Graduate Coursework
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18.0 units of core academic coursework with a letter grade of B or better, in each course, is required. A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 must be maintained. |
Students meet with their Faculty Area Advisor during New Grad Training to plan course selection
Biochemistry: CHEM 226, 234, 241-256, 259, 261, 262AB, 281, and other select BMSE courses
Inorganic: CHEM 268AB and 270-279
Materials: CHEM 240, 265, 274, 282ABC, 285, and other select CHEM and MATRL courses
Organic: CHEM 224, 226-233, 239, 240, 258, and CHEM 263
Students are also expected to participate in CHEM 223 regularly, though it does not apply toward the 18 required units
Physical: CHEM 217-222, 225, and other select CHEM courses
Most students take all of their courses in their first year
This requirement must be met before advancing to candidacy
Research Area and Advisor Selection
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Students should submit the Advisor Selection Form to the Staff Graduate Program Advisor to complete this requirement. |
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The choice of a research advisor is one of the most important decisions made in graduate school. Students are strongly encouraged to take the time to consider the decision carefully in order to make the best choices for themselves. Students are permitted to switch groups, but there is a petition process. Please reference the Advisor-Student Group Selection Agreements document for more information. |
In order to remain in good academic standing, students are required to formally join a research group by the end of their second year
Must be after December 1st of their first year
Must be after rotations are completed (even if a student has worked for and been paid by a professor during the preceding summer)
In order to officially join a research group, you will fill out an Advisor Selection Form. This requires:
2-3 sentences of detail regarding the content of each rotation
Signatures from your Primary Advisor, Co-Advisor (if applicable), and Area Advisor
Teaching Requirement
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Students must teach for a minimum of three (3) quarters, typically all done during their first year. |
Students are required to enroll in Chemistry 501A-B-C or 502A-B-C, as appropriate, during each term in which they are employed as Teaching Assistants
Satisfactory evaluation of your teaching performance is required to remain in good standing as a graduate student
First Year Chair’s Meeting
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The Staff Graduate Program Advisor will contact students regarding this meeting. |
All new students must meet with the Department Chair individually at the end of winter or spring quarter
You will be asked to prepare or collect:
Updated Resume/CV
Questionnaire
Statement from your Advisor
Establishing a Candidacy and Thesis Committee
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Students should notify the Staff and Faculty Graduate Program Advisors of their committee makeup. The Faculty Graduate Program Advisor will sign off on your committee. |
By the end of the first year, students should choose their thesis committee
The student, with the advice of their Research Advisor, is responsible for proposing a committee and asking those faculty members if they are willing to serve on the committee
Ph.D. committees require a minimum of 3 UC ladder faculty:
2 faculty members (including your Chair) must be in your home department
At least 1 faculty member must be independent of the thesis project
The Research Advisor (or joint advisors) may serve on the candidacy committee, but their presence is not counted in the required number of faculty members described above
The Research Advisor will serve as Chair of the final defense and thesis/dissertation committee
When appropriate, a member from another department may be appointed to the committee
The student will meet with all committee members at least once a year to discuss progress, receive input and feedback, and discuss any concerns they might have
Statement of Legal Residency (SLR)
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Visit this link to start the process of submitting your Statement of Legal Residency. |
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