Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree in the field of Chemistry

MA and PhD Degrees in field of Chemistry

MA Degree Program

MA degree is a thesis master’s degree. For general university requirements, please see Thesis Master’s Degrees. regulations, and procedures for all graduate programs, please see All Graduate Students. Although students are not normally admitted to study for MA degree, graduate students may earn MA degree after obtaining approval of their candidacy for PhD. MA degree may also be earned by students who do not achieve PhD candidacy by:

• Completing six one-semester courses required for PhD candidacy
• Producing a master's thesis that presents results of a program of research approved by department
• Passing a final master's thesis defense and submitting thesis to Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

The English Language Proficiency Requirement may be waived for an international student who received a degree from an institution in which English is the official language of communication. Contact the admitting program for more information.

The following language proficiency tests are accepted by Rice graduate programs and will be used to assess English language proficiency. Please note the below scores are the minimum requirement, though some program requirements will be higher.

• The TOEFL IBT Home. A minimum score of 90 is required
• IELTS Indicator. A minimum score of 7 is required.
• Duolingo. A minimum score of 115 is required.