Chemistry M.S.: At least nine quarter courses (36 units) are required, of which at least five (20 units) must be graduate courses and the remainder upper division courses. You must take a minimum of two courses in your major area and one course in an outside area. Choices may be made from the following:
Organic: Chemistry 207, 232, 236, 241A-Z, 242, 243A, B, 244A, B, 245, 246, 281.
Physical : Chemistry 215A, B, C, D, 223A, B, C, 225.
Inorganic: Chemistry 174, 207, 271A-Z, 275, 276A, B, 277, 279, 281.
Substitutions may be made with the consent of the Area Advisor. With the consent of the Graduate Advisor, courses of directed individual study, but not research courses, may replace any of the courses listed above.
Up to 24 units of Chemistry 596 or 598 may be applied toward the total course requirement; up to 20 units may be applied toward the minimum graduate course requirement.
Plan I (thesis plan) is the preferred method of attaining the M.S. in Chemistry. However, in exceptional cases where Plan II (comprehensive examination plan) is used, an additional 6 units of Chemistry 597 and 6 units of Chemistry 228, 248, or 278 may be applied toward the graduate course requirement and the total course requirement.
Biochemistry M.S.: The M.S. in Biochemistry may be obtained by the thesis plan or the comprehensive examination plan. Course requirements vary for each plan, as follows:
Plan I (thesis plan) A total of 36 units is required. Of these, 20 must be at the graduate level and include Chemistry M253 and M267. Up to 24 units of Chemistry 596 or 598 may be applied toward the total course requirement; up to 8 units may be applied toward the graduate course requirement.
Plan II (comprehensive examination plan): A total of 36 upper division and graduate units is required. Of these, 20 must be at the graduate level and include Chemistry M253 and M267 (12 units). You may apply 6 units of Chemistry 268 and 6 units of Chemistry 258 to the graduate course requirement and to the total course requirement. Courses must be approved by the Biochemistry Graduate Advisor. With the exception of Chemistry 258, all courses must be taken on a letter grade basis. The written requirements associated with the Winter and Spring quarter student seminars must be satisfactorily completed.
Time-to-Degree. From admission to completion of courses: Three academic quarters (one calendar year).
From admission to award of degree: three to six academic quarters (one to two calendar years).