MS Chemistry at West Virginia University

Programme overview

The M.S. in Chemistry aims to train the next generation of chemists for productive careers in the global economy. It offers thesis and coursework tracks.

Faculty: Eberly College of Arts and Sciences | Department: C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

30 graduate credit hours at 500-700 level. Thesis track: at least 21 graded hours, up to 6 research (CHEM 797), up to 3 seminar and up to 3 research seminar, with a defended thesis. Coursework track: at least 24 graded hours, no thesis. Up to 10 graded hours may come from outside CHEM. Minimum cumulative GPA 2.75 and B- or better in degree courses.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University-wide graduate admission (WVU): a baccalaureate, graduate or professional degree from a regionally accredited institution (or an approved international institution); an undergraduate or graduate GPA of 2.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale for regular admission, with provisional admission possible below that for domestic applicants; international applicants must meet WVU English language proficiency requirements and cannot be admitted provisionally.

Requirements published at program group level.

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 applications are made through the WVU online graduate application with a $75 application fee (waivers for WVU and WVU Medicine employees, active military and veterans, AmeriCorps and Peace Corps members); minimum cumulative GPA 2.75 on a 4.0 scale for regular admission, and some programmes require higher. International graduate applicants also pay the non-refundable $75 fee.

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