to fulfilling the usual graduate degree requirements. Deficiencies in instrumental analysis and inorganic chemistry may be removed with graduate credits toward the degree. Ideally, physical chemistry deficiencies should be removed before applying to our program.

If your native language is not English and you do not have a degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university, you must have a minimum score on one of the following exams:

A score of 79/120 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

A band 6 or higher through the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

A score of 57 or higher on the Pearson PTE