Combined BS/MS Program in Chemistry

The combined BS/MS curriculum in chemistry at Idaho State University consists of required course work, research experience, and presentation of the student's research through both written and oral communication.

Admission Requirements

Students may be admitted to the program after having completed 64 credit hours. Application for admission must be made to the chemistry department. In addition the student must have completed the following courses or the equivalent:

CHEM 121	General Chemistry I		5 cr 
CHEM 122	General Chemistry II		4 cr 
CHEM 126	Cations and Anions		1 cr 
CHEM 211	Inorganic Chemistry I		2 cr 
CHEM 232	Quantitative Analysis		2 cr 
CHEM 234	Quantitative Analysis 
		Laboratory			2 cr 
CHEM g301	Organic Chemistry I		3 cr 
CHEM g302	Organic Chemistry II		3 cr 
CHEM g303	Organic Chemistry 
		Laboratory I			1 cr 
CHEM g304	Organic Chemistry 
		Laboratory II			1 cr 
PHYS 221-222	Engineering Physics		8 cr 
PHYS 223-224	Engineering Physics 
		Laboratory			2 cr 
MATH 121	Calculus and Analytic 
		Geometry I			4 cr 
MATH 222	Calculus and Analytic 
		Geometry II			4 cr

First Year Requirements

(Junior Year) See the suggested schedule During the first semester each student is expected to select three faculty members to serve as his/her advisory committee subject to the approval of the Department Chair. The research advisor may be selected from another institution such as Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) with the approval of the Chemistry Department. The student is expected to begin his/her research no later than the beginning of the summer session. Thereafter, individual sections of the research paper will be required as students progress through the program. Students must apply and be admitted to the Graduate School prior to their fourth year. The student must score at or above the 35th percentile in two areas of the aptitude sections (Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical). Continuation in the program requires that the student maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 from date of admission and annual approval of his/her committee. It will be recommended that students who are not making adequate progress discontinue the program.

Other Requirements

A typical sequence of courses will include:

MATH 230	Introduction to 
		Linear Algebra 			2 cr 
MATH g360	Differential Equations 		3 cr 
CHEM g305	Organic Chemistry 
		Laboratory III			2 cr 
CHEM g313	Instrumental Analysis		2 cr 
CHEM g334	Instrumental Analysis 
		Laboratory			2 cr 
CHEM g351-g352	Physical Chemistry		6 cr 
CHEM g407	Inorganic Chemistry II 		2 cr 
CHEM g408	Preparative Inorganic 
		Chemistry			1 cr 
CHEM 435	Senior Research			8 cr 
CHEM g453	Modern Experimental 
		Physical Chemistry		2 cr 
CHEM g466	Structural Analysis in 
		Chemistry			2 cr 
CHEM g491	Seminar				1 cr 
CHEM 510	Advanced Inorganic 
		Chemistry			3 cr 
CHEM 530	Advanced Analytical 
		Chemistry			3 cr 
CHEM 555	Advanced Physical Chemistry	3 cr
CHEM 571	Advanced Organic Chemistry	3 cr
CHEM 601	Seminar				2 cr 
CHEM 635	Master's Research		10 cr

The student must complete an additional 3 credit hours of 600 level courses and additional electives for a total of 158 credit hours. This corresponds to 128 credit hours for the BS degree and 30 credit hours for the MS degree. The final course selection must be approved by the Chemistry Graduate Program committee. Students are required to have completed all general education requirements by the end of their second year in the combined BS/MS program. They will be permitted to take 500-level courses in the fall and spring semesters of that year. It is the intent that all students will finish within the period of 3 years after admission to the program. Successful completion of the program requires that the student write and defend a summary embodying his/her research before a faculty committee.

Suggested Schedule

The following schedule will show how a typical student might progress through the BS/MS program.

Third Year (Junior)

Fall/Spring

*CHEM g305	Organic Chemistry 
		Laboratory III			2 cr 
*CHEM g313	Instrumental Analysis		2 cr 
*CHEM g334	Instrumental Analysis 
		Laboratory			2 cr 
*CHEM g351- 
g352		Physical Chemistry		6 cr 
MATH 230	Introduction to 
		Linear Algebra			2 cr 
MATH g360	Differential Equations		3 cr 
		Electives			11 cr 
						TOTAL: 28 cr
*Must be completed by the end of the junior year.

Summer

CHEM 435	Senior Research			6 cr
Fourth Year (Senior)

Fall/Spring

CHEM g407	Inorganic Chemistry II		2 cr 
CHEM g408	Preparative Inorganic 
		Chemistry			1 cr 
CHEM 435	Senior Research			2 cr 
CHEM g453	Modern Experimental 
		Physical Chemistry		2 cr 
CHEM g466	Structural Analysis in 
		Chemistry			2 cr 
CHEM g491	Seminar				1 cr 
CHEM 510	Advanced Inorganic 
		Chemistry			3 cr 
CHEM 555	Advanced Physical Chemistry	3 cr
ELECTIVES					11 cr 
						TOTAL: 27 cr
Summer

CHEM 635	Master's Research		6 cr
Fifth Year

Fall/Spring

CHEM 530 Advanced Analytical Chemistry 3 cr CHEM 571 Advanced Organic Chemistry 3 cr CHEM 601 Seminar 2 cr CHEM 635 Master's Research 4 cr ELECTIVES 13 cr TOTAL: 25 cr