Calendar 2005/2006

Location

Science A Building, Room 109

Faculty number

(403) 220-6252

Fax

(403) 284-1372

E-mail address

gradinfo@chem.ucalgary.ca

Web page URL

http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Master of Science (MSc)

Specializations: Analytical, Applied, Inorganic, Organic, Physical, and Theoretical Chemistry

These areas do not constitute formal divisions, and the thesis research may cut across the traditional lines.

In addition to Faculty admission requirements, the Department requires:

Master of Science

For applicants required to prove proficiency in English, a TOEFL score of 580 (written test) or 237 (computer-based test)

Doctor of Philosophy

For applicants with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree:

(a)A four-year Honours degree or its equivalent

(b)An admission grade point average of 3.7 or better on a four point scale

(c)For applicants required to prove proficiency in English, a TOEFL score of 580 (written test) or 237 (computer-based test)

For applicants with a Master of Science (MSc) degree:

(a)A Master of Science degree recognized by the Faculty of Graduate Studies

(b)An admission grade point average of 3.3 or better on a four point scale

(c)For applicants required to prove proficiency in English, a TOEFL score of 580 (written test) or 237 (computer-based test)

Deadlines for submission of complete applications:

15 May for September admission

15 September for January admission

15 January for May admission

Advanced credit for graduate courses taken as an unclassified student or qualifying student may be given for courses in which the student obtains a grade of "B" or higher.

In addition to Faculty requirements, the Department requires:

Master of Science

Three half-course equivalents (500-level or above). Normally a minimum of two half-courses will be Chemistry courses

Doctor of Philosophy

(a)Four half-course equivalents (500-level or above) for students entering with a four-year Honours BSc degree or equivalent. Normally, a minimum of three half-courses will be Chemistry courses;

(b)A minimum of one and a maximum of four half-courses for students entering with an MSc degree or equivalent. The number of half-courses will be determined by consultation between the student and the graduate co-ordinator.

Students who transfer to the doctoral program will be given credit for courses taken in the MSc program.

Each student must participate in the Department's CHEM 601/603 Research Seminars in each year he/she is registered in a graduate program.

A Master of Science student planning to apply for a transfer to a doctoral program must notify his/her supervisory committee at least one month before the committee meeting which takes place at the end of the student's first year in program.

Credit may be given for courses taken below the 600-level. At least one-half of a graduate student's course work must be at the 600-level or higher and only where appropriate to a student's program will credit be given for courses numbered 500-599.

Expected completion time is two years for the Master of Science degree and four for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Maximum completion time is four years for the Master of Science degree and six years for the doctoral program.

Students are assigned an interim advisor (currently the graduate coordinator) upon first registration in a program and must choose a permanent supervisor before the fifth month in program.

Doctoral students are required to complete written and oral candidacy examinations. Further details may be obtained from the Department's Handbook of Graduate Studies.

Final thesis oral examinations are open.

Students will submit a research proposal two to four months before the oral candidacy examination. Within one week of receiving the proposal, the supervisory committee and one additional member of the Department will meet with the student to decide the subdiscipline on which the student will be examined during the candidacy exam. The written examination will consist of three questions involving problem solving and critical analysis, two of which must be answered. Written examination questions will be given to the student twenty-three days before the oral examination, and the student must submit the answers within ten days of receiving the questions. The answers must be no longer than twenty typed pages (including figures, references, diagrams, structures, etc.).

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Financial assistance is normally available to all qualified students in the form of Teaching Assistantships (TA), Graduate Research Scholarships (GRS), and Trust funding. TA and GRS are not normally available beyond twenty-eight months in a Master's program and fifty-two months in a doctoral program.

For further information on awards, see the Awards and Financial Assistance section of this calendar.

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The faculty members in the Department and their specific research interests can be found at http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca.