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Chemistry (Master's) at Michigan State University

Michigan State University, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Science in Chemistry offers areas of study in analytical, chemical education, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. Most students complete it with a thesis.

Faculty: College of Natural Science  |  Department: Chemistry  |  Duration: 30 credits (Plan A thesis or Plan B)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

30 credits; under Plan A, 8 to 15 credits of thesis research, with about two-thirds of the remaining credits in the major area and the rest in other areas.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor's degree with an acceptable GPA and, in undergraduate study, one year each of general, analytical, organic and physical chemistry, physics and calculus. Deficiencies must be removed before the degree is recommended.

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 applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

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