Career and Academic Opportunities

The MSCB offers a flexible curriculum, individually tailored to the student's background and research interests.  The program is 33-credit-hours of coursework with research opportunities in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry, from synthetic organic chemistry to enzymology. Current research areas include the traditional sub discipline areas of chemistry and biochemistry as well as interdisciplinary areas such as chemical biology, astrochemistry, and materials science including nanochemistry. Ongoing projects are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health, the Research Corporation for Scientific Advancement, and the Petroleum Research Fund. The MSCB will prepare students to think in an interdisciplinary fashion about problems in chemistry, biochemistry and many other related areas of study. This program is designed to allow students to complete course work and thesis research within two academic years.

Graduate Program Information

Salary and Career Information

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Double Owl Admission Requirements

  • 3.25 GPA in KSU coursework
  • A "C" or better in CHEM 2800 and CHEM 3362
  • 60 hours toward the BS in Chemistry
  • 30 hours in residence at KSU
  • Recommendation by 2 KSU Chemistry faculty

Double Counted Courses

 Your Double Counted courses will depend on your Concentration

Pharmaceutical Chemistry Concentration

  • CHEM 5010 to count for CHEM 3010
  • CHEM 7000 to count for Supporting Discipline Elective
  • Any Graduate level CHEM course for Supporting Discipline Elective

Forensic Chemistry Concentration

  • CHEM 5010 to count for CHEM 3010
  • CHEM 7000 to count for Supporting Discipline Elective
  • Any Graduate level CHEM course to count for Supporting Discipline Elective

Integrative Chemistry Concentration

  • CHEM 7000 to count for Integrative Elective
  • Any Graduate level CHEM course to count for Integrative Elective
  • Any Graduate level CHEM course to count for Integrative Elective

ACS Certified Chemistry Concentration

  • CHEM 7000 to count for any 3000/4000 CHEM course
  • Any Graduate level CHEM course for Supporting Discipline Elective
  • Any Graduate level CHEM course for Supporting Discipline Elective

Pathway of Study

Pathway of Study

 

Suggested Timeline

Apply to Double Owl early in Junior year. Apply to Graduate Program in Senior Year by posted graduate program deadline.

Accepted Double Owl students will need to apply to their Graduate Program by the posted deadline for the semester immediately following graduation with the Bachelors degree.

How To Apply
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Contact Information

Undergraduate Information

Undergraduate Degree

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Department / College

Chemistry and Biochemistry / College of Science and Mathematics
Science Building, Room 232

Advising Contact

David Marsh, Academic Advisor
dmarsh6@kennesaw.edu
470-578-6167

Graduate Information

Graduate Degree

Master of Science in Chemical Sciences

Department / College

Chemistry and Biochemistry / College of Science and Mathematics
Science Building, Room 410

Advising Contact

Dr. Chris Dockery, Program Director
cdockery@kennesaw.edu
470-578-2047