Chemistry, Ph.D. at Georgia State University

Programme overview

The Department of Chemistry has research programs in each of the five traditional areas of chemistry, with a bioinformatics option available in each: Many of our faculty are highly regarded leading experts in their own field and serve on panels and study sections at agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation, on the editorial board of various journals and as officers in professional societies such as the American Chemical Society and Heterocyclic Communications.

Faculty: College of Arts & Sciences | Department: Chemistry | Duration: A minimum of 40 semester hours of graduate coursework must be completed. | Study mode: full-time | Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

Program Requirements Coursework A minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate coursework within the core curriculum A minimum of 40 semester hours of research of which at least 20 semester hours must be dissertation research An additional 10 hours of graduate course electives or research Research Skill/Foreign Language Proficiency in an approved research skill or a foreign language is required. An international student whose native language is not English may be exempted from the foreign language requirement by passing a language examination. Students entering the program with an approved M. S. degree have satisfied this requirement.

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Application information

Entry requirements

In addition to the online graduate application, the program has the following requirements: A baccalaureate degree in Chemistry or a related field from an accredited college or university Undergraduate academic transcript. A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 80 or higher unless you are exempt from the TOEFL exam (see FAQs below). Written responses to five short-essay prompts that appear in the application. At least three letters of recommendation from people familiar with the student’s work and background. For more information about applying to the Ph.D. program in Chemistry, please see our Frequency Asked Questions (FAQs) page.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate programmes (degree, certificate, non-degree and transient): $50 non-refundable application fee; Executive Doctorate in Business Administration: $100. Deadlines vary by college and programme.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.gsu.edu/future/admissions/

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