MU Department of Chemistry

Graduate Program Admissions

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Application for Graduate Work in Chemistry

  • The Department application form is available for viewing, downloading, or printing as a PDF file.
  • In addition to the Chemistry Department application, the Graduate School requires all student applicants to fill out the On-line Application for Admission.
  • Given the research intensive nature of graduate degrees, students who are interested in pursuing multiple degrees simultaneously must receive written permission from the Director of Graduate Studies in the participating programs at the time of admission. Approval of such requests is extremely rare. This procedure requires significant advance planning and consultation with involved Degree Programs and the Graduate School.

Information Required to Complete the Application

  • A student applying for graduate work must submit scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Although it is not required that they do so, students also are encouraged to submit a score for the GRE Subject Test in Chemistry. Furthermore, graduates of institutions in which the primary language is not English must provide results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Note: All students whose native language is not English will be required to pass a locally administered SPEAK test and teaching demonstration in order to be considered for a teaching assistantship.
  • A student must submit an official transcript from each college or university that that he/she has attended.
  • A student must arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the Department, preferably from individuals who can comment on the student's potential for success in graduate work and as a teaching assistant.
  • Applications should be submitted by April 1, although in special cases applications received after that date may be considered. Students accepted for graduate work by the Department of Chemistry must also apply to and be accepted by the MU Graduate School.

Council of Graduate Schools Resolution

If a student accepts an offer of financial aid (assistantship, scholarship, fellowship, traineeship) before April 15 and subsequently desires to withdraw, the student shall have complete freedom to do so through April 15 by submitting the resignation in writing. However, an acceptance given or left in force after April 15 commits the student not to accept another offer without first obtaining a written release from the institution to which the original commitment was made.