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Contact Information—Assistant to the Director of Graduate
Studies, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 137 Smith Hall, 207
Pleasant Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-7444 or 1-800-777-2431;
fax 612-626-7541; chmapply@umn.edu; www.chem.umn.edu).
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General
Information section of this catalog for Graduate School requirements that
apply to all major fields.
Curriculum—Graduate work in the Department of Chemistry is organized into six specialty areas: analytical chemistry, chemical biology, inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, organic chemistry, and physical chemistry. Interdisciplinary work is also an option.
Prerequisites for Admission—Applicants must offer the substantial equivalent of the courses in analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry required of undergraduate majors in the University of Minnesota chemistry curriculum. They must also have at least one year of college physics plus college mathematics through calculus.
Special Application Requirements—Three letters of recommendation are required for all applications. Scores from General (Aptitude) and Subject (Advanced) Tests of the GRE are required for all applicants. International applicants are expected to provide scores of at least 550 (paper), 213 (computer), or 79 (Internet) on the TOEFL, as well as GRE scores.
Proficiency Examinations—Students in the Ph.D. program are expected to pass four of five proficiency examinations during their first year in residence. The exams, which are at the level of an advanced undergraduate course, are in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, and physical chemistry. The exams are given during the chemistry first-year orientation program in August. In the event that a student does not pass the first exam, they are offered two more times during the academic year.
Key to test abbreviations (GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, MELAB).
 For an online application or for more information about Graduate School admissions, see the General Information section in this catalog, or visit the Graduate School Web site.
Courses—Courses—Refer to Chemistry (CHEM) in the course section of this catalog or in Twin
Cities Courses on the University Catalog Web site for courses pertaining to the program.
Use of 4xxx Courses—Only 4xxx courses from other departments are allowed. Approval is not needed for one 4xxx course; a second course may be allowed subject to director of graduate studies and adviser approval.
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M.S. Degree Requirements | | M.S. students are expected to pass the proficiency exam in their specialty area in their first academic year in residence. Plan A requires 20 course credits and 10 thesis credits; Plan B requires 30 course credits, which would include 8 credits for the two Plan B project courses.
Language Requirements—None.
Final Exam—The final exam is oral.
Minor Requirements for Students Majoring in Other Fields—Six
course credits from graduate-level chemistry courses are required for a master's
minor.
| Ph.D. Degree Requirements | The Ph.D. program requires 24 course credits and 24 thesis credits. Students are also required to pass four out of five proficiency exams (see above) by the end of their first academic year in residence.
Language Requirements—None.
Minor Requirements for Students Majoring in Other Fields—Twelve course credits from graduate-level chemistry courses are required for a Ph.D. minor.
| Faculty | | For latest graduate faculty listings, see <www.grad.umn.edu/faculty_rosters/faculty.html>. Key to membership categories (abbreviations after faculty names).
Regents Professor
Frank S. Bates, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, ASM
Lawrence Que Jr., SM
Donald G. Truhlar, SM
Professor
George Barany, SM
Victor A. Bloomfield, Biochemistry, ASM
Peter W. Carr, SM
Christopher J. Cramer, SM
John E. Ellis, SM
C. Daniel Frisbie, ASM
Jiali Gao, SM
Gunda Georg, Medicinal Chemistry, ASM
Wayne L. Gladfelter, SM
Gary Roland Gray, SM
Marc A. Hillmyer, SM
Thomas R. Hoye, SM
Steven R. Kass, SM
Kenneth R. Leopold, SM
John D. Lipscomb, Biochemistry, ASM
Sanford Lipsky, SM
Timothy P. Lodge, SM
Kent R. Mann, SM
Alon V. McCormick, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, ASM
Wayland E. Noland, SM
David J. Norris, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, ASM
Jeffrey T. Roberts, SM
J. Ilja Siepmann, SM
Andreas Stein, SM
William B. Tolman, SM
Carston R. Wagner, Pharmacy, ASM
Xiaoyang Zhu, SM
Associate Professor
Edgar A. Arriaga, SM
David A. Blank, SM
Michael T. Bowser, SM
Philippe Bühlmann, SM
Mark D. Distefano, SM
William B. Gleason, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, ASM
Doreen G. Leopold, SM
Kristopher McNeill, SM
R. Lee Penn, SM
T. Andrew Taton, SM
Gianluigi Veglia, SM
Darrin M. York, SM
Assistant Professor
Christopher J. Douglas, SM
Andrew M. Harned, SM
Christy L. Haynes, SM
Aaron M. Massari, SM
Valerie C. Pierre, SM | | | | | |
