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1st Year
Important dates for first year graduate students:
• Orientation dates for domestic students: August
22-Sepetember 1, 2005
• Orienation dates for foreign national students: August 1- September
1, 2005
• First day of Fall Semester- Tuesday, September 6, 2005
• First day of Spring Semester Tuesday, January 17, 2006
• Fall semester ends December 21, 2005.
• Spring semester ends May 13, 2006.
Course Registration:
• Fall semester registration: August 26, 2005
following Three Member Committee meetings.
• Spring semester registration takes place during the month of November.
• All graduate students must take Chem 8066 (Professional Conduct of Chemical
Research), preferably during Fall semester of the first year.
• First year students must register for Seminar (Chem 8601) both semesters
(provided you do not go over the 14 credit limit -- see Chuck Tomlinson
in 115 Smith Hall if you have questions.)
Selection of Research Advisor:
New graduate students may choose a research advisor any time during the
first semester in residence and must choose their advisor no later than January
15 of the first year in residence. Each student will be required to speak
individually with faculty members and collect 4 signatures on the graduate
Research Advisor Selection Form before they can join a research group.
Review of the student’s progress:
Each semester the Graduate Committee reviews the progress of first-year
graduate students. At the end of the first year students must meet all of
the following requirements to remain in good standing in the Ph.D. program:
(i) a GPA of 3.0 or better
(ii) completion of at least 20 credits of coursework with a grade of B- or
better
(iii) passing grades on all four proficiency exams
Other than in exceptional circumstances, a decision to reassign a student
from the Ph.D. to M.S. degree program is not made until the end of the first
year. Following the first year, academic review is done annually at the end
of Spring semester.
2nd Year
Register for Fall Semester in May!
Check with your advisor regarding your appointment as a TA or RA.
First day of Fall Semester-September 5, 2006
Degree Program Form Preliminary Oral Examination Prospective Committee Request
Form:
The Degree Program
Form and Preliminary
Oral Examination Prospective Committee Request form or the M.S.
Oral Examination Prospective Committee Request Form must be submitted no later than October 1st. Completed forms must be turned
in to the Chemistry Department in 115 Smith Hall. These forms are available
on-line and in the Chemistry Graduate Operations Office in 137 Smith Hall.
Written preliminary examination: Typically,
the written preliminary exam is completed in the Fall semester of the second
year. The written preliminary examination is required by the Graduate School,
but it takes a variety of forms in the case of individual students. The
precise requirement is determined by the student’s choice of specialty area or by an approved interdisciplinary
program worked out in conjunction with a Three–Member Advising Committee
and approved by the Director of Graduate Studies. See the specialty area
guidelines listed below for further details. After completion of your written
preliminary examination, have the Preliminary
Written Exam Report signed
and turned in to 115 Smith.
Oral preliminary examination: Typically,
the perliminary oral exam is completed within the Spring semester of the
second year. Each Ph.D. candidate must pass the oral preliminary examination.
Possible outcomes of the first examination are i) pass, ii) fail with option
to retake (one time only) the examination, or iii) fail. Students
who have not taken their oral preliminary examination eleven weeks before
the end of Spring/Summer intercession of their second year (March 24, 2006)
or who have not passed this examination by the beginning of Summer Term of
their second year will no longer be in good standing in the Ph.D. Program. They
will be reclassified into the M.S. program and will be reconsidered for
the Ph.D. program only under extraordinary circumstances. It should be
noted that there is a Graduate School requirement that ten calendar weeks
must pass before a retake of the preliminary oral examination may be scheduled.
See the specialty area guidelines listed below for further details.
3rd Year
Register for Fall Semester in May!
Typically, in the third years, Ph.D. candidates register for thesis credits
in both the Fall and Spring semesters.
Check with your advisor regarding your appointment as a TA or RA.
First day of Fall Semester-September 6, 2005
Thesis Title Form PhD Final Examination
Prospective Committee Form: During
the Fall semester of your third year you should begin preperation for your
thesis proposal. By April 17th 2006 you should have filed the Thesis Title
Proposal Form and the PhD Final Examination Prospective Committee Form to
115 Smith Hall. These forms are available on-line and in the Graduate Operations
Office, 137 Smith Hall.
4th Year
Register for Fall Semester in May!
Typically, Ph.D. candidates who have
completed their thesis credits take Chem 8444. This is a one credit class
that fulfills the graduate schools requirement for full time status. It
is often referred to as "one credit
FTE" registration.
Check with your advisor regarding your appointment as a TA or RA.
First day of Fall Semester-September 5, 2006
Graduation Procedures
As students get closer to graduation,
consult the Graduate School site with degree
completion information.
Masters candidates should request a graduation
packet anytime after the
Degree Program Form has been approved by the Graduate School and the thesis
is ready to go to the reviewers (only Plan A requires a thesis).
Ph. D. candidates should request a graduation
packet anytime after the Thesis
Proposal Form has been approved by the Graduate School.
And finally, students preparing to graduate should go to the departments
Graduation and Beyond page and submit alumni contact information.
Chemistry Specialty Area Guidelines:
Analytical
Chemical Biology
Inorganic
Materials
Organic
Physical
Chemical Physics
Interdisciplinary
Additional Graduate School Forms: Doctoral Degree Requirements and Forms
Master's Degree Requirements and Forms |
