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School of Science
Science Building (LD) 222 402 North Blackford Street Indianapolis, IN 46202-3276 (317) 274-0625 School of Science Home Page |
Department of Chemistry
Science Building (LD) 326 402 North Blackford Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 274-6872 Department of Chemistry Home Page |
To establish candidacy, students must pass five written “cumulative” examination questions within their first four semesters and an oral examination prior to the end of their fifth semester of graduate study. The oral examination will include a discussion of the student’s research and defense of an original research proposal that is different from the student’s thesis research.
Course requirements include a core of three courses in the student’s major division
plus three additional courses outside the major division. A number of additional
courses may be recommended that cover material appropriate to the written part of
the preliminary examination.
Eligible students must be admitted separately to the School of Medicine and the
Department of Chemistry. Once admission to each is approved, students, together
with advisors from medicine and chemistry, plan a tentative course outline for a
concurrent program. Graduate and teaching assistantships or fellowships are
arranged primarily through the Department of Chemistry.
Joint M.D.–Ph.D. Program
The Department of Chemistry participates in the joint M.D.–Ph.D. program with the
Indiana University School of Medicine. In this program, students concurrently earn
an Indiana University Doctor of Medicine degree and Purdue University Ph.D.
degree in chemistry. Students take courses in both chemistry and medicine, with
several courses simultaneously satisfying both degree requirements.
Molecular/Cellular/Biophysics Ph.D. Program
In cooperation with departments in the Indiana University School of Medicine and
the Purdue University School of Science, this interdisciplinary program leads to an
Indiana University Ph.D. degree in biophysics. The program is designed to give
talented graduate students the skills required of the next generation of biologically
oriented scientists. The program combines a core of courses in molecular and
cellular biophysics with flexible electives and a seminar program. The training is
oriented primarily toward faculty-directed research with focus points at the
boundaries of the traditional disciplines of physics, chemistry, and biology.
Prospective students should contact the director of graduate programs in the
chemistry department for further information.
Graduate Program Financial Aid
Most full-time thesis graduate students receive support stipends for teaching
assistantships, research assistantships, departmental fellowships, university
fellowships, or through the Industrial Co-op Program. Full-time students receive fee
remissions; students with assistantships and fellowships are also eligible for health
insurance. Consult the graduate advisor for current funding levels.
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