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The graduate minor in chemistry for graduate students with a major outside of chemistry.
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Arizona offers Ph.D. programs in both Chemistry and Biochemistry. Our, cutting-edge research programs span several traditional subdisciplines of chemistry including analytical, biochemistry, organic, physical, inorganic, chemical education and teacher preparation, as well as a broad range of multidisciplinary research programs including biological chemistry, materials science, surface science, polymer science, protein science, and gas phase and interstellar chemistry. The breadth and diversity of our program provides students considerable freedom in their Ph.D. studies.
In addition to formal Departmental appointments, our faculty members routinely participate in a number of interdisciplinary graduate training programs including the Biological Chemistry Program, Chemical Physics Program, Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Program in Applied Mathematics,and the Computational Modeling of Biomedical Systems. Graduate students may choose to be affiliated with any number of these programs, some of which provide research assistantships on a highly competitive basis.
The faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry consistently receive research support from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense and Department of Energy. Annual research expenditures in the Department are in excess of $23 million. The research endeavors in the Department are further supported and enhanced by our world-class research support services.
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University of Arizona - Main - Tucson
The graduate minor in chemistry will consist of an approved sequence of at least 9 units of chemistry courses, each to be passed with a grade of “B” or better. The written preliminary examination will be comprised of the final examinations for the courses.
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Acceptable sequences of chemistry courses include:
Analytical - Three from 522, 526b, 527, and 525
Inorganic - 510 and two from 511, 513, 514, 515, and 518
Organic - 550 and two from 541, 542a, 542b, 543, 544, 548 and 640
Physical - 580, 582, and one from 581, 583, 587, 680, 686, and 687
Other sequences may be accepted to fit special students needs, but it is the student’s responsibility to obtain written approval from the minor members of his/her Dissertation Committee and from the GPC of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry prior to embarking on such a course of study.
Graduate Program Director discretion
Graduate Program Director discretion
Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.