The master's degree in chemistry is for students who want to focus on developing the skills necessary for research, development and education in this competitive industry. You can select from three options: thesis, essay or teacher certification while enjoying individualized attention and a wide range of research opportunities. Students who wish to enter the M.S. program should have a baccalaureate degree in a life, physical, mathematical science, or engineering, including one year of physics, one year of general chemistry, one year of physical chemistry, mathematics consisting of either three semesters of calculus or two semesters of calculus and one semester of differential equations, and four courses in other areas of chemistry at the 300-400 level. Students deficient in these requirements may satisfy them after admission, but the courses may not be taken for graduate credit and must be approved by the Graduate Program Committee after consultation with the department faculty in the student's primary area of interest.