Graduate Program Information
General Information
- Watch the video about the research activities of some of our faculty in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at CSUN
- Information from CSUN for Prospective Graduate Students
- Information for International Student Applicants
- Learn more about TOEFL
- Recent Graduates from our MS Program
Progress Worksheets & Forms
- CHEM1 - Selection of Thesis Advisor (PDF)
- MS Program Progress Checklist (PDF)
- Course checklist for MS Biochemistry Candidates (PDF)
- Course checklist for MS Chemistry Candidates (PDF)
- Application for Master's Degree and Diploma
- Tips to Stop Procrastinating! (PDF)
Selection of Thesis Advisor and Committee
Thesis/Project Planning Form
Graduate Studies
Required Chemistry Proficiency Exams
- Contact the Graduate Coordinator to get the dates/times of upcoming required Proficiency Exams. These are standardized, multiple choice exams from the American Chemical Society. You take them using a pencil darkening a circle for the answer you think is correct. Your answers are compared to a special key provided by the Society. There are no essay portions. Practice tests and/or study guides for some subjects can be purchased from the ACS.
- For students that have been accepted to the MS Chemistry program, you must pass exams in any three subjects (Analytical, Biochemistry, Inorganic, Organic or Physical). For students that have been accepted to the MS Biochemistry program, you must pass exams in Biochemistry and Organic as well as one other Chemistry subdiscipline. If you do not pass a particular exam you will be able to gain proficiency by taking the corresponding course and obtaining a B. See the Graduate Handbook (in the "After Admission" section, above) for more details.
- If you want to study for these exams, review your textbooks. The ACS also has study guides for some subjects.
Email the Graduate Coordinator about the MS Programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry