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"description": "<h1>Program Prerequisites</h1><p>A Bachelor of Science degree in the Chemical Sciences or a closely related field.</p><h1>Degree Requirements</h1><div><section><header data-test=\"grouping-0-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Core Courses</span></h2></div><div><span>9</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Complete at least <span>3</span> of the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a4802fd3ab58a6d82e7\" target=\"_blank\">CHM6710</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Applied Analytical Chemistry<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a4a714b5f6f92521fb9\" target=\"_blank\">CHM6440</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Kinetics and Catalysis<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a4c5a158355a39e6c63\" target=\"_blank\">CHS6251</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Applied Organic Synthesis<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a5400f8274328140d5b\" target=\"_blank\">CHS6240</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Chemical Thermodynamics<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a1f02fd3a1b336d827b\" target=\"_blank\">BCH6740</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Advanced Biochemistry<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(3)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-1-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Seminar</span></h2></div><div><span>7</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li><span>Complete <!-- -->all<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Earn at least <span>7</span> credits from the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a48e6bc798c6373e450\" target=\"_blank\">CHM6936</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Graduate Chemistry Seminar<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(1)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li><li data-test=\"ruleView-B\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-B-result\"><div>CHM 6936 - Graduate Chemistry Seminar: Six seminar credits must be taken consecutively through the first three (3) years in the program (excluding summer). The seventh seminar credit will be taken one semester before anticipated dissertation defense.</div></div></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-2-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Directed Research</span></h2></div><div><span>6</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Earn at least <span>6</span> credits from the following: <div><ul style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><li><span><a href=\"#/courses/view/60ca6a48a8d2fb6efd2d8089\" target=\"_blank\">CHM6918</a> <!-- -->-<!-- --> <!-- -->Research Report<!-- --> <span style=\"margin-left:5px\">(1 - 99)</span></span></li></ul></div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-3-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Required Elective Courses</span></h2></div><div><span>12</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li><span>Complete <!-- -->1<!-- --> of the following</span><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>All students who enter the program need to take four (4) elective courses (12 credit hours). \nStudent may choose four (4) courses from the departmental offerings (Courses beginning with CHM or CHS) or three courses from the departmental offerings and one from outside of the department (non-CHM/CHS Courses). Students in Forensic Science and Chemistry Education Research will choose from electives listed for their concentration. Directed research will always be within the department.\n\nChemistry Education Research Elective Courses: 12 Credit Hours from the approved list of electives for this concentration.\n\nStudents will discuss electives with their PI to determine the best courses to prepare them for their research specialization.\n\nCourses from inside the Chemistry Department:\n\nCHM 5225 - Advanced Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 5235 - Applied Molecular Spectroscopy 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 5305 - Bioconjugate Chemistry 3 Credit Hours \nCHM 5450 - Polymer Chemistry 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 5451C - Techniques in Polymer Science 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 5580 - Advanced Physical Chemistry 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 5715C - Optical Materials Processing and Characterization Techniques 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 5735 - Chemical Synthesis of Nanomaterials 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 5785 - Green and Sustainable Chemistry 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 5937 - Bioinorganic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 6134 - Advanced Instrumental Analysis 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 6449 - Photochemistry 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 6492 - Atomic Spectroscopy 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 6509 - Advanced Forensic Microscopy 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 6620 - Solid State Inorganic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 6711 - Chemistry of Materials 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 6938 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 7938 - Frontiers in Chemistry 1 Credit Hours (three semesters, 1 credit hour each semester)\nCHS 5110 - Radiochemistry 3 Credit Hours\nCHS 6508 - Advanced Mass Spectrometry for Forensic Science 3 Credit Hours\nCHS 6535 - Forensic Molecular Biology 3 Credit Hours\nCHS 6535L - Forensic Analysis of Biological Materials 3 Credit Hours\nCHS 6536 - Population Genetics and Genetic Data 3 Credit Hours\nCHS 6613 - Current Topics in Environmental Chemistry 3 Credit Hours\n\nCourses from outside the Chemistry Department:\n\nBSC 5408L - Advanced Biology Laboratory Techniques 3 Credit Hours\nBSC 5436 - Biomedical Informatics: Structure Analysis 3 Credit Hours\nBSC 6407C - Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology 3 Credit Hours\nCAP 5510 - Bioinformatics 3 Credit Hours\nEMA 5060 - Polymer Science and Engineering 3 Credit Hours\nEMA 5108 - Surface Science 3 Credit Hours\nEMA 5317 - Materials Kinetics 3 Credit Hours\nEMA 5504 - Modern Characterization of Materials 3 Credit Hours\nEMA 5584 - Biomaterials 3 Credit Hours\nEMA 5585 - Materials Science of Thin Films 3 Credit Hours\nEMA 6129 - Solidification and Microstructure Evolution 3 Credit Hours\nEMA 6130 - Advanced Phase Transformations in Materials 3 Credit Hours\nEMA 6136 - Diffusion in Solids 3 Credit Hours\nEMA 6516 - X-ray Diffraction and Crystallography 3 Credit Hours\nEMA 6518 - Transmission Electron Microscopy 3 Credit Hours\nEMA 6605 - Materials Processing Techniques 3 Credit Hours\nEMA 6626 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials 3 Credit Hours\nENV 5410 - Water Treatment 3 Credit Hours\nENV 6046 - Membrane Mass Transfer 3 Credit Hours\nENV 6106 - Theory and Practice of Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling 3 Credit Hours\nENV 6126 - Design of Air Pollution Controls 3 Credit Hours\nENV 6519 - Aquatic Chemical Processes 3 Credit Hours\nENV 6558 - Industrial Waste Treatment 3 Credit Hours\nIDS 5127 - Foundation of Bio-Imaging Science 3 Credit Hours\nIDS 6252 - Biomedical Nanotechnology 3 Credit Hours\nIDS 6253 - Bioanalytical Technology 3 Credit Hours\nIDS 6254 - Nanofabrication and Characterization 3 Credit Hours\nIDS 6255 - Nanotechnology and Energy and Sustainability 3 Credit Hours\nIDS 6261 - Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture 3 Credit Hours\nMCB 5205 - Infectious Processes 3 Credit Hours\nMCB 5654 - Applied Microbiology 3 Credit Hours\nMCB 6417C - Microbial Metabolism 3 Credit Hours\nOSE 5203 - Geometrical Optics 3 Credit Hours\nOSE 5414 - Fundamentals of Optoelectronic Devices 3 Credit Hours\nOSE 6313 - Materials for Optical Systems 3 Credit Hours\nPCB 5236 - Cancer Biology 3 Credit Hours\nPCB 5238 - Immunobiology 3 Credit Hours\nPCB 5265 - Stem Cell Biology 3 Credit Hours\nPCB 5362C - Wetland Ecology & Biogeochemistry 3 Credit Hours\nPCB 5527 - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 3 Credit Hours\nPCB 5596 - Biomedical Informatics: Sequence Analysis 3 Credit Hours\nPCB 6409 - Global Change Biology 3 Credit Hours\nPHY 5606 - Quantum Mechanics I 3 Credit Hours\nPHY 5933 - Selected topics in biophysics of macromolecules 3 Credit Hours\nPHY 6624 - Quantum Mechanics II 3 Credit Hours\n</div></div></li><div><span>Chemistry Education Research Concentration\n</span><li data-test=\"ruleView-E.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-E.1-result\">Earn at least <span>12</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>Courses from inside the Chemistry Department:\n\nCHM 5225 - Advanced Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 5235 - Applied Molecular Spectroscopy 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 5305 - Bioconjugate Chemistry 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 5450 - Polymer Chemistry 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 5451C - Techniques in Polymer Science 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 5580 - Advanced Physical Chemistry 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 5715C - Optical Materials Processing and Characterization Techniques 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 6134 - Advanced Instrumental Analysis 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 6449 - Photochemistry 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 6620 - Solid State Inorganic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 6711 - Chemistry of Materials 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 6938 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours\nCHS 7938 - Frontiers in Chemistry 1 Credit Hours (three semesters, 1 credit hour each semester)\n\nCourses from outside the Chemistry Department:\n\nEDF 7474 - Multilevel Data Analysis in Education 3 Credit Hours\nEDF 6401 - Statistics for Educational Data 3 Credit Hours\nEDF 6481 - Fundamentals of Graduate Research in Education 3 Credit Hours\nEDF 7403 - Quantitative Foundations of Education Research 3 Credit Hours\nEDF 7405 - Quantitative Methods II 3 Credit Hours\nEDF 7406 - Multivariate Statistics in Education 3 Credit Hours\nEDF 7410 - Application of Nonparametric and Categorical Data Analysis in Education 3 Credit Hours\nEDF 7463 - Analysis of Survey, Record, and other Qualitative Data 3 Credit Hours\nEDF 7473 - Ethnography in Educational Settings 3 Credit Hours\nEDF 7475 - Qualitative Research in Education 3 Credit Hours\nEME 6465 - Intelligent Tutoring System Design: Theory & Practice 3 Credit Hours\nIDS 7502 - Case Studies in Research Design 3 Credit Hours\nISC 5404 - Fundamentals of Discipline Based Education Research in STEM Disciplines 3 Credit Hours\nPAD 6307 - Public Policy Analysis and Management 3 Credit Hours\nSCE 7145 - Design of Post Secondary Science Curriculum 3 Credit Hours\nSCE 7146 - Professional Issues in Science Education 3 Credit Hours\nSCE 7242 - Assessment in Science Teaching, Learning and Research 3 Credit Hours\nSCE 7746 - Teaching Theory and Research in Science Education 3 Credit Hours\nSCE 7864 - Science Technology and Society 3 Credit Hours\nSCE 7935 - Seminar-Professional Writing/Grants in Science Education 3 Credit Hours\nSTA 5206 - Statistical Analysis 3 Credit Hours\n</div></div></li></div><div><span>Forensic Science Concentration\n\n</span><li data-test=\"ruleView-C.1\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-C.1-result\">Earn at least <span>12</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>Courses from inside the Chemistry Department:\n\nCHM 5451C - Techniques in Polymer Science 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 6134 - Advanced Instrumental Analysis 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 6938 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours\nCHM 7938 - Frontiers in Chemistry 1 Credit Hours (three semesters, 1 credit hour each semester)\nCHS 5110 - Radiochemistry 3 Credit Hours\nCHS 6535 - Forensic Molecular Biology 3 Credit Hours\nCHS 6535L - Forensic Analysis of Biological Materials 3 Credit Hours\nCHS 6536 - Population Genetics and Genetic Data 3 Credit Hours\nCHS 6545 - Forensic Analysis of Explosives 3 Credit Hours\nCHS 6546 - Forensic Analysis of Ignitable Liquids 3 Credit Hours\n\nCourses from outside the Chemistry Department:\n\nIDS 6253 - Bioanalytical Technology 3 Credit Hours\n</div></div></li></div></ul></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-4-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Additional Electives</span></h2></div><div><span>23</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Earn at least <span>23</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>Students are required to take 23 additional hours of electives. These additional electives may be chosen from the Core Course list or Required Elective Course list. Doctoral research (CHM7919) and additional Directed Research (CHM6918) may also be used to satisfy additional hours. </div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-5-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Dissertation</span></h2></div><div><span>15</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\">Earn at least <span>15</span> credits from the following types of courses: <div>CHM 7980 - Doctoral Dissertation\n\nWithin three months before defending the dissertation, the student will present a dissertation research seminar to the Department of Chemistry, registering for one credit hour of seminar.\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-6-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Qualifying Examinations</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>Students will be expected to satisfy proficiency (qualifying) requirements (analytical chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and physical chemistry) during the first year by passing exams in three (3) of these five areas. These exams may be waived if the entering student possesses an MS degree in the Chemical Sciences. Satisfaction of this requirement will help ensure that students are adequately prepared for the core courses. If a student does not satisfy the proficiency exam requirements within the first year, the student will be subject to dismissal from the program.\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-7-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Candidacy Examination</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>As part of the degree requirement, all graduate students pursuing a doctoral degree in chemistry must pass a candidacy exam before the sixth semester from the start of their study in the program. The candidacy examination consists of writing and orally defending an original research proposal to the student’s faculty advisory committee. Every doctoral student must demonstrate proficiency in his/her dissertation research area, the ability to independently develop an original research topic, and the ability to communicate these ideas effectively using concise scientific writing and presentation skills. Students are required to take the candidacy exam no later than the end of the fifth semester (excluding summer) from the start of their study in the program. If a student fails to pass the exam at the first attempt, the student must retake and pass the exam before the end of the sixth semester (excluding summer) of their study. Failure to pass the PhD candidacy exam will result in dismissal from the program. </div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-8-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Admission to Candidacy</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>The following are required to be admitted to candidacy and enroll in dissertation hours:\n\nCompletion of all required and formal elective course work, except for seminar credit hours and dissertation hours.\nSuccessful completion of the candidacy examination.\nSuccessful defense of the written dissertation proposal.\nThe dissertation advisory committee is formed, consisting of approved graduate faculty and graduate faculty scholars.\nSubmittal of an approved program of study.\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-9-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Dissertation Defense</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>The final requirement for the PhD degree is completion of a satisfactory written dissertation of the student's research, along with successful presentation and defense of the dissertation to the advisory committee, including one doctorate-holding non-program faculty member.\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-10-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Equipment Fee</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>Full-time students in the Chemistry PhD program pay a $90 equipment fee each semester that they are enrolled. Part-time students pay $45 per semester.\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><section><header data-test=\"grouping-11-header\"><div><h2 data-testid=\"grouping-label\"><span>Independent Learning</span></h2></div><div><span>0</span><span>Total Credits</span></div><div><div><button aria-label=\"Collapse\"><i></i></button></div></div></header><div><div><ul><li data-test=\"ruleView-A\"><div data-test=\"ruleView-A-result\"><div>The grounding in scientific research methodology provided by the dissertation requirement is a central focus of the proposed program. Students will conduct research either on site or at the professional laboratories where they work. In either case, a member of the UCF Chemistry Department graduate faculty will act as research adviser and approve the research topic. This research culminates in the writing and presentation of the dissertation. The student will present his/her dissertation for examination by a committee consisting of a minimum of five members including the research adviser. One of the committee members will be from outside the Chemistry department. A majority of the program committee members will hold tenure-earning faculty appointments in the Chemistry Department. The committee has to be approved by the Graduate Coordinator of the Chemistry program and the department Chair. The dissertation must be judged worthy of publication by the dissertation committee and may not be submitted for examination until so deemed. For students performing their dissertation research off campus, the dissertation adviser will visit the student's laboratory, where their research is to be performed, before the research begins and on a regular basis until the work is complete.\n</div></div></li></ul></div></div></section><h3>Grand Total Credits:<!-- --> <strong>72</strong></h3></div><h1>Application Requirements</h1><h1>Application Deadlines</h1><h1>Financial Information</h1><p>Graduate students may receive financial assistance through fellowships, assistantships, tuition support, or loans. For more information, see the College of Graduate Studies <a href=\"https://funding.graduate.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Funding website</a>, which describes the types of financial assistance available at UCF and provides general guidance in planning your graduate finances. The Financial Information section of the Graduate Catalog is another key resource.</p> <br /> <p><strong>UCF Student Financial Assistance</strong><br />Millican Hall 120<br />Telephone: 407-823-2827<br />Appointment Line: 407-823-5285<br />Fax: 407-823-5241<br /><a href=\"mailto:finaid@ucf.edu\">finaid@ucf.edu</a><br /><a href=\"http://finaid.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><h1>Fellowship Information</h1><p>Fellowships are awarded based on academic merit to highly qualified students. They are paid to students through the Office of Student Financial Assistance, based on instructions provided by the College of Graduate Studies. Fellowships are given to support a student's graduate study and do not have a work obligation. For more information, see <a href=\"https://graduate.ucf.edu/fellowships/\" target=\"_blank\">UCF Graduate Fellowships</a>, which includes descriptions of university fellowships and what you should do to be considered for a fellowship.</p> <br /> <p><strong>Grad Fellowships</strong><br />Telephone: 407-823-0127<br /><a href=\"mailto:gradfellowship@ucf.edu\">gradfellowship@ucf.edu</a><br /><a href=\"https://funding.graduate.ucf.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p>",
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