Department of Chemistry
Science and Research 397
(216) 687-2451
https://artsandsciences.csuohio.edu/chemistry/masters-science-program
Dr. Michael Kalafatis, Chair
Dr. Xue Long Sun, Graduate Program Director
The Faculty
Current faculty information can be located on the Cleveland State University Faculty Profile page.
Research Facilities
The Chemistry Department is housed in the Basic Science Building and the Science and Research Center. In addition to well-equipped research laboratories, there are special function rooms, such as a cold room, and a darkroom. Generally, graduate students occupy research space near their research advisors, which leads to frequent interaction. State-of-the-art facilities and advanced bioanalytical technologies are available to students in the program, including (but not limited to) LC-mass spectrometry (including AB SCIEX QTRAP® 5500 LC MS/MS and Agilent 6545 LC/Q-TOF, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, high performance liquid chromatography, conventional and capillary electrophoresis, immunoassays, nuclear magnetic resonance, electron parametric resonance spectrometry and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, photo diode array UV-visible and fluorometric spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy, molecular biology techniques, computational chemistry and chemical imaging techniques.
Master of Science in Chemistry
The Master of Science degree in chemistry is designed for both full-time and part-time students. It provides advanced training for those who wish to further their careers in industry, laboratory medicine, or teaching, as well as students who feel the need for more study before pursuing a Ph.D. or MD. Graduate coursework at the MS level includes analytical, clinical, inorganic, medicinal, pharmaceutical, organic, and physical chemistry. There are opportunities for practical training in well-equipped operating medical laboratories. The MS program in chemistry offers both thesis and non-thesis options, except in the area of clinical chemistry, which is a course work only program.
Financial Assistance
Teaching assistantships are not available to MS students. Research assistantships may be available through individual faculty, depending on external funding.
Admission Information
In addition to meeting the College of Graduate Studies requirements for admission, applicants for graduate study (Master’s and Ph.D.) in chemistry must have had one year of general, organic, analytical, and physical chemistry; a year of physics; and mathematics through partial derivatives and multiple integrals. Applicants lacking any of these requirements may be admitted, but any deficiency must be made up as soon as possible. Credits earned in remedial courses do not count toward degree requirements.
Typically, chemistry applicants are required to submit to the University an official report of their performance on both the aptitude and chemistry subject area tests from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). However, it is waived for applicants with outstanding records (chemistry undergraduate degree with grade-point average above 3.0). Students with a GPA 2.75-3.0 and undergraduate degree in chemistry should submit a GRE. The GRE requirement cannot be waived for international students. International students who do not have a degree from an institution in the United States must also arrange to have the results of their performance on the TOEFL sent to the University by ETS.
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