Admission Requirements

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The MS in Chemistry program can be started in the fall or spring. Applications are currently being accepted and are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Students who require an F1 Student Visa to study in the United States must complete their applications at least six weeks prior to the start of the academic term for which they are applying.

Prerequisite Requirements

  • Calculus I and II
  • Principles of Physics I and II
  • General Chemistry I and II with labs
  • Organic Chemistry I and II with labs
  • Analytical Chemistry (no lab required)
  • Physical Chemistry I (no lab required)
  • Instrumental Analysis (can be taken for credit as graduate course)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (can be taken for credit as graduate course)
  • Calculus I
  • Principles of Physics I and II
  • General Chemistry I and II with labs
  • Organic Chemistry I and II with labs
  • Biochemistry I and II (no labs required)
  • Physical Chemistry I (no lab required)
  • Introduction to Programming using Scripting or equivalent
  • Probability and Statistics I or equivalent
  • Calculus I
  • Principles of Physics I and II
  • General Chemistry I and II with labs
  • Organic Chemistry I and II with labs
  • Physical Chemistry I (no lab required)

Required Application Material

  • Online application
  • Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended must be sent by those institutions to Graduate Admissions. International Applicants may need to have a transcript evaluation completed by World Education Services.
  • Non-refundable application fee
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • A current resume
  • TOEFL or IELTS scores are also needed of you are a non-native speaker of English
  • International applicants must provide a copy of their passport, a sponsor letter, and a bank letter in order to promptly receive an I-20

International Students

Additional documents are required for international students. Refer to our International Admissions Application Instructions for more information.

Placement Examinations

Admitted students who obtained a bachelor’s degree outside of the United States must take ACS placement examinations in analytical and organic chemistry. Placement examinations are typically administered during the orientation period a few days before the first week of classes of the Fall and Spring semesters.

Students scoring below the 50th percentile in the organic and analytical are required to enroll in and pass CH 221 and CH 222 for organic and CH 252 for Analytical.

Enrollment in other graduate courses is permitted only in courses that do not require analytical or organic prerequisites. Co-registration of graduate courses requiring these prerequisites may be allowed depending on the ACS placement examination score of the student and his/her education background.

More Information

For further information regarding admission requirements for US Citizens, contact:

Whitney Kolwicz
Director of Graduate Admissions & Recruitment
203-365-4716
kolwiczw@sacredheart.edu

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For further information regarding admission requirements for International Students, contact:

Ms. Cori Nevers
Executive Director of International Admissions
+1-203-767-0386 (WhatsApp)
neversc@sacredheart.edu