Program Overview

Analytical Chemistry Graduate Certificate

Program Overview

The graduate certificate in analytical chemistry is a 12-credit-hour program designed to provide students with the skills and training necessary to advance in growing areas of analytical chemistry. These areas include environmental sample testing, verifying the quality and safety of food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products, as well as clinical areas supporting the development of assays needed for disease diagnosis.

Program Requirements

• The certificate requires three analytical chemistry lecture courses.
• Research credits taken towards the certificate in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry must be completed in a research group using experimental analytical techniques.
• Research credits can be taken in the same or in different research groups.
• All students must take the three required courses subject to the Graduate School regulations.
• A minimum of three of the courses must be taken at UMSL.
• Research credits must be taken at UMSL.
• Courses may be substituted with the permission of the certificate coordinator.

Admission Criteria

• Certificate applicants must meet the general University of Missouri-St. Louis Graduate School admissions requirements to be admitted to the Certificate program.
• Students admitted to the Chemistry M.S. program are automatically eligible to pursue the Certificate; however, they must apply separately to the Certificate program.
• Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 to remain in the Certificate program.

Certificate Completion

• The certificate is awarded after completion of the 12 credit hours of courses listed below.
• Students must apply to be awarded the Certificate.
• Courses taken while enrolled as an undergraduate may not be repeated nor will they count towards the Certificate.

Relationship to Master's Degree

• This 12-credit-hour certificate program also counts toward the 30-credit-hour Master of Science in Chemistry degree program requirements.
• Students may choose to combine this certificate with other courses and/or chemistry Certificates to obtain the Master of Science in Chemistry degree.

Required Courses

Elective Courses

Choose a total of 3 credit hours from the following:

• CHEM 5772: Advanced Physical Biochemistry
• CHEM 6905: Graduate Research in Chemistry 1 (if chosen, the research project must make significant use of experimental analytical techniques)
• CHEM 4733: Biochemistry Laboratory

Academic Affairs

The University of Missouri-St. Louis is committed to academic excellence and provides various resources for students. For more information on academic policies and procedures, students can refer to the University's academic affairs office.