Graduate Course Requirements

GRADUATE COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Chemistry MS

A minimum of 36 credits (30 for non-thesis), including at least 24 credits of course work, are required. At least 15 of the required 24 semester hours must be taken at Mines. The student’s committee makes decision on transfer credit. Up to 9 credits of graduate courses may be transferred from other institutions provided they have not been used as credit toward a BS.

Applied Chemistry PhD

The total of course work required is determined by the student’s committee. 18 credit hours of course work must be applied to the degree program.  Up to 24 credits of graduate-level course work may be transferred from other institutions provided they have not been used as credit toward a BS. Up to 36 credits may be transferred from a completed MS. The student’s committee may set additional course requirements and will make decisions on requests for transfer credit. There are 14 credits of required coursework, and then all electives are decided by a student’s PhD committee and/or advisor.  A PhD degree requires completion of a minimum of 72 semester hours, with at least 24 semester hours of research credits earned under your advisor and at least 18 credit hours of course work must be applied to the degree program.

Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs

Advanced Energy Systems

Geochemistry

Hydrologic Science and Engineering

Materials Science

Nuclear Engineering

Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering

Students taking a core course as a required core course must obtain a GPA of 3.0 to pass and receive at a minimum a B. (B- grades are not a pass) Students who do not pass a required core course are given a Subject Competency Test in that topic. This test is written and graded by a group of faculty members. A student who passes a Subject Competency Test may continue in the graduate program. If a student fails a Subject Competency Test, the student’s Ph.D. program is terminated.