The department provides programs in analytical, inorganic, organic, physical, and biochemistry, as well as in more specialized areas including polymer and coatings, electrochemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, cancer biology, colloids, corrosion, environmental chemistry, kinetics, organometallic chemistry, reaction mechanisms, atmospheric sciences, solid state chemistry, chemical instrumentation design and development, spectroscopy and theoretical chemistry. A number of our faculty are involved in efforts which have been organized into several centers or institutes including the Missouri S&T Coatings Institute, the Materials Research Center, the Cloud and Aerosol Sciences Laboratory and the Center for Single Nanoparticle, Single Cell, and Single Molecule Monitoring. Financial support is available from research grants for advanced students.
The M.S. with Thesis involves graduate level coursework with a significant component of research experience.
The M.S. without Thesis involves graduate level coursework with a little or no research component. Options:
September 2025
College of Arts, Sciences, and Business
118 Fulton Hall, 301 W. 14th Street,
ROLLA,
Missouri,
65409, United States
June 2025
Missouri Campus
106 Parker Hall, 300 W. 13th Street,
Rolla,
Missouri,
65409, Midwest, United States
The normal undergraduate preparation expected of students who wish to do graduate work in chemistry is a B.S. degree in Chemistry.
The following minimum scores are required for unconditional admission to Missouri S&T: TOEFL score of 79, IELTS score of 6.5, PTE score of 53.
Priority Application Deadlines: Fall Semester - April 30; Spring Semester - Nov. 15; Summer Semester - March 15.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.