Students must pass at least 4 graduate lecture courses from at least 3 of 6 divisions with a minimum grade of ‘C’ in any one course during the first 4 semesters (excluding summers).

The research mentor should be selected during the first semester. Students are required to interview a minimum of 5 chemistry faculty, including members of at least 2 divisions.

The student will select his/her Thesis Committee in consultation with the research mentor during the first 4 semesters of study. The committee consists of the mentor, a chemistry faculty in the same division, a chemistry faculty in a different division, and a faculty member from a different department.