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PhD Chemistry

4 Years On Campus Phd Program

University of Maine

Program Overview

Study for the Ph.D. degree usually requires four years. Students whose ultimate goal is to obtain that degree are advised to apply directly to the Ph.D. program.The Ph.D. degree requires a minimum of 45 semester hours, beyond the B.S. level, comprising four seminars and at least eight graduate courses (24 credits) in addition to a research thesis. Ph.D. candidates are also required to pass a qualifying examination on chemical engineering fundamentals and to propose and successfully defend a thesis proposal.

Program Key Stats

$31508 (Annual cost)



90 %

Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

Three letters of recommendation, Official transcript of all previous college or university work, Official test scores, Official TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE Academic scores

Career Options

  • In addition to technical positions in industrial or governmental research labs
  • many Chemistry graduates pursue advanced study in chemistry
  • medicine
  • law
  • journalism
  • and business
  • While some Biochemistry graduates take top entry-level jobs
  • most grads enter medical or dental school
  • TCU s best Biochemistry students often enter prestigious M
  • D
  • /Ph
  • D
  • programs like Duke or Stanford
  • with the long-term goal of doing biomedical research in a medical school setting

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