Overview

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry / Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is located in Notre Dame, IN, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Inorganic chemistry
Master of Science (MS)	Organic chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Physical chemistry
Master of Science (MS)	Physical chemistry
Master of Science (MS)	Biochemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biochemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Inorganic chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Organic chemistry

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	26

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (strongly recommended) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (strongly recommended) Thesis Required Qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

212

Applied

96

Accepted

22

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (strongly recommended)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (strongly recommended)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

143

Total Graduate Students

34%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.1%
Black or African American	2.8%
White or Caucasian	54%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	4.2%

Gender

Male (55%)

Female (44%)

Faculty

30

Total faculty

Full-time - 30

Part-time - 0

Male (27)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Reaction design and mechanistic studies; reactive intermediates; synthesis, structure and reactivity of organometallic cluster complexes and biologically active natural products; bioorganic chemistry; enzymology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 100 Campus Distribution Center
Notre Dame, IN  46556
United States

Contact Dr. Brian Baker
Director of Graduate Studies
Phone: 574-631-0977

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