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Chairperson: Scott Reid, Ph.D.
marquette.edu/chem/

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Degrees Offered

Master of Science, students are admitted under Plan A (thesis option) but Plan B (non-thesis option) is also offered; Doctor of Philosophy

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Specializations

Analytical Chemistry, Bioanalytical Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Chemical Physics, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry

Subspecialty areas of research within the Department of Chemistry include: photochemistry; molecular spectroscopy; organometallic, physical organic, bioorganic, polymer, and theoretical chemistry; and chemical dynamics.

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Program Description

The Department of Chemistry offers graduate degree programs for both full- and part-time students. Two tracks of study are offered:

1. Plan A: preparation for a career as a professional chemist
2. Plan B: enhancement of scientific background for persons employed as high school science teachers.

The heart of the professional track is research, conducted in concert with a faculty mentor. The focus of the background track is enrichment and strengthening of the skills that teachers bring to their students. Plan B, the background track, is offered only at the master’s level.

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Prerequisites for Admission

Applicants should have graduated with, or be about to graduate with, a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. The minimum prerequisite for any graduate course is one year of undergraduate physical chemistry. In addition, an undergraduate course in an area of study (e.g., analytical, inorganic, organic) appropriate to the graduate course involved is required. A student’s undergraduate grade point should be equivalent to a B (3.000) or above.

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Application Requirements

Applicants must submit a paper application (applicants may not apply online), directly to the Department of Chemistry:

1. A completed application form.
2. Official transcripts from all current and previous colleges/universities except Marquette.
3. Three letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with the applicant’s academic work.
4. (For international applicants only) a TOEFL score or other acceptable proof of English proficiency.
5. GRE scores are optional, but it is to the applicant’s advantage to have taken the Subject Test for chemistry.

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General Information

For more detailed and comprehensive information about the master of science and doctoral programs in chemistry, students should consult the most recent edition of the Chemistry Department’s Graduate Student Handbook. This publication defines the current rules and guidelines that govern department and program requirements.

Foreign Language Requirements

Normally, no reading knowledge of a foreign language is required in either the master’s or doctoral programs. However, at the discretion of the student’s thesis or dissertation committee, proficiency in a foreign language may be required if it is necessary in the student’s research.

Proficiency Examinations

Incoming chemistry students must pass three proficiency examinations, which may be selected from among the four traditional areas of chemistry (analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry). Incoming chemical physics students must pass proficiency examinations in physics, physical chemistry, and one other area of chemistry. These examinations can be repeated up to two times each, and the student must pass three by the end of his/her second term of full-time study or the equivalent. 

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