Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Overview

Florida State University / Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is located in Tallahassee, FL, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Materials chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Physical chemistry
Master of Science (MS)	Biochemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biochemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Inorganic chemistry
Master of Science (MS)	Organic chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Analytical chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Organic chemistry
Master of Science (MS)	Physical chemistry
Master of Science (MS)	Inorganic chemistry
Master of Science (MS)	Analytical chemistry

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	33
Doctoral Degrees	30

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (minimum scores: 150 verbal, 151 quantitative) Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (minimum scores: 150 verbal, 151 quantitative) Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

215

Applied

105

Accepted

35

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test (minimum scores: 150 verbal, 151 quantitative)
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum upper-division GPA of 3.1 in undergraduate course work
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (minimum scores: 150 verbal, 151 quantitative)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum upper-division GPA of 3.1 in undergraduate course work

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

161

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.59%
Black or African American	5.59%
White or Caucasian	52%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	28.57%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1.86%
Two or more races	3.73%
Unknown	2.48%

Gender

Male (63%)

Female (36%)

Faculty

29

Total faculty

Full-time - 29

Part-time - 0

Male (25)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Bioanalytical chemistry, separations, microfluidics, petroleomics; materials chemistry, solid state materials, magnets, polymers, catalysts, advanced spectroscopic methods, NMR and EPR, ultrafast, Raman, and mass spectrometry; organic synthesis, natural products, photochemistry, and supramolecular chemistry; biochemistry, structural biology, metabolomics, and anticancer drugs; nanochemistry, applications in energy, sustainability, biology, and technology development; radiochemistry

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

7,100,000

Location & Contact

Address 95 Chieftan Way
Tallahassee, FL  32306-4390
United States

Contact Dr. Geoffrey Strouse
Chairman
Email: gradinfo@chem.fsu.edu
Phone: 850-644-1244
Fax: 850-644-8281

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