STEM
University of Chicago, United States
The PhD offers wide opportunity and flexibility for advanced study and research, designed to encourage individuality, independence and excellence. Students may take courses and do research with faculty in other departments.
Faculty: Physical Sciences Division | Department: Department of Chemistry | Intake: Autumn | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States
Year 1 is six graduate-level courses with a B average, an optional fall rotation course, a summer rotation before the programme starts and typically three quarters as a teaching assistant. Year 2 centres on a candidacy exam based on a written thesis research proposal, taken before the end of the fifth quarter; there is no cumulative or written major exam.
Programme: applications due 1 Dec 2026. Three recommendation letters and transcripts required; GRE listed as required for the PhD in the department's application information; TOEFL iBT 90 or IELTS Academic 7.0 minimum unless waived (valid two years). Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US. Information sessions 4 Nov and 11 Nov 2026.
Intake: Autumn
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