Chemistry (DA)
Description
The department offers the D.A. degree in chemistry to individuals whose goal is a career of teaching at two-year or four-year colleges. The program prepares students to be broadly competent in the field of chemistry and provides them with skills in effective classroom and laboratory teaching. This chemistry degree is an alternative to doctoral degrees in science education.
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 48
Course Requirements
A minimum of 48 semester hours of graduate credit approved by the student's advisory committee is required:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Select 12 hours of the following: | 12 | |
| Advanced Instrumental Analysis | ||
| Adv. Organic Chem., Structure Mechanism | ||
| Advanced Physical Chem., Quantum Chem. | ||
| Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I | ||
| Biochemistry I | ||
| Fundamental Courses | ||
| Select 6 hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Molecular Biochemistry II | ||
| Chemical Thermodynamics | ||
| Chemical Applications of Group Theory | ||
| Applied Spectroscopy | ||
| Additional Courses | ||
| CHEM 7000 | Introduction to Graduate Research | 3 |
| CHEM 5450 | Chemical Literature | 3 |
| Seminar | ||
| Complete 3 hours of seminar | 3 | |
| Related Science | ||
| Complete 6 hours of related science (from two sciences) | 6 | |
| Education Courses | ||
| Complete 6 hours of education courses emphasizing curriculum and course development | 6 | |
| Instructional Internship | ||
| CHEM 7173 | Internship Seminar in College Chemistry | 3 |
| Doctoral Thesis | ||
| CHEM 7997A | Doctoral Thesis | 1-6 |
| Total Hours | 43-48 | |
Transfer credit will be accepted where appropriate. Specific requirements in excess of the minimum requirements stated above may be imposed by the student's adviser and/or advisory committee.
Other Academic Requirements
Comprehensive Examination: The student must successfully complete a comprehensive examination in general chemistry, containing both oral and written parts, before admission to candidacy.
Doctoral Thesis: The doctoral thesis may be experimental in nature or an analysis of literature data; it may be in the area of chemical education, environmental chemistry, consumer products, materials science, research conducted by the student, or any topic approved by the student's advisory committee. The doctoral thesis must give rise to at least one manuscript submitted for publication to an American Chemical Society journal such as the Journal of Chemical Education or a comparable journal.
Final Oral Examination: Satisfactory performance on an oral examination, as judged by the student’s advisory committee, completes the competency requirements for the graduate degree. This examination includes, but is not limited to, a defense of the student’s doctoral thesis.