CHEM-MS - Chemistry, M.S.

The Fast-Track M.S. Chemistry program is designed for chemistry majors in the A.C.S.-certified concentration, enabling them to earn the M.S. degree in Chemistry by staying at Tech one (1) additional academic year and two (2) summers. A senior who opts for the fast-track program will take six (6)hours graduate coursework as a senior and can be used to satisfy both undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. These hours can include either 4000/5000 dually-listed chemistry courses taken at the 5000-level OR can include 6000-level chemistry and 7000-level environmental science courses. These courses must be taken at Tennessee Tech University and must be approved as appropriate substitutions in the undergraduate curriculum for senior CHEM electives. The admission requirements are:

1. Subject to approval by the chair and the chemistry graduate committee
2. Overall GPA = 2.8 or above, 3.0 or above in upper-division chemistry courses
3. Application allowed once Junior Standing is earned
4. Can begin Fast-Track Program as a Senior
5. Final B.S. must include a minimum of:
• two (2) semesters of calculus
• two (2) semesters each of general, organic, and physical chemistry
• one (1) semester each of analytical chemistry and biochemistry.

Entrance to the Fast-Track program can be granted if the student has met requirements 1 and 2 above.

TTU seniors who do not fully qualify for the Fast-Track program but who plan to seek an M.S. Chemistry degree at TTU may take up to nine (9) graduate-level coursework hours as a senior. Subject to instructor approval, these hours can include either 4000/5000 dually-listed chemistry courses taken at the 5000-level OR can include 6000-level 60 chemistry and 7000-level environmental science courses.