5-Year Accelerated B.S. Chemistry-Traditional Track/M.S. Chemistry and Molecular Technology

A candidate for the bachelor plus master's degree must complete a total of at least 141 credits of college work, must fulfill the requirements of the Chemistry B.S. and Experiential (Plan A, Thesis) M.S. programs and must meet the general undergraduate curricular requirements of the Camden College of Arts and Sciences.

We encourage chemistry students take50:198:111, Programming Fundamentals as one of their General Education requirements.

To remain in good standing, students may only receive one D grade in the chemistry/biochemistry undergraduate lecture courses.

To graduate with the M.S., the cumulative GPA from graduate lecture-course credits must be a 3.0 or higher. Any student whose average lecture-course GPA for a given semester falls below a 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. Only one C or C+ and a maximum of 9 credits may be counted towards the 30 graduate credits.

50:160:115 Chemical Principles I (4 credits)
50:160:125 Chemical Principles Lab I (1 credit)
50:160:116 Chemical Principles II (4 credits)
50:160:126 Chemical Principles Lab II (1 credit)
50:160:335 Organic Chemistry I (4 credit)
50:160:339 Organic Chemistry Lab I (1 credit)
50:160:336 Organic Chemistry II (4 credits)
50:160:340 Organic Chemistry Lab II (1 credit)
50:160:325 Analytical Chemistry (3 credits)
50:160:329 Analytical Chemistry Lab (1 credit)
50:160:326 Instrumental Analysis (3 credits)
50:160:330 Instrumental Analysis Lab (1 credit)
50:160:345 Physical Chemistry I (3 credit)
50:160:347 Physical Chemistry Lab I (1 credit)
50:160:346 Physical Chemistry II (3 credit)
50:160:348 Physical Chemistry Lab II (1 credit)
50:160:492 Competence in Chemistry (Exit exam) (1 credit)
50:160:495 Research in Chemistry (2 credit)
50:160:496 Research in Chemistry (2 credit)
56:160:619,620  Graduate Research in Chemistry (cumulatively 5 credits)
56:160:701,702 Graduate Independent Study Chemistry (cumulatively 5 credits)
56:160:601 Seminar in Chemistry and Molecular Technology (1 credit)
56:160:602 Seminar in Chemistry and Molecular Technology (1 credit)

Students must also choose:
One advanced chemistry laboratory credit from:
50:160:400-level Any 400-level chemistry laboratory course
50:115:400-level Any 400-level biochemistry laboratory course
and

18 graduate chemistry credits from the approved list. These must be distinct courses from the requirements listed above.
56:160:500-level Any 500-level graduate chemistry lecture course
56:115:500-level Any 500-level graduate biochemistry lecture course
56:160:500-level Any 500-level graduate chemistry laboratory course
56:115:500-level Any 500-level graduate biochemistry laboratory course

Up to six credits of (115 or 160) may be substituted with six 56:750:500-level (Physics) [CG1] credits.; or six credits of (115 or 160) may be substituted with three 56:750:500-level (Physics) and three 56:121:500-level (CCIB) credits.

Additionally, students are required to complete the following courses from other departments:
50:640:121 Unified Calculus I (4 credits)
50:640:122 Unified Calculus II (4 credits)
50:640:221 Unified Calculus III (4 credits)
50:640:250 Linear Algebra (3 credits)
50:640:314 Elementary Differential Equations (3 credits) (Note: see Minor in Mathematics eligibility)
50:750:131 Elements of Physics I (3 credits)
50:750:133 Elements of Physics Lab I (1 credits)
50:750:132 Elements of Physics II (3 credits)
50:750:134 Elements of Physics Lab II (1 credit)
(Note: 50:750:131 & 132 is preferred, but may be substituted with 50:750:203 & 204)

Faculty Adviser and Committee. All students will find a faculty adviser (by mutual consent) at the end of their junior year. With the guidance of the faculty adviser, two other individuals will be appointed to form the student's thesis committee. The committee oversees the selection of a research project, judges the acceptability of the thesis, and conducts the final examination.

Research Initiation. At the beginning stages of the graduate portion of the research project, an outline of the topic is presented during seminar for approval. The deadline is mid-semester of the student's first term as a graduate student.

Completed Thesis. The thesis must be approved by the director of the student's research committee and by the other committee members. For May graduation, the oral presentation and exam must be completed by mid-April. The thesis must be submitted online via the Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) system: https://etd.libraries.rutgers.edu/login.php. The thesis deadline adheres to the same deadline as the Application for Admission to Candidacy for Degree. This can be found by visiting https://graduateschool.camden.rutgers.edu/files/Application-for-Admission-to-Candidacy-for-Degree.pdf. Students should be sure to follow the guidelines set forth in the Thesis and Dissertation Style Guide, which can be found at https://dept.camden.rutgers.edu/graduate-school/files/Thesis-Style-Guide.pdf. If additional time to complete a thesis is required, the student will inform the thesis advisor and register for 56:160:800 Matriculation Continuation, until the project is completed.

Thesis Presentation and Final Examination. The thesis presentation is given during the semester in which the student completed his or her course of study. The presentation is open to the public and possibly scheduled as a research seminar. 

A diploma application must be submitted online in accordance with the deadlines that can be found at https://graduateschool.camden.rutgers.edu/graduation. The Application for Admission to Candidacy for Degree (side one) should be completed by the candidate and submitted to the graduate director prior to the examination/defense. Application forms are available at https://graduateschool.camden.rutgers.edu/files/Application-for-Admission-to-Candidacy-for-Degree.pdf. The student must inform the graduate director of the intent to complete the final examination/defense. The examination must be completed in accordance with the schedule established by the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School-Camden and the chemistry program. In the event of an unfavorable decision, the examination may be repeated twice.

For up-to-date information, please view https://chemistry.camden.rutgers.edu/programs/

Five-year Accelerated B.S./M.S. Chemistry (Traditional or Biochemistry Track)

The Department of Chemistry offers a program for selected students to obtain bachelor's and thesis-based master's degrees in chemistry in five years. The accelerated program requires admission to the graduate program in the spring semester of a student's junior year.

Upon admittance to the accelerated program, the student may begin graduate school in the summer after graduation. And upon entering graduate school, the student will already have completed three of the courses required for the master's degree.

See https://chemistry.camden.rutgers.edu/programs for details.