The BS-MS accelerated degree program allows undergraduate students in the Chemistry to begin coursework towards the non-thesis option of the Master of Science in Chemistry during their senior year at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Students can earn a B.S. and M.S. degree in five years upon completion of degree requirements for both degrees. For this accelerated program, 6 credits of graduate courses can be applied to the undergraduate degree. Students must apply to the accelerated program by the end of their junior year after having completed at least 90 hours of undergraduate courses and a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher. Successful completion of the comprehensive exams is required of all students to receive the Master of Science degree in Chemistry-Option II Non-Thesis.

Core Curriculum Courses		42
Required courses in the major
CHEM 101	General Chemistry Tutorial I	1
CHEM 102	General Chemistry Tutorial II	1
CHEM 1111	General and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory I *
CHEM 1112	General and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory II *
CHEM 1311	General and Quantitative Chemistry I *
CHEM 1312	General and Quantitative Chemistry II *
CHEM 201	Organic Chemistry Tutorial I	1
CHEM 202	Organic Chemistry Tutorial II	1
CHEM 2123	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	1
CHEM 2125	Organic Chemistry Laboratory II	1
CHEM 2323	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 2325	Organic Chemistry II	3
CHEM 340	Quantitative & Instrumental Analysis	4
CHEM 351	Physical Chemistry	4
CHEM 401	Chemical Sci & Profession	1
CHEM 418	Undergraduate Research	3
Advanced CHEM Courses		22
Electives		12
Required support courses
MATH 2413	Calculus I *
MATH 2414	Calculus II	4
PHYS 2425	University Physics I	4
PHYS 2426	University Physics II	4
Graduate Core Courses
CHEM 521A	Chemical Thermodynamics	3
CHEM 531A	Advanced Inorganic Chem	3
*This course will satisfy the Core Curriculum Requirements in Natural Sciences and Mathematics. A grade of “C” or higher must be earned in all courses in this Major.
Total Hours		118

Master of Science in Chemistry Accelerated (BS-MS) Option II Non-Thesis

The BS-MS accelerated degree program allows undergraduate students in the Chemistry program to begin coursework towards the non-thesis option of the Master of Science in Chemistry program during their senior year at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Students can earn a B.S. and M.S. degree in five years upon completion of degree requirements for both degrees. For this accelerated program, 6 credits of graduate coursework can be applied to both the BS and MS degrees.  Once admitted, the BS/MS candidate must maintain a 3.25 Undergraduate GPA.  In the final semester of the student’s undergraduate program, a new online Apply Texas Application for the master’s Accelerated program must be submitted to gain admission and continue taking classes to complete the master’s program.

Research (3 semester hours)
CHEM 595	Research Lit & Techniques	3
Core courses completed as part of undergraduate Chemistry BS degree plan (6 semester hours)
CHEM 521A	Chemical Thermodynamics *	3
CHEM 531A	Advanced Inorganic Chem *	3
Remaining core courses (9 semester hours)
CHEM 513	Organic Mechanisms & Structure	3
CHEM 514	Biochemistry	3
CHEM 541	Adv Analytical Chemistry	3
Prescribed Chemistry Elective Courses (18 credit hours)
CHEM 502	Safety in the Chemical Laboratory	1-3
CHEM 515	Synthetic Organic Transformations	3
CHEM 517	Applied Biochemistry & Biotechnology	3
CHEM 522	Quantum Chemistry	3
CHEM 527	Chemical and Biochemical Characterization Methods I	3
CHEM 528	Chem Biochem Charact II	3
CHEM 529	Workshop in Chemistry	3-6
CHEM 533	Kinetics and Mechanism	3
CHEM 536	Organometallic Chemistry	3
CHEM 547	Advanced Instrumental Analysis I	3
CHEM 548	Advanced Instrumental Analysis II	3
CHEM 589	Independent Studies	1-4
CHEM 597	Special Topics	1-4
Total Hours		36

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Courses shared with BS

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