Objectives

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Degrees Offered

• Chemistry - Master of Science
• Education with Concentration in Chemistry - Master of Science

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Application & Admission
( see Graduate School for detailed information )

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Program Requirements

• Admission to the degree programs in Chemistry requires:
  1. Baccalaureate degree from an accredited undergraduate institution
  2. An undergraduate major in chemistry that includes one year of physical chemistry and one year of differential and integral calculus


• Master of Science in Chemistry Degree requirements:
  1. A student may complete the degree with one of two options, thesis option or project option. For the project option, the student will have one more course in replace of the thesis research. The student also need to have:
     1. a 3.0 grade point average
     2. 2-9 s.h. in electives
     3. Satisfactory completion of an examination in foreign language or computer language
     4. One academic year of residence at A&T
     5. In the thesis option, satisfactory presentation and defense of the thesis
  2. Required Courses
     1. CHEM 701 - Seminar
     2. CHEM 702 - Chemical Research (maximum of 9 hrs. may be earned in 702)
     3. CHEM 711 - Structural Inorganic Chemistry
     4. CHEM 722 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
     5. CHEM 732 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry
     6. CHEM 743 - Chemical Thermodynamics
     7. CHEM 799 - Thesis Research
• Master of Science in Chemistry Education Degree requirements:
  1. The Master of Arts in Chemistry program consists of a thesis option or a special project option. Both options require 15 semester hours of Professional Education, 17 semester hours of chemistry and 7 semester hours of chemistry electives (39 semester hours total). Elective courses may come from chemistry courses at the 600 and 700 levels. The student also must:
     1. Maintain a 3.0 grade point average
     2. Present a seminar to faculty and students of the Chemistry Department upon completion of the thesis or research project
     3. In the thesis option, satisfactorily present and defend the thesis
  2. Required Courses
     1. Professional Education Core Requirements
        1. CUIN 711 - Research
        2. CUIN 712 - Diversity
        3. CUIN 713 - Learning Theories
        4. CUIN 721 - Advanced Methods
        5. CUIN 746 - Technology
     2. Chemistry Course Requirements
        1. CHEM 701 - Seminar
        2. CHEM 702 - Chemical Research
        3. CHEM 711 - Structural Inorganic Chemistry
        4. CHEM 722 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
        5. CHEM 732 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry
        6. CHEM 743 - Chemical Thermodynamics

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Course Description
( see Course Materials for detailed information )

• Advanced Undergraduate and Graduate Courses

  CHEM 610	CHEM 611	CHEM 621	CHEM 624	CHEM 631
  CHEM 641	CHEM 642	CHEM 643	CHEM 651	CHEM 652

• Inorganic Chemistry Courses

  CHEM 711

  CHEM 716

• Organic Chemistry Courses

  CHEM 721

  CHEM 722

  CHEM 723

  CHEM 726

  CHEM 727

• Analytical Chemistry Courses

  CHEM 731

  CHEM 732

  CHEM 736

• Physical Chemistry Courses

  CHEM 741	CHEM 742	CHEM 743	CHEM 744	CHEM 746
  CHEM 748	CHEM 749

• Biochemistry Courses

  CHEM 756

• Research and Special Topics

  CHEM 701	CHEM 702	CHEM 715	CHEM 725	CHEM 735
  CHEM 745	CHEM 755

• Chemical Instruction

  CHEM 663	CHEM 664	CHEM 765	CHEM 766	CHEM 767
  CHEM 768

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Financial Support

• Regular Teaching Assistantships (TA)
  - assigned by Department Chairperson based on the resource.
  Usually a Graduate Teaching Assistant serves in an instructional role in a class or laboratory within a specific department at NC A&T SU. GTAs may perform pedagogical functions, such as, preparing lectures, teaching classes, constructing and grading tests, holding conferences, assigning course grades, or providing support for the faculty member in charge of the course. In all cases, the GTA works under the supervision of a faculty member.
• Regular Research Assistantships (RA)
  - supported by individual faculty through their research grant.
  Usually a Graduate Research Assistant is one who assumes research oriented responsibilities which involves library work, computer programming, analysis, field work, laboratory experiments, scientific investigations, or other endeavors. GRAs are normally employed by the principal investigator of a funded research project.
• Scholarships
  • Graduate Assistantship in the Area of National Needs (GAANN)
    - see Department of Education link.
    Currently students in Chemistry Department are eligible to apply for the GAANN fellowship program which is administered by Dr. Mary Simth in Biology Department. the focus of this GAANN program is in biotechnology and genomics.
    - download GAANN Announcement (Word)
    - download GAANN Application (Word)
  • Bridge Program
    Bridge Program is funded by National Institutes of Health. NCA&T is a partner in the Bridge Program with some major research universities such as UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State Univ. and Univ. of Georgia. Currently there are two active Bridge Programs, one is with UNC-Chapel Hill and one with Univ. of Georgia. The contact person for the program with UNC-Chapel Hill is Dr. Jameel Freeman, for the one with Univ. Georgia is Dr. Samuel Garren at College of Arts & Sciences.
  • Student Transition and Retention (STAR) program
    - see program link for more information.
    Funded by the National Science Foundation, the STAR Program is designed to recruit, retain and prepare the next generation of under-represented professors in the fields of science, mathematic, engineering and technology. STAR serves two populations of M.S. and Ph.D. students: first-year graduate students and current graduate students. Participants in the STAR program must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
  • Woodland Ellroy Hall Assistantships
    - contact Ms. Helen Haynes (haynesh@ncat.edu) for more information.
    Students nominated for the Hall Assistantship must be U.S. citizens, enrolled full-time pursuing masters’ or doctoral degrees at North Carolina A&T State University. A graduate student must be eligible for appointment to an assistantship, and must be registered in each semester in which the appointment is in effect. A master’s nominee must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better. The Ph.D. nominee must have a graduate GPA of 3.5 or better and excellent GRE scores.
• Tuition Remission Awards
  - contact Ms. Helen Haynes (haynesh@ncat.edu) for more information.
  There are currently two types of tuition support offered by the School of Graduate Studies: resident tuition awards (in-state) and non-resident graduate tuition remission (out-of state). The resident tuition award covers full tuition support for graduate students serving as University supported graduate assistants or fellows. The non-resident graduate tuition remission covers the difference between the out-of-state tuition and the in-state tuition. These awards are based on the number of hours a student is enrolled for the semester in which the award is given. And they are for US citizen only.

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