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Program checklist · Doctoral Program

Chemistry Ph.D.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Doctoral Program
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
Catalog edition
Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Return to: Programs Doctoral Program To complete the Ph.D., students must meet institutional and departmental requirements including an oral candidacy examination and a final defense of the doctoral thesis and accumulate 72 credit hours (42 beyond the M.S. degree) of research and course work.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_730235bf
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Specific Course Requirements:

4 items
  1. CHEM 6950
    CHEM 6950 - Total of taken in the first year of the Ph.D. program. (Not required for Rensselaer undergraduates transitioning directly to graduate program as part of Accelerated B.S.-Ph.D. program.)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. CHEM 6900
    CHEM 6900 - Minimum of five semesters are required, including the semester in which the student presents their departmental seminar (typically 3rd or 4th year)
    Not resolved to a course
  3. CHEM 6910
    CHEM 6910 - Required one time for new Teaching Assistants
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Five additional CHEM courses at the 6000 level (minimum of ). Up to two of these courses can be replaced by a course in another department with the approval of the Chemistry Graduate Standings Committee
    Not resolved to a course
    15
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